Farmers
Farmers know farming best, which is why AIVA works with Canadian farmers to test and validate agtech.
AIVA aligns farmers and innovators to ensure the technologies being created solve real on-farm challenges. We rigorously vet early-stage and market-ready technologies on Canadian farms to help innovators refine their product based on farmer feedback.
AIVA collaborates with two types of farms:
Validation Hubs
Applied innovation and demonstration farms that validate early-stage technologies in AIVA’s Adoption Model.
Farmer Alliance Members
Canadian farmers who pilot and provide structured feedback on market-ready technologies in AIVA’s Validation Model.
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Real-World Testing Conditions
Area X.O
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A secure, technology-enabled test and demonstration facility testing and validating agtech in real-world field conditions, combining small-plot and mid-sized fields with advanced technologies such as robotics, drones, connectivity, and AI. The facility supports solutions that address critical sector challenges, including climate adaptation, labour efficiency, and food system resilience, while enabling early consideration of regulatory pathways during trials. Learn more about Area X.O.
- Location Ottawa, ON
- Total Acreage 120+ acres
- Crops Corn, soybean, wheat, pumpkins
EMILI
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EMILI is an industry-led non-profit committed to driving agriculture innovation, partnership, and engagement. They provide innovators access to leading-edge equipment, technology, and production practices to increase productivity, sustainability, and profitability across the agriculture and agri-food sector. Learn more about EMILI.
- Locations Grosse Isle, MB and MacGregor, MB
- Total Acreage 15,000+ acres
- Crops Spring/winter wheat, oats, barley, corn, canola, soybeans, field peas, forage peas, potatoes
Innovation Farms Ontario
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A network of Ontario farms providing practical research and farm testing on new technologies such as automation, robotics, and sustainability. Learn more about Innovation Farms Ontario.
- Locations Bothwell, ON and Beamsville, ON
- Total Acreage 2,100+ acres
- Crops Rye, corn, soybeans, onions, grapes (mixed varieties)
Olds College Smart Farm
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The Olds College Smart Farm implements digital agriculture technologies for crop and livestock production to investigate solutions to evolve agriculture practices. Primary research areas include livestock production, crop production, environmental stewardship, smart agriculture and controlled environment agriculture. In addition to crop and forage production, Olds College also has 1000-head feedlot capacity and greenhouse access. Learn more about Olds College Smart Farm.
- Locations Olds, AB and Craik, SK
- Total Acreage 3,300+ acres
- Crops Canola, barley, wheat, oats, peas, teff, winter rye, perennial forages
Learn About our Farmer Alliance Members
Farmer Alliance Members are real Canadian farmers who trial market-ready technologies as early tech adopters, using AIVA’s standardized testing frameworks. The feedback they provide to innovators is key to developing agtech that addresses farmers’ most pressing challenges.
New technologies are bombarding farmers from all angles these days and it is hard to know how to manage all these opportunities. AVIA provides farmers direction, reduces the risk of trying these new innovations on their own operations, and facilitates a network of like-minded farmers to share their experiences.
Scott Day, Farmer in Deloine, MB
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