EMILI: Driving Agriculture Innovation Through Collaboration with Jacqueline Keena
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EMILI: Driving Agriculture Innovation Through Collaboration with Jacqueline Keena
Innovation in agriculture is accelerating, but moving new technology from concept to practical on-farm adoption takes collaboration, testing, and trusted partners across the industry.
In this episode of The Impact Farming Show, Tracy sits down with Jacqueline Keena, Managing Director of EMILI, to explore how this Manitoba-based organization is helping bridge the gap between agtech innovation and real-world farming.
Jacqueline shares how EMILI connects farmers, agtech companies, researchers, and industry partners to accelerate the development and adoption of new agricultural technologies. From innovation farms to collaborative research projects, EMILI is helping move promising ideas from the lab to the field.
If you’re interested in the future of agtech, innovation in agriculture, and how collaboration is shaping the next generation of farming solutions, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.
Conversation Highlights
- What EMILI is and why the organization was created
- The gap in the agriculture innovation ecosystem EMILI aims to fill
- How EMILI brings together farmers, researchers, and agtech companies
- The mission and long-term vision driving the organization
- A closer look at EMILI’s Innovation Farms and how they help test new technologies in real farming environments
- Examples of collaborations and projects currently underway
- Upcoming initiatives and opportunities within the ag innovation space
- How farmers and industry professionals can connect with and get involved with EMILI
Episode Timestamps
1:10 – Introduction to the episode and guest1:50 – Meet Jacqueline Keena and her role at EMILI
5:11– What EMILI is and why the organization was created
8:00 – The agriculture industry gap EMILI was designed to address
11:30 – Who and how EMILI serves across the agriculture ecosystem
13:30 - Farmer’s concerns about adoption early stage tech
16:30 – Current projects and collaborations happening - Bushel Plus, Elmers, AGi3 and more
22:39 – Upcoming initiatives and what’s ahead for the organization
26:00 – How farmers and industry professionals can learn more and get involved
Agriculture innovation doesn’t happen in isolation. It requires collaboration between farmers, technology developers, researchers, and industry leaders who are all working toward practical solutions for the future of farming.
Organizations like EMILI play an important role in helping those connections happen and ensuring that promising technologies are tested and validated in real-world farming environments.
If you’re interested in the future of agtech and how innovation is shaping agriculture, this episode offers a great look at how collaboration can accelerate progress across the industry.
Thanks for tuning in,
Tracy
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Learn more about EMILI
Website: https://emilicanada.com/
Events Page: https://emilicanada.com/events/
About the Guest:
Jacqueline Keena
Managing Director at EMILI
As a self-described proud Manitoban, Jacqueline has always been interested in what drives the province's economy. Jacqueline first learned about the agriculture industry in high school and the wide array of jobs that exist within the field. Recognizing its importance to both Manitoba and Canada, Jacqueline was set on a career path in agriculture.
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