A career in agri-technology was not on Kristen Celotto’s radar when she graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Bachelor of Mathematics degree in 2015.
That changed when she applied to the Bioenterprise New Graduate Employment & Mentorship Program in
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Between unpredictable weather, pests, and degrading soil quality, farming is an extremely difficult way to make a living. Indoor farming, though less weather-dependent, carries its own set of burdens.
Montreal-based startup Motorleaf wants to lighten the lift for indoor farmers by improving
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Barrie, Ontario April 3, 2018 - Warren Patterson, CEO of LinkGreen (www.linkgreen.ca) received the Community Entrepreneurial Award last week from the Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre. This award was presented to Warren on March 27th at Georgian College for exceptional entrepreneurship having
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There's something growing within the operations of precision-agriculture company Farmers Edge Inc., and it's not your typical prairie cash crop.
The Winnipeg-based company isn't harvesting wheat, corn or lentils. It's farming data.
"We're ingesting hundreds of terabytes of satellite imagery data, and
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GUELPH, Ont., Feb. 27, 2018—A research partnership involving PlantForm Corporation and a McMaster University scientist has been awarded an Engage Grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
The funding will advance research by Dr. Raja Ghosh focused on removing
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VANTEC Angel Network’s Sold Out Meeting Signals Investor Appetite for Agri-Tech Sector
Vancouver, B.C. – Twenty-two agri-tech and food businesses from across British Columbia gathered in Vancouver on February 7th to pitch their innovations to a full house at VANTEC’s monthly
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Guelph ON, 1 February 2018: A Waterloo Region local food business is growing its markets and developing new business opportunities thanks to the support of Oilseed Innovation Partners (OIP).
The Guelph-based organization, which supports innovation and commercialization of business opportunities related
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Third-round seed funding recipients to receive financial support and mentorship
For immediate release
Guelph ON, January 24, 2018 – Twenty-four southern Ontario companies have received financing to help them expand their operations, access new markets, attract investment and create jobs in the
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