September 6 2024 Meeting - KPMG
New Members:
Jana Tian – Upside Robotics
Presentations:
Government Funding for Agri-Businesses, presented by Rajev Pathmanathan and Craig Newport from KPMG
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
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 have started to produce social media posts (LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook) in order to spread awareness of the group, our meetings, and our presenters. Right now we are posting through The Grove at WFD channels as we already have an established following.
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