Meeting Notes - AgroIntelli - October 11, 2024
New Members:
Paul Olsen – Ontario Battery Services Company Limited
Sara Lambie – Workplace Safety & Prevention Services
Vishal Malik – OMAFA
Alfredo Rodriguez – Vantage
Joseph Monroe – General Dynamic
Mike Sproxton – Farmer
Frank Jansen – ComplexSys Solutions
Ben Scott-Robinson – Moss & Gund Ltd.
Presentations:
AgroIntelli Dealer Seminar in Germany, presented by Grant Elgie of Haggerty AgRobotics
Conferences/Meetings/Field Tours/Demonstrations
International Plowing Match & Rural Expo – October 1-5 2024 – Lindsay, ON. https://www.plowingmatch.org/ipm2024/
Ontario Crops Research Station Bradford Demo Day, EcoRobotix ARA Precision Sprayer Demo – October 8, 10:30am-1:30pm - 1125 Woodchoppers Lane, King, Ontario, L7B 0E9
RoboBusiness – October 16-17, 2024. Santa Clara Convention Center. Santa Clara, California. https://www.robobusiness.com/
FIRA USA – October 22-24, Woodland California. https://fira-usa.com/en/
Demo Day – October 24, Orchard Sprayer – High Precision Spraying Solution from Raven Industries. Suncrest, Ontario.
CAAIN Networking Reception – November 6, 2024. Winnipeg, Manitoba. https://site.pheedloop.com/event/EVEMNYQQKSKFX/home
Agriculture Enlightened – November 7, 2024. Winnipeg, Manitoba. https://emilicanada.com/community/agriculture-enlightened-4-2/
Ontario Pest Management Conference – November 7, 2024. Puslinch, Ontario https://www.ontariopmc.ca/
2024 THRIVE Global Impact Summit – November 6-7, 2024. Santa Clara, California. https://thriveagrifood.com/global-impact-summit/ 50% off code – Ontario50
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 –
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 - Open until March 2029
COLLABORATE 2 COMMERCIALIZE https://www.oc-innovation.ca/programs/collaborate-2-commercialize/ - Ongoing
Emergent Horticulture Opportunities Fund – https://www.vinelandresearch.com/work-with-us/emergent-horticulture-opportunities-fund/ - Open until February 2025
Agri-Innovate - AgriInnovate Program: Step 1. What this program offers - agriculture.canada.ca - Open until March 2028
OMAFRA/SCAP Funding Announcement and Program Details Link - Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership | ontario.ca - Open until March 2028
The Grow Ontario Accelerator Hub : Bioenterprise - Round 2 Intake opening Spring 2025
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
CAAIN Open Competition - https://caain.ca/funding-calls/2024-open-competition/ - Open Intake
BC On-Farm Technology Adoption Program – Open intake until October 6
https://www.innovatebc.ca/programs/bc-on-farm
North American AgTech Accelerator – Application deadline October 30
https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/cta-atc/agtech-technologiques-agricoles.aspx?lang=eng&s=09
Sustainable Growth and Adoption Program – Application deadline October 30 https://bioenterprise.ca/programs/sustainable-growth-and-adoption-program-sgap/
Tech Alliance i.d.e.a. Fund – Applications close September 30 https://www.techalliance.ca/i-d-e-a-fund/
SVG Thrive Canada Accelerator Program – Applications close October 27 https://thriveagrifood.com/canada-accelerator-program/
Ontario Agri-Food research Initiative – Applications Open October 15 https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-agri-food-research-initiative?utm_campaign=%2Fen%2Frelease%2F1005018%2Fgovernments-investing-in-innovation-to-strengthen-ontarios-agri-food-sector&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsroom&utm_term=ops
Round Table
Other Items/Articles
Will Robots Take Over the Farm? - Video
Tech Funding Bump for Agricultural Robotics – Great video from our presence at the Outdoor Farm Show
Robots, Research Offer Taste of Farming’s Future in Holland Marsh
Drone Week: Innovation in agriculture and hydrogen fuel – Podcast
Sponsored post: How ag robotics & automation startups should navigate the current capital crunch
These Self-Driving, Weed-Cutting Robots ‘Transform the Future of Farming’
Scientists develop automated, AI-powered harvesting tech for delicate blackberries
ROSE: A gentle and versatile robotic gripper for efficient crop harvesting