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KILLING WEEDS
WITH
ROBOTICS
A look at experimentation with autonomous weeding equipment
ANDREW JOSEPH
FARMS.COM
In the world of autonomous weeding
equipment, it’s not about acres per day,
but rather the number of weeds per day.
That’s the sentiment arrived at by Chuck Baresich,
General Manager of the
Haggerty Creek Ltd.and
now
Haggerty AgRobotics Company ,as he spoke
at the
Farms.com Virtual Precision Agriculture Conference & Ag Technology Showcaseheld
November 16-18, 2021.
Baresich and his brother Justin have farmed in the
Bothwell, southwestern Ontario area for 20 years in
a long-term no-till zone system. From the beginning,
they have used various forms of precision agriculture
technology to farm.
As part of an autonomous 2021 working group
involving their AgRobotics biz, and representatives
from OMAFRA (Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food
and Rural Affairs), the HMGA (Holland Marsh Growers
Association) and others, the group included equipment
manufacturers to its weekly meetings as the 2021
season progressed.
The Autonomous Working Group 2021 then undertook
its own research project. It created a plan to test
autonomous vehicles in real-life crop production in
Ontario, with an initial focus on autonomous weeding.
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