AgRobotics Working Group Meeting Agenda, May 17th, 2024.  

 

New Members:   

Sandra Ludwig - NRC IRAP 

Presentations: Triton Innovation Overview – Presented by Collete Takacs 

Conferences/Meetings/Field Tours/Demonstrations   

Aviation & Robotics Summit, May 14 -16, Pittsburgh PA https://www.futuretravelexperience.com/aviation-robotics-summit/ 

LRIC Annual Symposium, June 20th, Grandway Events Centre Elora https://livestockresearch.ca/event/lric_agm_and_annual_symposium 

Engineering A Better Farm- Keynote Speaker Mary Wells – Dean Of Engineering, University Of Waterloo 

Save The Date Demo Day, July 10th , Locations & Date TBD 

Save The Date Demo Day, July 4th, Muck Station 

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  

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

  

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

 

Project Updates   

• Planning Subcommittee first meeting 

• More Subcommittees to be establish soon 

Funding Announcements/Opportunities –   

 

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

Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/programs/canadian-agricultural-strategic-priorities  

Sustainable Agtech for Profitability: IFAO Challenge https://foresightcac.com/challenge/sustainable-agtech-profitability-challenge  

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

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

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

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

The Grow Ontario Accelerator Hub : Bioenterprise  

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.  

Round Table  

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