ONTARIO GRAIN FARMER TECHNOLOGY 15 AgExpert gives you a bird’s eye view of your data, helping you connect every dot on your farm. It’s your connection to confident, data-driven choices on everything from the field to the books. Solid, simple farm management, made for the way you work. Create an account today at AgExpert.ca Connecting all the right dots. Uncover more insights. 21991_AGEX_2025_Connect_4-687x6-062_EN.indd 1 2025-09-29 12:15 PM THE POWER OF DATA EMILI is hosted on Rick Rutherford’s Grosse Isle farm, which he describes as “not your typical farm.” As early adopters of farm technology, Rutherford and his team built a culture of innovation, gathering data that has chronicled every facet of his 5,500-acre farm over the past 12 years. “The challenges we were running into,” he says, “are that we had all these data sources that weren’t compatible. That’s one of the huge issues we deal with today in ag, bringing the data together in a format that you can actually look at and be able to assess.” “Now, I can pull out my phone, and I can pull up every field and figure out everything we did to that land in the last 12 years.” For Rutherford, the key to adoption is simplicity. Farmers want technology that makes their work easier and de-risks the unknown. DE-RISKING TECHNOLOGY FOR FARMERS “The one thing we’re able to do…with projects on the farm is to de-risk farm technology,” says Koroscil. “That’s the beauty of what we have here at the Innovation Farm,” says Jacqueline Keena, EMILI’s managing director. “The ability to test, at full scale, in a real commercial setting, and take those innovations as far as they can go.” EMILI SUPPORTS A WIDE RANGE OF ADDITIONAL PROJECTS BEYOND WEED MANAGEMENT: • Autonomous equipment trials – Testing driverless tractors, grain carts, and sprayers to increase labour efficiency during peak periods. • Smart fertility trials – Real-time nitrogen sensors, variablerate side-dressing, and in-season fertility recommendations powered by AI. • Soil health monitoring – On-the-go soil sampling, carbon sequestration measurement, and mapping field variability to improve environmental sustainability. • Digitized farm operations – Integration of farm data through platforms like FCC AgExpert, helping farmers reduce time spent on data entry and make betterinformed decisions. • AI scouting tools – Drones and satellite imagery to monitor crop health, disease, and pest outbreaks at scale. • Workforce development programs – Training youth and early-career professionals on digital agriculture skills, bridging the skills gap in Canada’s ag tech workforce.
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