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1. The Nexus GOAT, built in Montreal, weeds carrots,
lettuce, onions and other crops using camera AI
and mechanical fingers that physically pull the
weeds out of the field, leaving the crop intact.
Baresich said that two of these will be deployed;
2. The FarmDroid FD20, built in Denmark, one has
been outfitted to seed and weed onions, sugar
beets and other crops;
3. The Naio Dino , built in France, will be used for
autonomous weeding of carrot fields and other
crops.
4. The Naio Oz, also built in France, is used for small
market garden operations for weeding and other
tasks.
Outside of autonomous weeding trials, Baresich said
they also have a pair of Raven OmniPower units
(formerly DOT) outfitted with high accuracy fertilizer
spreaders, which will be used for spreading fertilizers
and lime.
Baresich explained how these field tests work.
“The farmer is always in control of the equipment,” he
stated. “Haggerty AgRobotics will be assigning field
technicians for all the machines to assist the farmer in
the startup phase to make sure things go smoothly. We
expect that there will be some bumps in the road with
the technologies, but we are comfortable that we can
provide the means to overcome them.”
Haggerty AgRobotics expects that the successful
planning of 2022 will continue and enable it to
double its offerings in 2023—in anticipation, it has
already begun to increase its staffing efforts with
plans to get even more robots into field trials.
“We want to help farmers
help themselves,”
explained Baresich. “We
know that precision ag
technologies can help
farmers improve the way
they go about their day-to-day operations in the field,
both in time saved and yield gains which will improve
overall financials.
“Along with providing great ROI and fuel savings, as
well as speed of job completion and fewer labour
requirements, these technologies also allow farmers
the time to concentrate on other duties that may need
attention,” he summed up.
“We believe that autonomous robotics have a key part
to play in the ag sector, and we want to ensure farmers
see the all the benefits it can bring to them.”
To learn more about the Nexus GOAT, Naio Dino, and
Naio Oz, click the button below to watch Baresich’s
presentation at the 2021 Virtual Precision Agriculture
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MATHEW MACDONALD
FARMS.COM