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AgRobotics are coming to a field near you

Ontario’s AgRobotics Working Group is inviting the horticultural industry to a Field Tour, July 5 in the Chatham-Kent area and to a Field Demonstration on July 12 in the Holland Marsh area.

“These are separate events,” explains Kristen Obeid, weed management specialist-horticulture, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Agri-Food and Rural Affairs.  “You will see different robotics technologies at each event.”

Please register for each event separately by the URLs below or on each of the attached flyers.

Field Tour July 5th – Starting at Haggerty Creek - BOTHWELL

At this event you will likely see:

·        Naïo Oz, Dino and Ted

·        Raven OMNIPower

·        Korechi HCT

·        Korechi HCW with electric mower

·        Soil optics sensor

·        Drones

·        Carbon Robotics LaserWeederTM

·        AgroIntelli Robotti

Start time: 8:30 am

Cost: No cost – but registration required for lunch numbers

Starting location: 42.70716621989582, -81.89129630000001

To register: 2023 AgRobotics Jul 5 Field Tour (site.com)

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