EMILI – Accelerating Digital Agriculture

Creating space for innovation on a full-scale farm

At Innovation Farms powered by AgExpert, we provide innovators across industry and academia with access to leading-edge equipment, technology, and production practices to increase productivity, sustainability, and profitability across the agriculture and agri-food sector.

Innovation Farms powered by AgExpert is located on Rutherford Farms, a 5,500+ acre seed farm twenty minutes north of Winnipeg. This collaboration allows EMILI to evaluate the return on investment (ROI) of agriculture technology in a real-world commercial setting. Our work is guided by three strategic priorities:

enable farmer-centric innovation;
advance sustainable technologies and techniques;
increase digital agriculture skills and knowledge.

Collaboration Eligibility

Featured activities

Thinking strategically about IP, patents, and agtech innovation

Testing and Validating Technology Solutions

Video showcases how Innovation Farms is unlocking innovation and productivity

Showcasing Technology Demonstrations

Group sheds light on companies’ use of farmer data (Manitoba Cooperator)

Sharing Data and Insights

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Innovation Farms interactive map

Use EMILI’s interactive map to explore our activities and learn about the work taking place at Innovation Farms.

Watch our informational video

Learn how rapid growth in the capacity of digital agriculture and the potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning is transforming the way we grow, process, harvest, and deliver food.

Collaboration Eligibility

We are committed to supporting the development and scaling of new innovations and to connect innovators with resources, connections, and financial support to test, validate and demonstrate digital agriculture technologies. Email us to learn about ongoing projects and partnership opportunities.

Category	Description
Test and Validate	Your pre-commercial technology is ready to be tested on a 5,500 acre Manitoba grain farm to gain insights on improving its functionality and better understanding how it integrates with other technologies.
Showcase and Demonstrate	You have a commercial-scale technology that is ready to be demonstrated on a 5,500 acre Manitoba grain farm to increase understanding of its impact on the agricultural industry.
Advance Digital Agriculture	Your innovative technology advances the digital agriculture ecosystem in the Prairies and you are prepared to share data and insights that grow skills and knowledge across the sector.
Accelerate Canadian Innovation	You strive to incorporate farmer-centric sustainable technologies and techniques to improve the Canadian agricultural industry.