Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Southern Irrigation Ltd.
$75,000.00
Subsurface drip irrigation
FY 2024-25 · 2024-08-01
Summary
Subsurface Drip Irrigation is a method of irrigating through pressure compensated emitters that are plowed in `11" beneath the surface and precisely applied directly to the roots of the plant. While the technology is not that new, its novel in the Canadian market and figuring out how this technology needs to be adapted in Canada will mean that the most efficient irrigation technology in the world can be utilized more thoroughly. Hurdles are the install is labor intensive yet needs to be completed during tight windows in the Spring and the Fall. Secondly, the agronomy and techniques used to irrigate are drastically different from the current irrigation methods available and growers need specific support in running these systems.
Department
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsIndustrial Research Assistance Program-Contributions to Firms (linked with high confidence)
Recipient
Location
Lethbridge|Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
786401612
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2025-02-28
Agreement Number
1021099
Agreement Start Date
2024-08-01
Agreement Title
Subsurface drip irrigation
Agreement Title (French)
Irrigation au goutte-à-goutte souterrain
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$75,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Coverage
IRAP Contributions to Firms projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation. | Les projets des Contributions aux entreprises stimulent la création de richesse au Canada grâce à l’innovation technologique.
Description
Subsurface Drip Irrigation is a method of irrigating through pressure compensated emitters that are plowed in `11" beneath the surface and precisely applied directly to the roots of the plant. While the technology is not that new, its novel in the Canadian market and figuring out how this technology needs to be adapted in Canada will mean that the most efficient irrigation technology in the world can be utilized more thoroughly. Hurdles are the install is labor intensive yet needs to be completed during tight windows in the Spring and the Fall. Secondly, the agronomy and techniques used to irrigate are drastically different from the current irrigation methods available and growers need specific support in running these systems.
Description (French)
Le goutte-à-goutte souterrain est une méthode d’irrigation par le biais d’émetteurs à pression compensée qui sont enfoncés à 11 mètres sous la surface et appliqués avec précision directement aux racines de la plante. Bien que la technologie ne soit pas nouvelle, elle est inédite sur le marché canadien. En déterminant comment cette technologie doit être adaptée au Canada, il sera possible d’utiliser plus largement la technologie d’irrigation la plus efficace au monde. Les obstacles sont les suivants : l’installation nécessite une main-d’œuvre importante et doit être réalisée dans des délais très courts, au printemps et à l’automne. Deuxièmement, l’agronomie et les techniques utilisées pour l’irrigation sont radicalement différentes des méthodes d’irrigation actuellement disponibles et les producteurs ont besoin d’un soutien spécifique pour faire fonctionner ces systèmes.
Expected Results
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Expected Results (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Federal Riding
Lethbridge
Federal Riding (French)
Lethbridge
Federal Riding Number
48026
NAICS Code
33311
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Program Name (French)
Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle – Contributions aux entreprises
Program Purpose
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Program Purpose (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Recipient Business Number
786401612
Recipient City
Lethbridge|Lethbridge
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Southern Irrigation Ltd.
Recipient Postal Code
T1H 7B6
Recipient Province or Territory
AB
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2024-2025-Q2-1021099
