The Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN) has revealed eight recipients of two funding competitions held in 2023. One of them is in horticulture: Data-Driven Dormant Apple Tree Pruning and Tree Vigour Models to Improve Farm Outcomes.
Vivid Machines, led by co-founder and CEO, Jenny Lemieux, will be partnering with Tall Grass Ventures, Calgary, AB; Gibson Orchards, Newcastle, ON and Blue Mountain Fruit, Thornbury, ON.
Vivid Machines’ system combines modern deep learning and computer vision approaches with state-of-the-art edge processing technology, providing accurate, plant-level, large-scale assessment of specialty crops in real time, in the field. As requested by its agricultural partners, Vivid Machines is collaborating to build advanced predictive models that will further increase the volume of quality fruit grown on existing acreages, while reducing food waste and the impacts of commercial agriculture on soil and water quality.
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