ALink Computer Solutions (ALink) is a trusted technology services partner that defines, designs, and delivers technology solutions to help businesses manage and develop their business more effectively and profitably. Alink delivers their technology with a unique onsite/offshore delivery model. One of the software solutions that Alink has developed is Ag…
Success Stories
EcoHabitat Agri Services
Ecohabitat Agri Services (Eco Habitat) is a pest management consultant company. With their expertise in this field, the business understood a need in the greenhouse industry for more efficient pest management solutions. With a solution under development, Eco Habitat turned to the Business and Commercialization Innovation Centre (BCIC) at Niagara…
Evaluating Squid Juice as a viable fertilizer/supplement in a controlled environment agriculture setting
Challenge: Determine if a novel, squid hydrolysate-based product can act as a fertilizer/supplement in a controlled environment agriculture settingSolution: Run trials in a controlled environment setting and establish the commercial viability of the product by evaluating impact on plant growth, yield, and chemical profilesImpact: Trials evaluated the effects of this…
Using sheep’s wool as a media amendment in common greenhouse crops
Challenge: There is a need to find solutions for waste sheep wool; use as a soil amendment shows some potential based on research outside of Canada Solution: Determine the effects of a novel sheep wool media amendment on plant health and growth by conducting growth trials on common greenhouse cropsImpact:…
Fungi a promising solution to vineyard pests
– As posted on Brock News by Cathy Majtenyi on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. There may soon be a new way to keep unwanted — and harmful — visitors out of vineyards. While grape mealybugs are commonly treated with a systemic insecticide, research at Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and…
Exploring the Agricultural Applications of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
The University of Windsor worked alongside industry partner the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG), who focus on research, food safety, energy, environment, and marketing for our members.
Ecowool Canada Inc.
Recognizing their need for support in commercialization, EcoWool approached the Business and Commercialization Innovation Centre (BCIC) at Niagara College to enhance the advancement of their product.
International Zeolite (IZ)
International Zeolite (IZ) turned to Niagara College’s Business and Commercialization team to understand their unique product’s marketplace using secondary research.
LumeSmart Inc.
LumeSmart Inc. approached the Business and Commercialization Innovation Centre (BCIC) at Niagara College Research and Innovation to undertake market research and to understand the current market conditions in the greenhouse growing space.
Brock-farm partnership tests the use of wool as a soil enhancer
Jennifer Osborn of EcoWool reached out to Brock University to obtain research data on the benefits of wool pellets and how they enrich the soil.