Vive Crop Protection receives $2.3M to enhance lab capabilities

Mar 05, 2025

On March 4, Vive Crop Protection was one of seven companies in southern Ontario receiving development funds in the amount of $2.3 million. Founded in 2006, Vive Crop Protection is an agri-tech company that develops precision chemistry solutions based on existing active ingredients for pesticides using its patented “Allosperse” nano technology for the crop protection industry.

The Honourable Ruby Sahota, Minister of Democratic Institutions and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), along with the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Transport and Internal Trade and Member of Parliament for Oakville, visited Gastronomous Technologies (Gastronomous). Minister Sahota also met with representatives from the Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN), a national not-for-profit organization that connects the Canadian food ecosystem to fresh insights, ideas, and technologies to grow their business and increase their innovation capacity.

Minister Sahota announced more than $9.3 million for agri-food companies and organizations: Agrocrop Exports Ltd., CATTLEytics Inc., Eastern Ontario Agri-Food Network, Original Foods Limited, VEL Bars and Vive Crop Protection, supporting their growth, productivity and competitiveness in the agri sector across southern Ontario.

“By investing in food innovation, we’re strengthening Canada’s food ecosystem, creating jobs, and advancing technologies that will shape the future of the sector and unlock productivity,” said Dana McCauley, CEO, Canadian Food Innovation Network. “With this funding from FedDev Ontario, we’re empowering foodtech entrepreneurs to turn their bold ideas into commercial success for themselves and the food companies who are their customers."

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Video: predictive weed Management saves on herbicide costs and increases yield potential

Gowan Canada is partnering with Geco Strategic Weed Management to help Canadian growers take a strategic approach to weed control through data-driven prediction and planning.

Geco’s technology uses data and AI to map where weeds have been over the past five years and predict where patches are likely to emerge next season. These insights allow farms and retailers to plan ahead and target actions in the most challenging areas.

“Our technology enables the question: if you could know where your most problematic patches are and where they are spreading to, what could you do differently? That’s what our technology makes possible,” said Greg Stewart, CEO of Geco. “Many of our farms are already using our prescriptions along with Gowan products, so this collaboration is a natural next step.”