More than 30 members of the Manitoba Digital Agriculture Table visited EMILI’s Innovation Farms on May 6 to hear presentations on EMILI’s innovation Farms, Protein Manitoba, TerraByte, and Manitoba Consortium for Digital Agriculture (MCDA).

Protein Manitoba Managing Director Marlene Keys shared insights into what fuels Protein Manitoba’s work including opportunities for training and networking such as Lean Training and Sustainable Protein Consortiums. She shared the following resources:

TerraByte’s Dr. Christopher Henry shared an in-depth presentation on research taking place to bridge the gap between field data and artificial intelligence. The machine learning models that TerraByte is developing have been informed by images taken at EMILI’s Innovation Farms over the past few years. Dr. Henry’s presentation was followed by an introduction to MDCA. Industry and Funding Partner Liaison Elena GomezHaro shared how the consortium is facilitating collaboration among researchers. They shared the following resources:

EMILI CEO Jacqueline Keena and Innovation Farms Manager Leanne Koroscil shared highlights of EMILI’s work to advance agtech innovation, cultivate partnerships, and foster engagement to increase understanding and education around new technologies and innovative production practices. They shared the following resources:

  • This is Agriculture Campaign – Read the stories of the talented and diverse people working in Canada’s digital agriculture sector. If you have a story to share, let us know. We’d love to hear about your journey to a digital agriculture career;
  • Visit EMILI’s Innovation Farms webpage to learn about Innovation Farms activities;
  • Learn more about the AIVA Network.

Since launching in 2020, EMILI has engaged with approximately 600 participants at more than 24 meetings, fostering a diverse network across the industry to discuss issues, share opportunities, and exchange knowledge. View photos of the May 2026 event.