Feb 2nd 2024 Meeting
AgRobotics Working Group Meeting Agenda, February 2nd, 2024
1. New Members:
2. Presentations: Dr. Murat Ünal https://sonean.network/ - Presentation on SONEAN and thier industry vertical AGCUMEN
Conferences/Meetings/Field Tours/Demonstrations
a. Guelph Organic Conference January 24-27, 2024, Guelph, ON Guelph Organic Conference
b. Lower Mainland Horticulture Conference January 25-27, 2024, Abbotsford, BC Home | Lower Mainland Horticultural Conference (pheedloop.com)
c. AgTech Conference in Quebec February 6, 2024 https://www.communauteagtech.ca/fr/evenements/detail/4e-edition-du-grand-colloque-agtech-du-quebec/48202
d. 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.
e. British Columbia Organic Conference February 16, 2024 BC Organic Conference - Organic BC
f. Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention February 21-22, 2024 – Niagara Falls
ofvc - Home Mary Ruth McDonald to present on new Agri-Tech.
g. 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
h. A meeting is being set up with Farm-Ng with the Ontario International – San Francisco Trade & Investment Office farm-ng (squarespace.com)
i. New York State Organics Summit, April 3-5, 2024, Syracuse New York NYS Organics Summit (nysar3.org)
Attendees at recent conferences, please be prepared to provide a brief update to the group.
Project Updates
New Projects
Data Sub-Committee
Funding Announcements/Opportunities –
b. OMAFRA/SCAP Funding Announcement and Program Details Link - Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership | ontario.ca
Biosecurity Enhancement Initiative The Canadian and Ontario governments are committing up to $7.5 million to help eligible agri-food businesses enhance animal health and welfare, plant health and food safety in their sector. Cost-share funding will be available to producers, processors and other industry partners at various levels based on program stream.
Applications will be accepted as of September 19, 2023 on an ongoing basis until no later than January 6, 2025, subject to the availability of funding allocated to the Initiative.
Ontario Agri-Food Research Initiative (OAFRI) The Canadian and Ontario governments are investing up to $16.5 million to support agri-food research and innovation that will help Ontario develop new cutting-edge technologies, practices and solutions to enhance the strength, resilience and competitiveness of the agri-food sector.
Information on these funding opportunities can be found on the OAFRI homepage. FIRST ROUND CLOSED JANUARY 11, 2024
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
Scale AI | Canada’s AI Cluster, promoting artificial intelligence
7. Round Table
8. Other Items
a. These Are the 5 Finalists for the Ag Robot of the Year 2024 - Global Ag Tech Initiative
b. 11 robots that can ease chronic labor shortages in agriculture - ISRAEL21c
c. How smart farming can transform our agrifood system | The Business Standard (tbsnews.net)
d. 20 Agricultural Technologies & Advanced Methods Of Farming (thomasnet.com)
e. Pre-spraying boosts effectiveness of electric weed-killing machine - Grainews