Challenge model a new way to fund, support innovation [Video]
Categories
Productitivity

Challenge model a new way to fund, support innovation [Video]

Five Ontario companies are among 13 semi-finalists selected in the federal government’s Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge, which is seeking innovative ways to reduce methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle.

Read Also

EuroTier 2024 tech addresses major livestock challenges

Technology at EuroTier 2024 in Hanover, Germany focused on major trends, including animal health and welfare, emissions reduction, and improved productivity in the face of labour challenges.

Why it matters: The agri-food sector struggles to get research into practice for reasons including lack of funding and questions about its ability to solve practical on-farm problems.

The $12 million challenge was announced last year by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Impact Canada, a federal government initiative to help fund development and adoption of innovative solutions to societal problems like housing, food waste and climate change.

The approach was launched by the federal government several years ago as a way of crowd-sourcing innovation. It is designed to encourage innovators to come forward with their …

Watch/Read More

Most Popular Posts Today

Productivity increases continue in U.S. hog production [Video]
►
Categories
Productitivity

Productivity increases continue in U.S. hog production [Video]

U.S. hog producers continue to increase productivity. The USDA says there were 75.8 million hogs and pigs in the U.S. on December 1st, an increase of 1% from a year ago.  Breeding inventory was up slightly from last year, but down a percent from the previous quarter.  Market hog inventory was up 1 percent from […]

Most Popular This Week