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U of G Researchers Enter Final Phase of Agri-Food Challenge

A University of Guelph research team has made it to the third and final Scaling Phase of the Weston Family Foundation’s $33-million Homegrown Innovation Challenge

Dr. Youbin Zheng, professor in the School of Environmental SciencesOntario Agricultural College, and his team are receiving nearly $5 million to scale a hybrid greenhouse-vertical farming system powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and smart sensor technology that can grow strawberries year-round.