Meeting Notes - Trade Commissioner Service - September 20 2024
New Members:
Colin Pollock – Hexagon | NovAtel
Presentations:
Who We Are and What We Do - presented by Mark Goldfield and Taylor Bentley of the Trade Commissioner Service
Conferences/Meetings/Field Tours/Demonstrations
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
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
Other Items/Articles
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
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