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  <title>Episode 21: Advancing Canadian Smart Agriculture through the Internet of Things</title>
  <description>Food – we need it and relish it. &amp;amp;nbsp;And agriculture is how we get it. &amp;amp;nbsp;But how do we ensure the quantity, high quality, and environmental sustainability we value? &amp;amp;nbsp;We discuss IoT’s underpinning of Smart Agriculture that answers these needs and values, including in animal, crop, and greenhouse operations.&amp;amp;nbsp; We delve into the types of systems and autonomous equipment employed, several use cases, and the challenges of farm digitalization.&amp;amp;nbsp; Our conversation leads us to CENGN’s role in fostering Canada’s smart agriculture and addressing some of the challenges.&amp;amp;nbsp; We also discuss some of the specific smart agriculture start-ups they helped cultivate. Guest Our guest is Kirby Koster, Senior Manager of the Broadband Program at CENGN. &amp;amp;nbsp; Kirby has extensive telecommunications sector experience championing network management, data networking, optoelectronics and wireless systems, and more. &amp;amp;nbsp;He leads CENGN’s rural residential broadband program, bringing high-speed Internet to Ontario’s rural and northern communities. &amp;amp;nbsp;His past work on farms and at a farming equipment distributor makes him all the more fitting also to lead CENGN’s Smart Agriculture Infrastructure project - fostering the adoption of digital technologies in Canadian agriculture through the CENGN Smart Greenhouse Living Lab. Links Kirby Online:&amp;amp;nbsp; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirbykoster/ &amp;amp;nbsp; CENGN: Web: https://cengn.ca&amp;amp;nbsp; Twitter: @cengn &amp;amp;nbsp; Case Studies:  https://www.cengn.ca/projects/project-case-studies/?project-area=smart-agriculture-project &amp;amp;nbsp; Smart Greenhouse Living Lab Info:  https://www.cengn.ca/services/commercialization-services/smart-agriculture-program/ &amp;amp;nbsp; Visit IoT North Website: https://iotnorth.ca LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12309383 Twitter: @iotNorth </description>
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