Ag Robotics Working Group

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Meeting Notes - SVG Thrive - October 4, 2024

New Members:   

Haridas Bhogade – Bhogade LLC

Patrick Gossage – First Green Energy

Taylor Wetli - Solinftec

Presentations:

Canada’s Road to Global Impact, presented by John Cassidy, Managing Director of Canada, SVG Thrive

 

Conferences/Meetings/Field Tours/Demonstrations

 

International Plowing Match & Rural Expo – October 1-5 2024 – Lindsay, ON. https://www.plowingmatch.org/ipm2024/

Ontario Crops Research Station Bradford Demo Day, EcoRobotix ARA Precision Sprayer Demo – October 8, 10:30am-1:30pm - 1125 Woodchoppers Lane, King, Ontario, L7B 0E9

RoboBusiness – October 16-17, 2024. Santa Clara Convention Center. Santa Clara, California. https://www.robobusiness.com/

FIRA USA – October 22-24, Woodland California. https://fira-usa.com/en/

2024 THRIVE Global Impact Summit – November 6-7, 2024. Santa Clara, California. https://thriveagrifood.com/global-impact-summit/

Ontario Greenhouse vegetable Course – Last Week in November, Online/In-person. https://ongreenhousevegetables.ca/course/#registration

 

 

 

Attendees at recent conferences, please be prepared to provide a brief update to the group.  

 

 

Project Updates  

We are preparing a survey to go out to the Working Group members around mid-October to gather some information.

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

BC On-Farm Technology Adoption Program – Open intake until October 6

https://www.innovatebc.ca/programs/bc-on-farm

North American AgTech Accelerator – Application deadline October 30

https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/cta-atc/agtech-technologiques-agricoles.aspx?lang=eng&s=09

 

Sustainable Growth and Adoption Program – Application deadline October 30 https://bioenterprise.ca/programs/sustainable-growth-and-adoption-program-sgap/

 

Tech Alliance i.d.e.a. Fund – Applications close September 30 https://www.techalliance.ca/i-d-e-a-fund/

 

SVG Thrive Canada Accelerator Program – Applications close October 27 https://thriveagrifood.com/canada-accelerator-program/

 

Ontario Agri-Food research Initiative – Applications Open October 15 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

 

 

 

Round Table  

  

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