Evaluation of the performance of a novel climate optimization software in a commercial floral and commercial cucumber greenhouse in Ontario OBJECTIVE: To validate and make recommendations related to the use of the 360 Energy Inc. novel climate optimization software in two commercial greenhouses in Southern Ontario. CHALLENGE: The novel climate optimization software developed by 360 Energy Inc. utilizes the data generated from the climate control … Continue reading 360 Energy Inc. »
Challenge: GrowDoc is a mobile app company utilizing artificial intelligence systems for rapid identification of causes of unhealthy cannabis plants. Whether a plant is wilting or showing symptoms on the leaves, GrowDoc will be there to determine the cause and tell the user what needs to be done to fix it. In order to develop the GrowDoc mobile application, photo and video documentation of common … Continue reading GrowDoc App Inc. »
Assessment of the potential of a new predatory mite to persist on cannabis plants CHALLENGE: The commercial cannabis industry currently struggles with integrated pest management (IPM) of the cannabis aphid Phorodon cannabis, and the rice root aphid, Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominalis, and many licensed producers have lost yield or even their entire crop to these pests. The current IPM approaches available to the industry simply lack … Continue reading Vineland Research »
Hazelnut growers to benefit from weather data collection CHALLENGE International confectioners Ferrero created an opportunity for an explosion in hazelnut farming in Ontario. The makers of the popular Ferrero Rocher chocolates and Nutella are anticipating upwards of 20,000 acres of hazelnut trees planted across the province in the next decade. The challenge is developing hazelnut orchard management practices to meet these demands, as there is … Continue reading Ferrero »
Micrometeorology Web System and Custom Hardware Array for Fruit Growers CHALLENGE Ontario’s complex weather, coupled with unique microclimates, make farm management actions and decisions difficult. Shifting and irregular climates in recent years have made measuring and monitoring micrometeorology a required element of good tender fruit growing. Micrometeorology is the study of small changes over the course of seconds, and it is specific to a … Continue reading Sarapoint Global Ltd. 1 »
Improving efficiency for emissions tracking Challenge The accepted method of calculating greenhouse gas emissions from the consumption of grid-purchased electricity is limited to one emission factor that represents an annual average. However, the emission intensities of large-scale electrical grids change by the hour, therefore requiring hourly precision in emission calculations to optimize accuracy. Solution In collaboration with e3 Solutions Inc., Niagara Research identified a method … Continue reading e3 Solutions Inc. »
