Company contributes to community projects
Canterra Seeds’ Rooted in the Prairies Project is funding 17 non-profit organizations and community projects nominated by the agriculture community across Western Canada.
Canterra Seeds has committed more than $62,000, which is expected to grow exponentially with some winning farmers amplifying their donation by planting a Canterra Seeds variety and donating the resulting profit after harvest.
Now in its second year, the project has more than doubled its investment. In 2021, $25,000 was committed to 10 projects, but with opportunities for nominees to match or amplify the investment, the total raised was more than $161,000.
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More information is at canterra.com/rooted-project.
Firms receive federal innovation funding
SomaDetect Inc. and Vivid Machines Inc. will receive $1 million in funding from the federal AgriScience Program to help producers improve production, increase food supply and their bottom lines.
SomaDetect Inc., of Halifax provides dairy farmers with access to data on milk quality, reproductive status and herd health indicators from every cow at every milking.
With funding of up to $707,873, the company will combine its sensors with artificial intelligence to deliver real-time milk quality information at the farm level.
Vivid Machines Inc., in Toronto provides fruit and vegetable growers with a computer vision system that captures visible and chemical details of every plant across a crop.
With funding of up to $390,297, the company will develop its sensor and vision technology to capture plant-level data below the canopy of leaves.
Dairy commission appoints CEO
Benoit Basillais has been appointed as chief executive officer of the Canadian Dairy Commission.
Since 2003, he has held various leadership positions with the organization and was named director of policy and economics in 2016.
Basillais was named chief executive officer in 2018, where he has worked to improve collaboration between segments of the dairy supply chain and supported the modernization of supply management.
Plant-based company receives funding
Big Mountain Foods 2 Ltd. in Delta, B.C., will receive more than $1.4 million in federal funding.
The company manufactures plant-based foods focused on using quality, local ingredients to produce alternative protein whole foods.
Under the AgriInnovate Program, the company will increase production capacity and efficiency by adding custom, fully automated robotic equipment to the facility, which will help commercialize a plant-based, soy-free tofu product made from 100 percent Canadian grown and milled chickpeas.
