Sponsors & Partner Farms
Innovation Farms Ontario powered by FCC AgExpert thrives thanks to the generous support of our partners and sponsors.
The Innovation Farms Ontario initiative is powered by AgExpert from Farm Credit Canada who have made a long term financial commitment.
Additional supporters include government agencies, private companies, academic institutions, and non-profit organizations, all united by a shared commitment to advancing agricultural innovation. Together, we are creating a robust ecosystem that fosters innovation and drives growth in the agri-tech sector. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all our supporters for their invaluable contributions.
The Smart Farm Network has been coordinated by Farm Credit Canada and has the following locations:
EMILI Innovation Farms in Manitoba
EMILI Innovation Farms is located on two Manitoba Farms; Rutherford Farms, a 5,500+ acre seed farm in Grosse Isle, Manitoba and J.P. Wiebe Inc., a 8,500 acre farm with approximately 3,000 acres dedicated to potatoes in MacGregor, Manitoba. Locating its operations on these farms allow EMILI to evaluate the return on investment (ROI) of agriculture technology in real-world commercial farm settings. Our work is guided by three strategic priorities:
enable farmer-centric innovation;
advance sustainable technologies and techniques;
increase digital agriculture skills and knowledge.
The Ottawa Innovation Farm at Area X.O powered by AgExpert is an agritech innovation playground. Whether you’re looking to develop, test, validate, demonstrate or commercialize smart agriculture solutions or Best Management Practices, this is the place to do it. Established by Invest Ottawa and the City of Ottawa, the Ottawa Innovation Farm at Area X.O powered by AgExpert:
Brings together autonomous systems, sensors, IoT technologies, telecommunications, big data, analytics, robotics, drones and CAVs on 100 acres of farmland
Is the largest secure test facility in Canada located at a former federal agriculture research facility in a completely fenced and gated 1,866-acre site
Is equipped with GPS (RTK), C-V2X, WiFi, 4G/LTE, private LTE, LoRa, whitespace and 5G (including mmWave) telecommunications and networking infrastructure
The Olds College Smart Farm is made up of more than 3,000 acres of land for crop and forage production including state-of-the-art equipment and technology, 1,000-head capacity feedlot, commercial cow/calf herd, Purebred Red Angus herd and sheep flock — as well as expertise and leadership in ag tech research and development. The Smart Farm also has access to greenhouses, labs, incubator space, a brewery, the National Meat Training Centre, plus additional infrastructure at Olds College of Agriculture & Technology.