Comprehensive investigation of pesticides in honey, pollen, bees and soil collected from canola fields

In 2018, Health Canada proposed to phase out all agricultural uses of thiamethoxam and clothianidin neonicotinoids. However, after a comprehensive review, Health Canada decided (in March 2021) not to implement any changes for the use of neonicotinoids in canola production. While many stakeholders in the Canadian agriculture industry are pleased that Health Canada changed its […]

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High temperature energy storage device for buildings applications

Energy storage can help address the intermittency of renewable energies (such as solar and wind power). Different methods were developed to store energy for later uses. D’Arcy Mann, the founder of TESS Research Ltd., developed a method of high temperature thermal storage that would allow surplus power from renewables to be input year-round and given […]

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Precision AI – Agronomy Data Labelling and Testing

Agronomy interns would be important members of our growing agronomy AI team. Precision AI now needs more agronomy expertise to achieve our growth objectives. The interns will help us accelerate our artificial intelligence model development by applying their expertise to more quickly identify crop and weed plants in the images we have collected. They will […]

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Improving the Success of Commercializing Early-Stage Innovation Through Targeted Non-Financial Support Mechanisms

This project aims to improve the success rate of bringing innovation to market by determining the effectiveness of various types of non-financial support mechanisms. Ag-West Bio’s services include mentorship, business planning, technical resources and training to startup companies in food and agricultural biosciencs. However, the path for agriculture technology is unique. Compared to other types […]

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Trans-mitting Care: Increasing Access to Gender-affirming Healthcare in Saskatchewan

“Trans-mitting Care: Increasing Access to Gender-affirming Healthcare in Saskatchewan” aims to address the gap that exists in accessing gender-affirming healthcare by trans, Two-Spirit, non-binary, and gender diverse people and communities in Saskatchewan. The project will create a business plan for trans health clinic as well as policy recommendations for key decision makers concerning gender-affirming access […]

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Accounting Co-op Student implementation of Client portal

Laskowski & Wright LLP is a professional accounting firm located in Warman, SK. Our firm has two partners and eleven additional staff. We have grown significantly in the last 7 years and to continue effectively maintain this growth certain processes and techniques for client interaction need to be implemented. Therefore, we have the opportunity to […]

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Antimicrobial resistance and prevention of bacterial brood diseases in the beekeeping industry

The pollination performed by honey bees is estimated to contribute annually ~$4 billion to Canadian agriculture. Unfortunately, high colony death rates have been repeatedly reported by beekeepers. Infectious diseases (e.g. Varroa, Nosema, American foulbrood [AFB] and European foulbrood [EFB]) are important causes of honey bee mortality. AFB and EFB are the most important bacterial diseases […]

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Development of eco-restoration practices through a coproduction process on Indigenous traditional territories in boreal Saskatchewan

Restoration practitioners and Indigenous communities have a vested interest in understanding how to promote healthy resilience ecosystems following anthropogenic disturbance. Working together our goal is to develop effective eco-restoration practices on Indigenous territories through a co-production process. Reconciliation requires new ways of conducting natural science and the rigorous application of both Indigenous knowledge and Western […]

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Full Stack Performance Analysis for Multi-tiered Web Applications

The CXN360 service by Ag Exchange Group (https://cxn360.ca) is an online grain marketing service that allows grain buyers to make offers to purchase grain commodities and allows grain growers to make offers to sell grain commodities. CXN360 currently services the Canadian Prairies and Ag Exchange Group plans to extend the service into international markets and […]

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