Meeting Notes - PASS Research Team - November 8, 2024
New Members:
Clifford Buckingham – Estate Greens
Dan Ganousis – Untether AI
Kelly Scott – UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
New members, please be prepared to briefly introduce yourselves and touch on why you joined the group.
Presentations:
Presenter: Dr. Slava Adamchuk
Organization: Precision Agriculture and Sensor Systems (PASS) research team, McGill University
Title: Precision Agriculture is a Two-Level Control Problem (From Smart Tractors to Automated Decision Support)
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
Invitation to join Validity Framework Sub-Committee
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
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