Meeting Notes - Area XO, Noah Ray - March 14, 2025
New Members:
Marzan Habej-Bek – CSA Group
David Weales – Smart Pix Robotics Inc.
Jerome Dubreuil – Agriculture Canada
Gary Godard – Peak Securities
New members, please be prepared to briefly introduce yourselves and touch on why you joined the group.
Presentations:
Presenter: Noah Ray
Organization: Area X.O/Invest Ottawa
Presentation: Area X.O - Enabling Innovation in AgriTech
Conferences/Meetings/Field Tours/Demonstrations
· Ottawa Valley Farm Show – Ottawa, ON – March 11-13, 2025. https://ottawafarmshow.com/
· Rainy River Ag Day - Chapple, ON – April 5, 2025 https://www.facebook.com/events/1238722740718452/?_rdr
· Thunder Bay Soil & Crop Improvement Association Spring Farm Conference – Thunder Bay, ON – April 8-10, 2025. https://www.facebook.com/thunderbayscia?locale=ku_TR
· Earlton Farm Show – Earlton, ON – April 11-12, 2025. https://ofa.on.ca/event/earlton-farm-show-2025/
· Grand River Agricultural Society Spark V4 Symposium – April 15, 2025. https://gras.blitzen.com/form/SPARK-V4?_kx=gv4KhsjF7Taf829EsAP_FBSQc6SwAbP_wM0LpF8ox-PLjhd-etCIX4l20HUQLINo.UUrNv6
· 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
Action Items From Previous Meeting(s)
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 –
· 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
· 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 - Open until March 10
· OCI Critical Industrial Technologies Initiative - https://www.oc-innovation.ca/programs/cit/ - Ongoing
· CAAIN Open Competition - https://caain.ca/funding-calls/2024-open-competition/ - Open Intake
· TCS Canadian Technology Accelerator delegation to BEYOND2025 in Macau - https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/cta-atc/macao-entertainment-technology_technologies-divertissement-macao.aspx?lang=eng - Deadline March 31, 2025
· FoodTech Next Program – Program Guide – Intake opens February 24, Deadline May 26, 2025
· THRIVE Global Impact Challenge - https://thriveagrifood.com/thrive-global-impact-challenge-2025/ - Deadline May 25, 2025
· Canada - South Korea 2025-26 Collaborative Industrial Research and Development Call for Proposals – Deadline March 19, 2025
· Canadian Technology Accelerator (CTA) – Boston Tech and Life Sciences – Deadline March 21, 2025
Round Table
Other Items/Articles
Studica Robotics Named International Industry Partner for RoboCup Germany Smart Farming Challenge
KAUST Develops Robotic System to Improve Date Palm Harvesting
Farm show includes robotic demos and young farmers luncheon
How Adaptive LiDAR Could Revolutionize Autonomous Farming
Novel Tractor with Adaptive Steering for Woody Crop Fields
Meeting recordings will be posted to our website approximately 4 weeks later. https://www.agroboticswg.com/meetings
*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.