Agriculture committee  We've never been approached with that. The Niagara region is pretty spoiled, as Alistair mentioned, in terms of its beautiful climate for vineyards. We do have a food team that does product development of that nature. Basically, at a certain point, with farm land value, it's a bi

Agriculture committee  May I add one thing?

Agriculture committee  I forgot to mention that we're in the midst of acquiring a very exciting piece of technology. It's a small robot that goes between the row lines. We're purchasing it from a company called Korechi, based in Hamilton. The idea is to do prototyping of small robotics and eventually m

Agriculture committee  Yes. We see amazing work on the ground. As all of you on this committee know, farming is not so much a job; it's a lifestyle. For the most part, this is what all the great farmers we know are doing day to day. Typically, they're supported by a couple of amazing outside teams, suc

Agriculture committee  We're fortunate to have a 40-acre vineyard at our Niagara on the Lake campus. There are two programs taught there: winemaking and grape production or oenology. Our work has involved second-to-second weather tracking, with the intention of predicting harmful weather such as cold

Agriculture committee  Thank you for the question. I will answer in English. This is what I have to say about research. In world commodity markets, precision agriculture can make a difference of 5% to 10% cost savings on fertilizer. It can mean a lot of increased yields as well. That's really where

Agriculture committee  It depends on the organization. We are funded at the provincial, federal and regional levels. It's up to our partners whether they use the SR and ED credits or not. We do our best to provide the most ROI for the work we do. I don't know the level of adoption. Ultimately, it has

Agriculture committee  I'd like to thank the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food for having us here today. We represent Niagara College, and specifically the Agriculture and Environmental Technologies Innovation Centre. On my right, we have Dr. Michael Duncan, Natural Science and Engineerin