Meeting Notes - Data Round Table - November 15th, 2024
New Members:
Colin Rosengren – Rosengren Farms
Craig Harvey – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Tanya Gadzos – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
New members, please be prepared to briefly introduce yourselves and touch on why you joined the group.
Presentations:
This week, we'll be stepping away from our standard speaker schedule to host a round table discussion on data. Most of our robotic systems use it, but not all systems export the data in helpful ways. Join us for a discussion on the challenges - and opportunities - that data presents.
Conferences/Meetings/Field Tours/Demonstrations
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
Demo Day – November 14, Orchard Sprayer – High Precision Spraying Solution from Raven Industries. Suncrest, Ontario.
Ontario Greenhouse vegetable Course – Last Week in November, Online/In-person. https://ongreenhousevegetables.ca/course/#registration
Team Canada Trade Mission to Australia – Sunday, February 16 to Friday, February 21, 2025. Registration closes November 15 https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/campaign-campagne/tctm-australia_mcec-australie.aspx?lang=eng
SAFER AG Workshop – December 3-4, 2024. Urbana, Illinois. https://digitalag.illinois.edu/safer-ag-workshop/
Attendees at recent conferences, please be prepared to provide a brief update to the group.
Project Updates
We will be adding a new poll to each meeting to better capture information on who is joining us each week. We appreciate everyone taking the time to answer!
Working Group Survey Responses
Level Up! Skilled Trades Ontario Event Recap
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
Ontario Agri-Food research Initiative – Deadline December 4 for commercialization, January 13 for all other streams 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
Agricultural Workforce Equity and Diversity Initiative - https://www.ontario.ca/page/agricultural-workforce-equity-and-diversity-initiative#section-3 – Deadline December 3
Round Table
Other Items/Articles
This is Agriculture: Showcasing diverse careers in Canada’s digital agriculture sector - Video
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
AGRICULTURE DRONES AND ROBOTS MARKET SIZE TO SURPASS $102.15 BILLION BY 2033
The Innovator’s Dilemma: Why agbioscience innovation must focus on the farmer first
The Birth of Almanac: A Re-Evaluation of What’s Really Needed in Farming
FIRA Attendees Say ‘Labor, Labor, Labor’ Driving Ag Robotics Innovation
Electric Grippers: Enhancing Precision and Efficiency in Robotics
New study explores adoption of robotic weeding to fight superweeds
MU and Irish Distillers’ robotics project aims to revolutionize tillage farming
QMUL researchers pioneer AI and robotics to transform vineyard harvests