August 2nd 2024 Meeting - Bridget Mahon

**August 9 meeting cancelled due to Grape Grower Demo Day 

New Members:    

Tomas Geurts – Source.ag 

Bryan Wattie – Innovate BC 

Presentations:  

Working Group Questionnaire, presented by Bridget and Dan. 

1. If you were to envision an AgRobotics laboratory (30' x 30' for size estimations), what kinds of things would be unique and interesting to you? The purpose of the lab would be to provide a co-education space for new robotics companies, youth (such as school groups), and the working group. 

1. When you think high-level about the deliverables that make robots successful in Ontario & easier for Farmers to adopt, what are your top three reasons that make them easy to adopt? 

Conferences/Meetings/Field Tours/Demonstrations 

1. The Robotics Applications Conference, July 31, 2024, Virtual https://www.robotics247.com/event?oly_enc_id=2904E7433978G2G  

1. Info Session: Agri-Food tech Expo Asia 2024 & Singapore-Thailand Agri-foodtech CTA – August 1, Online. Register here. 

1. Applied Research Student Projects Showcase, August 1, Algonquin College Ottawa Campus, https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/applied-research-student-project-showcase-tickets-728980278637?aff=oddtdtcreator 

1. Manitoba 4R Day at EMILI Innovation Farm, August 1, Grosse Isle, Manitoba https://emilicanada.com/emili-celebrates-4r-day/ 

1. Grape Grower Demo Day at Cave Springs Vineyard – August 9, 2024. https://www.agroboticswg.com/events/grape-grower-demo-day 

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. 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. 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. Thrive Academy Pre-Accelerator Program https://thriveagrifood.com/academy/ - Open until July 15, 2024 

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. 

Round Table    

Other Items/Articles    

Revolutionizing Farming: Digital Agriculture Market Set to Surpass USD 57 Billion by 2032 

Emerging Technologies to be a Focus of Ag Progress Days 

AI Takes the Reins in New Zealand Vineyards 

Hot Dog! A Boston Dynamics Spot Robot Dog Stuns Weeds Without Chemicals 

Software is Feeding the World - Survive Till Tewnty-Five 

How Robotics Can Optimize Every Step of the Growing Cycle 

Agriculture Robots Market to be Worth $28.2 Billion and 3,041,634 Units by 2031 

Farmers with the Farmdroid FD20: learning by doing – Future Farming 

VIDEO: Ag Robots ‘Have to Make Sense’ for Farmers 

Robots Reaching Beyond Harvest 

Monarch Tractor Bags Record $300 Million Funding: What Could It Mean for the Autonomous Tractor Market? 

AI in Precision Agriculture Makes Legal Issues Sprout 

Ohio State Advancing Animal Agriculture with New Waterman Dairy