The certification of food products, their authenticity and origins has become a growing priority amongst consumers and producers. The differentiation of the different Canadian maple groves necessitates the development and implementation of forensic tools to link maple syrups to their corresponding terroir. Strontium (Sr) isotopes have shown to reflect the local geological conditions of the […]

Support the deployment of a custom UV camera for field operation on a drone. The UV camera is specific to our research project and was already used for crop monitoring in a fixed setup. The drone to deploy the camera is designed and manufactured by a partner organization, which will provide all the required design […]

One of the important problems in farming is to decide on variable fertilizer rates based on the inputs about varying soil types and some other factors. This is a key component for optimizing productivity and sustainability in precision agriculture. The main objective of this project is to use datasets captured by satellite imaging to develop […]

Community science, the public participation and collaboration in monitoring and research, is rapidly emerging as an effective means to collect vast quantities of data in a cost-efficient manner. This may prove invaluable to conservation efforts, as using crowd-sourced data to inform decisions can allow managers to redirect limited funds towards action rather than monitoring. My […]

OneCup provides cattle management solutions to the livestock industry. Our AI is called BETSY – Bovine Expert Tracking and Surveillance. Using artificial intelligence, we put a rancher’s skillset into a device the size of a small book. With several types of cameras, BETSY can ID and track cattle activity 24×7. For example, she can track […]

This research project will investigate cost effective methods for agricultural production. Specficially, soil will be classified as high expected yield and high yield variability, high expected yield and low yield variability, low expected yield and high yield variability, and low expected yield and low yield variability using appropriate statistical methods. Different seed and fertilization rates […]

Le secteur de production de légumes biologiques en serre de plein sol est en essor au Québec. Afin de répondre à cette demande et si l’on veut accroître et la productivité de ces cultures et augmenter les superficies en mesure de produire 10-12 mois par année, il est impératif de combler les lacunes sérieuses en […]

The purpose of this project is to analyze the role of Argentine rural social movements in facing the advancement of right-wing conservative forces and ‘regressive populism,’ and in the establishment of a new hegemonic formation that can deepen democracy instead. It aims to analyze these movements’ socioeconomic, political, and cultural practices and their strategies for […]

Protein deficiency is a major problem affecting large scale of the world’s population. Rice, the globally desired staple food, has low protein content (7-10%) in its grains. Though rice protein content is low compared to other cereals, it is highly desired due to the presence of highly nutritious and easily digestible glutelin protein. Grain Protein […]

As we will be launching an early adoption BETSY product in May 2021, the summer marketing intern will be responsible for taking the pre-exsiting marketing plan and ensuring its full implementation. We will need someone who can manage all social media accounts including posting, developing content and monitoring Google Analytics for the website, YouTube channel […]

OneCup AI is an artificial intelligence company specializing in livestock identification and tracking. Their AI, BETSY, can identify cattle based on each animal’s unique appearance and tracks different health metrics such as disease indicators, activity, nutrition, and growth. This summer, I’ll be working on the marketing team to help develop and implement a marketing plan, […]

With having to delay our commercial launch yet again due to covid restrictions, we can use as much help as possible in developing a strong well-researched marketing and globalization plan so we can hit the ground running as soon as travel is a possibility. On the other side of the coin, developing an alternative launch […]