Meeting Notes - CSA Group - October 18, 2024
New Members:
Chris van den Heuvel – Somers Harvest
Alain Pincot – BONIPAK
Jacqueline Keena – EMILI
Kebbie Brown – 51 AgTech Fund
Michael Curry - Mycionics
Presentations:
Standards to Support Automation in Agriculture and Agri-Food, presented by Nancy Bestic and Ana-Maria Tomlinson of CSA Group
Conferences/Meetings/Field Tours/Demonstrations
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
AgRobotics Centre in The Grove at Western Fair – Chuck Baresich, Joe Dales, Reg Ash
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
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/
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
Economics of Adopting Weeding Robots - Video
Strawberry-picking robot developed to address labour shortage in agriculture
Farmers Look to Weeding Robots as Herbicide Resistance Solution
Solinftec: reduction up to 98% in herbicide volume with Sprayer Robot
Robot-Farmed Parsnips with Low Carbon Footprint to Debut at Select M&S Stores
Under-canopy robots may produce better seeds, reduce chemicals
Greenfield Robotics Partners With Rock River Lab
Student-built Pangolin robot ‘poops’ seeds with advanced planting technology