August 23 2024 Meeting - Erik Havaleska

New Members:    

Maryia Halubok – CSA Group 

Richard Hildred – Conestoga College 

Presentations:  

FarmDroid and the new Spot Application System, presented by Erik Havaleska of FarmDroid 

Conferences/Meetings/Field Tours/Demonstrations 

1. Regenerative Agriculture Summit Europe – September 3-5, 2024. Amsterdam. https://regenerativeagriculturesummit.com/events/regenerative-agriculture-summit-europe-2024?utm_source=media%20partner&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=174.3_AgFunder_Newsletter&ck_subscriber_id=2505552455 

1. Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show – September 10-12, 2024. Woodstock, ON. https://www.outdoorfarmshow.com/ 

1. GCXpo 2024: An Epic Canadian Smart Mobility Demonstration Day – September 26, 2024 – Ottawa, ON. https://areaxo.com/gcxpo/.   Applications: https://areaxo.com/intake-form/?program=936620123&eventrole=2&event=f25055f9-e707-ef11-9f89-000d3a0c6047&demo=1 

1. 2024 THRIVE Global Impact Summit – November 6-7, 2024. Santa Clara, California. https://thriveagrifood.com/global-impact-summit/ 

1. Ontario Greenhouse vegetable Course – Last Week in November, Online/In-person. https://ongreenhousevegetables.ca/course/#registration  

Attendees at recent conferences, please be prepared to provide a brief update to the group.    

Project Updates   

Funding Announcements/Opportunities –     

1. Canada Business App https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/canada-business-app    

1. Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/programs/canadian-agricultural-strategic-priorities - Open until March 2029 

1. COLLABORATE 2 COMMERCIALIZE https://www.oc-innovation.ca/programs/collaborate-2-commercialize/  - Ongoing  

1. Emergent Horticulture Opportunities Fund – https://www.vinelandresearch.com/work-with-us/emergent-horticulture-opportunities-fund/   - Open until February 2025 

1. Agri-Innovate - AgriInnovate Program: Step 1. What this program offers - agriculture.canada.ca   - Open until March 2028 

1. OMAFRA/SCAP Funding Announcement and Program Details Link - Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership | ontario.ca   - Open until March 2028 

1. The Grow Ontario Accelerator Hub : Bioenterprise   - Round 2 Intake opening Spring 2025 

1. OCI Critical Industrial Technologies Initiative - https://www.oc-innovation.ca/programs/cit/ - Ongoing 

Recording of CIT Sector Adoption: Agri-Food Challenge Statement Information Session -  View recording 

1. Singapore and Thailand agrifoodtech – Canadian Technology Accelerator. https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/cta-atc/singapore-thailand-agrifoodtech_agroalimentaire-singapour-thailande.aspx?lang=eng - https://www.agrifoodtechexpo.com/sg/exhibit/why-exhibit - Application Deadline August 21, 2024. 

1. CAAIN Open Competition - https://caain.ca/funding-calls/2024-open-competition/ - Open Intake 

1. BC On-Farm Technology Adoption Program - https://www.innovatebc.ca/programs/bc-on-farm 

Round Table    

Other Items/Articles    

This Hawaii-born Researcher is Putting Robots to Work to Help State’s Agriculture Industry 

U of G Research Looking into use of Robots on Farmland 

How Technology is Making Agriculture Better 

Drone Robot Harvests Fruit at 30% of Usual Labour Costs 

Charging up for Annual Western Australia Agricultural Autonomation Games 

VERO, Multipurpose Robotic Dog Created for Cleaning, Construction, and Agriculture 

Where are the Robots? 

New Robots Developed to Harvest Lettuce for First Time