September 13 2024 Meeting - Source.ag
New Members:
Presentations:
Empowering Growers Through AI – Presented by Ashley van de Sande of Source.ag
Conferences/Meetings/Field Tours/Demonstrations
Regenerative Agriculture Summit Europe – September 3-5, 2024. Amsterdam. https://regenerativeagriculturesummit.com/events/regenerative-agriculture-summit-europe-2024?utm_source=media%20partner&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=174.3_AgFunder_Newsletter&ck_subscriber_id=2505552455
Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show – September 10-12, 2024. Woodstock, ON. https://www.outdoorfarmshow.com/
GCXpo 2024: An Epic Canadian Smart Mobility Demonstration Day – September 26, 2024 – Ottawa, ON. https://areaxo.com/gcxpo/. Applications: https://areaxo.com/intake-form/?program=936620123&eventrole=2&event=f25055f9-e707-ef11-9f89-000d3a0c6047&demo=1
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
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
Singapore and Thailand agrifoodtech – Canadian Technology Accelerator. https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/cta-atc/singapore-thailand-agrifoodtech_agroalimentaire-singapour-thailande.aspx?lang=eng - https://www.agrifoodtechexpo.com/sg/exhibit/why-exhibit - Application Deadline August 21, 2024.
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
Zone Agtech Program – Apllications open until September 2 https://zoneagtech.ca/en/programme-agxis/
Round Table
Other Items/Articles
Grain bins are hazardous. Nebraska startup Grain Weevil aims to make them safer through robotics
The Farm to Finance Revolution: How AI Is Transforming Agriculture
How Is A Spider Robot Helping Farmers Fight Plant Disease?
This weed control tech could be coming to a farm near you
Berry-harvesting robot can detect fruits once they reach perfect ripeness
Solix robot’s self-refueling station extends time in the field