A Saskatoon company has developed a novel soil sensor to provide real-time measurement of moisture and nitrogen.
Environmental Material Science (EMS) is one of four companies receiving a combined $1-million from two Innovation Saskatchewan programs; the Saskatchewan Advantage Innovation Fund (SAIF) and the Agtech Growth Fund (AGF).
SAIF and AGF are designed to accelerate research and development to drive economic growth in Saskatchewan’s core industries:
Environmental Material Science—Developing a novel soil sensor that will provide real-time measurement of moisture and nitrogen in the root zone, as well as collect data on soil properties that impact nutrient uptake. ($378,000 in AGF support)
Titan Clean Energy Projects—Developing a fluid catalytic cracking technology for converting canola and other ag residues into renewable diesel, biocarbon, and fertilizer. ($250,000 in AGF support)
RUNNR Delivery—Developing a platform to address inefficiencies in local logistics management ($135,000 in SAIF support)
Precision AI Inc.—Developing a “digital agronomist” by combining large language models with precision agriculture instrumentation ($250,000 in AGF support)
Listen to CJWW Agriculture Director Neil Billinger’s interview with Steven Mamet, the director of science and data at Environmental Material Science.
The Innovation Saskatchewan announcement was held Thursday morning at RAYHAWK Industries in Saskatoon, a previous recipient of program funding for its autonomous railcar loading solution.
This is the Thursday noon hour agribiz story on RAYHAWK.
(Above photo: courtesy of EMS website)
