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Digital technologies making inroads in Canada’s agri-food sector but barriers remain

Mark Lowey
June 12, 2024

Digital technologies are making inroads in Canada’s agri-food sector but several barriers remain, an expert panel said at Alberta Innovates’ Inventures event in Calgary.

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Organizations:	AgExpert, Alberta Innovates, Bioenterprise Canada, Canadian Agricultural Human Resources Council, Canadian Food Innovation Network, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Chudleigh’s Apple Farm, DeepSight (Réalité Augmentée) Inc., EMILI, Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Index Biosystems, Innodal, John Deere, MILA – Quebec AI Institute., Olds College of Agriculture & Technology, Pan-Canadian Smart Farm Network, RBC Economics and Thought Leadership, Statistics Canada, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Verge Ag, and Vivid Machines
People:	Dana McCauley, Dr. Godard, PhD, Dr. Joy Agnew, PhD, Jacqueline Keena, Jenny Lemieux, Jonathan Binas, and Jonathan McFadden
Topics:	"smart glasses" using augmented reality, accelerating food development, addressing food insecurity, addressing labour shortages in agricultural sector, automated steering technology on farm equipment, autonomous tractors, barriers to adopting digital technologies in Canada's agri-food sector, Bioenterprise Canada’s SmartGrowth program, Collision tech conference, digital technologies in Canada's agri-food sector, digital twins, EMILI Innovation Farms, Entrepreneur First program, federal drone regulations, food safety in Canada, fruit farming, global positioning system, growing season in Canada, increase in size of Canadian farms, increasing crop yields, increasing on-farm income and productivity, lack of data on technology adoption rates in agri-food sector, natural antimicrobials, productivity gains in agriculture through using technology, RTK (REal Time Kenmatic" boundary technology, technology for food traceability, technology for real-time data and predictions for every plant, traditional culture of farming prodution, and use of drones in agriculture

Digital technologies making inroads in Canada’s agri-food sector but barriers remain

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