Feb 16th 2024 Meeting

February 26, 2024 Guest User

AgRobotics Working Group Meeting Agenda, February 16th, 2024

1. New Members:

a. Bob Benner – Hamill Agricultural Processing Solutions

b. Chelsea Gray – FCC

c. Carl Havixbeck - PAMI Engineered Solutions Partner | PAMI | Western Canada

2. Presentations: Sougata Pahari, Chief Executive Officer of Korechi Innovations Inc. - Update on Pick’r robots in Florida

Conferences/Meetings/Field Tours/Demonstrations

a. AgTech Conference in Quebec February 6, 2024 https://www.communauteagtech.ca/fr/evenements/detail/4e-edition-du-grand-colloque-agtech-du-quebec/48202

b. The Canadian Agri-Food Automation & Intelligence Network is pleased to invite you to The Future of Agriculture – An Evening with McKinney and McConnell at the Ottawa Westin Hotel, from 6:00 to 7:00 PM on February 12, 2024.

c. British Columbia Organic Conference February 16, 2024 BC Organic Conference - Organic BC

d. Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention February 21-22, 2024 – Niagara Falls

ofvc - Home Mary Ruth McDonald to present on new Agri-Tech.

e. 2024 IFAO Conference: The Future-Ready Farm, hosted February 21–22, 2024 at the Crowne Plaza in Kitchener-Waterloo IFAO - Innovative Farmers Association of Ontario

f. A meeting is being set up with Farm-Ng with the Ontario International – San Francisco Trade & Investment Office farm-ng (squarespace.com)

g. New York State Organics Summit, April 3-5, 2024, Syracuse New York NYS Organics Summit (nysar3.org)

h. International Symposium on Robotics & Automation - Monday, 22 July 2024 in Manhattan, KS, USA, in conjunction with the 16th International Conference on Precision Agriculture. ispag.org/Events/R_A_Symposium

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

Project Updates

Website

Funding Announcements/Opportunities –

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

b. OMAFRA/SCAP Funding Announcement and Program Details Link - Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership | ontario.ca

The Grow Ontario Accelerator Hub : Bioenterprise is OPEN for applications as of January 15, 2024.

Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) The Canadian and Ontario governments are investing up to $20 million to support the adoption of land-based improvements that will: reduce greenhouse gas emissions, store carbon, enhance other ecological good and services

Funding will be provided to eligible farmers to help improve on-farm productivity and increase the resilience of agricultural landscapes in response to a changing climate.

Agriculture Technology Innovation Initiative Governments Driving Innovation in Food Production | Ontario Newsroom

The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $25 million, through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, to expand capacity and realize efficiencies in the agriculture and food sector through the Agri-Tech Innovation Initiative. The Initiative will include a funding opportunity for eligible businesses to increase their efficiency and productivity by investing in new technology, equipment, as well as building or facility modifications.

ATII will be administered by the Agriculture Adaptation Council Agricultural Adaptation Council : ATII (adaptcouncil.org)

Applications for the Initiative will be accepted starting on February 15, 2024

Registration for webinar below

English - www.adaptcouncil.org/program/atii

French - www.//f.adaptcouncil.org/program/iiat/

Scale AI | Canada’s AI Cluster, promoting artificial intelligence

6. Round Table

7. Other Items

a. CEO for new Agri-Tech Centres announced (hortidaily.com)

b. Weed-killing Robot Dog Could Become a Farmer's Best Friend (dtnpf.com)

c. World FIRA: Tortuga AgTech Wins Ag Robot of the Year 2024 Award - Global Ag Tech Initiative

d. https://medriva.com/business/the-future-of-farming-automation-in-agriculture-and-its-implications/