Meeting Notes - Haggerty AgRobotics, Grant Elgie - March 21st, 2025
New Members:
Dustin Bergsma – Haggerty AgRobotics
Gordon Alblas – Sheep Farmer
Lucas Jagel – Valley Bio Ltd.
Shari van de Pol - CATTLEytics Inc
Moses Pawar – Agritech4u Inc.
Tet Yeap – University of Ottawa
Dawit Nigatu – Aarohanda
Dave Petheram – Schuyler Farms
New members, please be prepared to briefly introduce yourselves and touch on why you joined the group.
Presentations:
Presenter: Grant Elgie
Organization: Haggerty AgRobotics
Presentation: TED, Burro, and the Weather Station at Cave Spring
Conferences/Meetings/Field Tours/Demonstrations
· Rainy River Ag Day - Chapple, ON – April 5, 2025 https://www.facebook.com/events/1238722740718452/?_rdr
· Thunder Bay Soil & Crop Improvement Association Spring Farm Conference – Thunder Bay, ON – April 8-10, 2025. https://www.facebook.com/thunderbayscia?locale=ku_TR
· Earlton Farm Show – Earlton, ON – April 11-12, 2025. https://ofa.on.ca/event/earlton-farm-show-2025/
· Grand River Agricultural Society Spark V4 Symposium – April 15, 2025. https://gras.blitzen.com/form/SPARK-V4?_kx=gv4KhsjF7Taf829EsAP_FBSQc6SwAbP_wM0LpF8ox-PLjhd-etCIX4l20HUQLINo.UUrNv6
· AgRobotics Working Group Demo Day – Bradford Research Station – July 8, 2025. Registration details to come
· ASABE Annual International Meeting – Toronto, ON – July 13-16, 2025. https://www.asabemeetings.org/#two
· AgRobotics Working Group Demo Day – Simcoe Research Station – July 22, 2025. Registration details to come
Attendees at recent conferences, please be prepared to provide a brief update to the group.
Project Updates
Action Items From Previous Meeting(s)
Job Board
If you know of any job opportunities, please send the information to us so that we can add them on our website at the below link.
https://www.agroboticswg.com/job-board
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
· 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
· OCI Critical Industrial Technologies Initiative - https://www.oc-innovation.ca/programs/cit/ - Ongoing
· CAAIN Open Competition - https://caain.ca/funding-calls/2024-open-competition/ - Open Intake
· TCS Canadian Technology Accelerator delegation to BEYOND2025 in Macau - https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/cta-atc/macao-entertainment-technology_technologies-divertissement-macao.aspx?lang=eng - Deadline March 31, 2025
· FoodTech Next Program – Program Guide – Intake opens February 24, Deadline May 26, 2025
· THRIVE Global Impact Challenge - https://thriveagrifood.com/thrive-global-impact-challenge-2025/ - Deadline May 25, 2025
· Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) – Boston Tech and Life Sciences – Deadline March 21, 2025
Round Table
Other Items/Articles
AI-powered FarmWise prepares for next chapter in ag robotics
Versatile RobotX: AI-Powered Robotics for Agriculture
Partner Insight: Leading lettuce grower and Essex robotic experts revolutionise how to farm the crop
New Level of Precision Agriculture Thanks to Renewed Partnership Between Syngenta and Planet
Why The Reservoir built ‘the Olympic Village of agtech’ to de-risk and scale farm robotics
Yamaha Motor picks up Robotics Plus with DLA Piper's help
Greenfield Robots Autonomously Kill Weeds, Plant Cover Crops & More
VIDEO: Camera system helps spot hot bearings before they catch fire
Meeting recordings will be posted to our website approximately 4 weeks later. https://www.agroboticswg.com/meetings
*Call for speakers/presentations – If you are interested in giving a presentation or have a recommendation of someone who you think would be a valuable speaker, please email Dan or Bridget.