– 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…
Success Stories
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.
Evaluation of leachate from selected biochar blend rates with commercial greenhouse media
Biochar has been proven to be beneficial to agricultural operations by capturing nutrients in the soil and providing these nutrients back to the crops. Before biochar is to be used successfully as a soilless greenhouse media enhancement, its blend rate must first be determined, and this is why Walker tapped into HESIC’s expertise to help investigate this innovation challenge.
Evaluating the effects of biochar-amended media on fertilization and growth of basil and gerberas in a greenhouse setting
Before biochar is to be used successfully as a soilless greenhouse media enhancement, its blend rate must first be determined, and this is why Walker tapped into HESIC’s expertise to help investigate this innovation challenge.
The future of automation: Building a mushroom harvesting virtual environment
Sinopa Energy Inc. partnered with Agriculture at UWindsor to develop the model to simulate the current state in the mushroom farm, investigate a potential future fully automated state, and collaborative scenarios.
Assessing the performance of a novel climate optimization software in commercial Ontario floral and cucumber greenhouses
The novel climate optimization software developed by 360 Energy Inc. utilizes the data generated from the climate control system that is currently installed within the greenhouse. A collaborative research project between HESIC and 360 Energy Inc. involved two participating commercial greenhouses that systematically evaluated this proprietary software. Read more to learn about the team’s solution.