Manitoba Association of Watersheds has announced the release of the Summer 2021 Living Lab Eastern Prairies (LLEP) Newsletter.
John Fitzmaurice, Site Coordinator of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says a living lab isn’t necessarily a new concept, and it has been used in many different industries around the world.
“It’s an approach to agriculture and innovation that brings farmers, scientists, and other partners together, to co-develop test, and monitor management practices and new technologies in a real-life context. The goal of the living laboratory is to result in more practical technologies and sustainable farming practices, and adopting them more quickly by Canadian farmers.”
Fitzmaurice says there’s a cycle to the Living Laboratory that starts with planning and targeting, validating and refining, and setting your priorities and outcomes that you would like to achieve.
“You’re taking all of that research and evaluating that to a new practice or technology, and then you’re adjusting that based on the producer's input as well.”
To read the newsletter click here.
