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

COFS Video

Will Robots Take Over the Farm? - Video

Field Crop News Crop Chats

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

Integration of Technology in Urban Agriculture

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