This project aims to enhance smart farming by improving the scalability and accuracy of two commercial products, SWAT CAM and SWAT MAPS, owned by Croptimistic Technologies Inc. These products are used for precision mapping on over three million acres of land across four countries. The project will utilize machine learning to identify crop parameters such […]

Physical activity and dairy intake during growth and development are each known to improve peak bone mass. Peak bone mass, the maximum amount of bone a person will have in their lifetime, is typically reached in the early 20’s in females and late 20’s in males. However, evidence suggests that young people do not consume […]

BC potato industry is facing a burning problem of finding low value for its second grade potatoes. The sponsor, Heppells Potato Corp, being the largest producer of potatoes in BC is facing the same problem of finding optimized value for its second grade potatoes. Currently these potatoes are just culled. But the market value of […]

This project aims to support the development of an automated chick sorting device that uses software, cameras, and conveyors. Techniques to increase the consistency of chick reactions to maintain separation along a conveyor and to induce wing spreads will be explored. The wing spread is required to expose to biological markers that exist on the […]

This project is designed to answer the question “What are the key elements and dynamics of the policy environment influencing the development and adoption of protein alternatives in the food system of Canada and the USA?” This question is from a broader question of how protein alternatives are governed in the current food system. Analyzing […]

L’objectif principal de l’étude est de documenter le modèle de la Centrale agricole en effectuant une collecte de données permettant de réaliser une évaluation environnementale et économique du modèle mutualisé sur l’activité de ses membres. Pour la coopérative, les présents travaux permettront de préciser et de générer de la donnée sur les impacts du modèle […]

Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is responsible for most diagnosed human hepatitis infections. HAV spreads via the fecaloral route, either through person-to-person contact or via contaminated water and foods. PCR serves as the gold standard for detecting enteric viruses, but has limitations that have hindered the application in resourcelimited environments. A novel molecular detection assay based […]

In response to Canada’s ambitious environmental targets, this research explores the efficacy of compost-derived complex bioinoculants (H-Start products) developed by HumaTerra as a viable complement to chemical fertilizers in sustainable agriculture. This proposed study will be under a greenhouse setup that complements the ongoing field research to evaluate the impact of these bioinoculants on the […]

The proposed research project aims to work alongside Canada’s largest wood preservation company, Stella-Jones, to help solve an ongoing industrial challenge. Since phasing out the popular wood preservative chromated copper arsenate (CCA) for residential use in the early 2000’s, the wood preservation industry has begun to formulate new wood preservatives as an alternative. Since these […]

Physicists all over the world, including those throughout Canada, are gearing up to upgrade the Large Hadron Collider to collide particles more quickly than ever before. The huge datasets collected by enormous detectors like the ATLAS experiment will provide a trove of information about mysterious particles like the Higgs bosons, and might even help researchers […]

We’re revolutionizing the future of food by producing sustainable, mushroom-based protein. Traditional protein sources are resource-intensive and less eco-friendly. Our innovation lies in utilizing agricultural waste as feedstock to cultivate high-quality mycoprotein, essentially turning waste into a value-added product. Utilizing cutting-edge bioreactor designs and process optimization techniques, we aim to make this production scalable and […]

The research proposed will address the need for tools that can provide rapid and accurate identification of the pathogens that cause Dutch elm disease. This will address the first General Area of Research to develop forest pest management products as well as the fourth General Area of Research to develop forest pest management strategies. Development […]