b'Company:InteliRain (Calgary, Alta.)Innovation: Precision Irrigation to Boost Yields and Water EfficiencyThe InteliRain Micro-Precision Irrigation (MPI) System is changing the way farm-ers irrigate their fields. With its fully automated pivot irrigation solution, this system offers a 34% reduction in water usage and the potential for a 17%From left: Lucent Bio founders Jose Godoy Toku (VP), Farah Nour (CSO) Michael Reidijk (CEO), increase in crop yields, the company says. Peter Gross (CTO), Jason McNamee (COO).At the heart of the InteliRain MPI System are multi-spectral robotic sen- Company: Lucent Bio (Vancouver, B.C.)sors mounted on each span of the pivot.Innovation: Micronutrient Seed Coatings for Sustainable Crop Nutrition These sensors scan the field ahead and behind the pivot, continuously collectingLucent Bio has attracted significant attention from industry peers by raising $19 real-time field data. Leveraging offlinemillion in funding from the Protein Industries Canada Supercluster and a group of communication, the sensor data is wire- investors to support Canadian growers efforts to elevate their sustainability efforts lessly transmitted to an on-site computer,and reduce carbon emissions via the commercialization of its line of micronutrient ensuring seamless data collection andfertilizers.analysis. Lucent Bios newest product, Nutreos, is a biopolymer micronutrient seed coating By combining the real-time sensorthat is plastic-free and non-toxic. Nutreos has been designed to improve germination, data with weather information, theemergence and increase yields while being sustainable and climate-positive. What InteliRain MPI System generates precisesets Nutreos apart is its embrace of the circular economy concept accomplished by watering prescriptions tailored to theupcycling food processing co-products into a seed-safe and effective nutrient delivery specific needs of each micro-zone. Thissystem for growers.system employs advanced machine learn- Nutreos introduces a novel and innovative mode of action for delivering nutrients ing models to account for the uniqueto young seedlings. This bio-available, non-water-soluble form safeguards the nutri-characteristics of micro-zones within theents from leaching or soil entrapment, ensuring theyre readily available to emerging field, resulting in highly accurate soilplants. This approach allows for the delivery of nutrients to seedlings without having moisture predictions. These micro-zone- long-lasting negative effects on the soil, the company says.specific prescriptions are then automati-cally transmitted wirelessly to each span of the pivot, ensuring that each area receives the optimal amount of water. Company: Mustard 21 (Saskatoon, Sask.)Innovation: Sterile Mustard Lines to Rid Fields of DiseaseSaskatchewans Mustard 21 has listened closely to potato growers who faced the challenge of growing mustard alongside their potatoes and dealing with volunteer mustard plants in the subsequent year. Understanding their concerns, Mustard 21an offshoot of SaskMustarddeveloped a game-changing solution: a sterile line of mustard specifically designed for potato growers. With this innovation, the plant no longer goes to seed, yet it continues to produce the same amount of biomass that is crucial for the bio needs of growers. The glucosinolates in theMustard 21s mission mustard are worked into the soil, providing natural pest controlis to develop and measures. implement strategic Mustard has been shown to control a variety of soilbornepriorities and pests. These include verticillium rhizoctonia, fusarium,programs in key areas Through advanced AI-driven controls,pythium, sclerotinia, common scab and range of nematodes.to enhance mustard InteliRains MPI system reduces water usage byproduction and value-up to 34%. The use of mustard as a biofumigant has also shown a decreaseadded products. in damage caused by wireworms.JULY 2023 GERMINATION.CA 23'