Working collaboratively to accelerate digital agriculture

Innovation Farms is unique in Canada in that it operates across two full-scale commercial farms to test and validate new technologies to bring them from pre-commercial to market, showcase technology demonstrations, and share insights to increase understanding of and access to digital agriculture tools.

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Learn about EMILI Activities

EMILI partners on a number of digital agriculture activities each year to increase productivity, sustainability, and profitability across the agriculture and agri-food sector.

 

AgExpert Field and Accounting Software

AgExpert Field and Accounting Software

FCC's AgExpert software uses farm data to provide insights such as estimating on-farm carbon sequestration and providing footprint assessments.
Corteva Agriscience Spray Drone Trials

Corteva Agriscience Spray Drone Trials

Corteva Agriscience is working in fields across Innovation Farms to conduct research on fungicide and herbicide applications using a spray drone.
Geco Strategic Weed Management AI Tool

Geco Strategic Weed Management AI Tool

EMILI is working with Geco Strategic Weed Management to assess the performance of their AI software for proactive weed management.
Miraterra Platform

Miraterra Platform

EMILI is evaluating the quality of Miraterra's AI companion's analysis based on seasonal prompts.
Picketa Systems LENS™

Picketa Systems LENS™

EMILI will test the Picketa Systems LENS™ tissue scanner which can provide plant tissue analysis in seconds.
VeriGrain AccuSampler™

VeriGrain AccuSampler™

The VeriGrain AccuSampler™ helps to capture a representative grain quality sample from the field.
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We host hundreds of visitors at Innovation Farms each season to increase understanding and education of new technologies and production practices.

Leanne Koroscil, Innovation Farms Manager