Meeting Notes - Rosengren Farms - December 20th, 2024

New Members:   

Chris Derbecker – Werkr Tractors

Brian Thomas – Industrial Safety Controls Inc.

Nicole Roberge – University of Windsor

Stephen Barath – FedDev

James Somerville – Somerville Nurseries Inc.

Tommy Ertbølle Madsen - AgriRobot

 

New members, please be prepared to briefly introduce yourselves and touch on why you joined the group.  

 

Presentations:

Speaker: Colin Rosengren

Company: Rosengren Farms

Subject: Unlocking Agronomic Potential with Autonomous Technology

 

Conferences/Meetings/Field Tours/Demonstrations

 

·       Grand River Agricultural Society Spark V4 Symposium – April 15, 2025. https://gras.blitzen.com/form/SPARK-V4?_kx=gv4KhsjF7Taf829EsAP_FBSQc6SwAbP_wM0LpF8ox-PLjhd-etCIX4l20HUQLINo.UUrNv6 Applications Close January 10, 2025

 

·       Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention – Niagara Falls, ON - February 19-20, 2025. https://www.ofvc.ca/

 

·       London Farm Show – London, ON – March 5-7, 2025. https://www.londonfarmshow.com/

 

·       Ottawa Valley Farm Show – Ottawa, ON – March 11-13, 2025. https://ottawafarmshow.com/

 

·       AgRobotics Working Group Demo Day – Bradford Research Station – July 8, 2025. Registration details to come

 

·       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  

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.

 

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 –   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·       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

 

·       Agriculture Clean Technology Program Research and Innovation Stream - https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/programs/accelerator  - Deadline January 10, 2025

 

Round Table  

  

Other Items/Articles  

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More specialty growers are turning to robots

Revolutionizing Agriculture: Meet the Smart Robot Cow

Major Farm Partnership Puts Autonomous Robotics Company One Step Closer to Revolutionizing Agriculture Industry

Field robot landscape diversifies: Discover the 2025 ag-robot buyers’ guide

British wine industry secures government funding for robotics project

Prospr autonomous farming vehicle showed at this week’s NW Hort Expo

How Precision Agriculture in Argentina Has reached Mainstream Status

Harvesting Plant Data With Robotics, Sensors and Advanced Computing

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