With AgTech being a special focus at Eastern Canada’s largest outdoor farm show from September 12-14, 2023, farmers attending Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show can expect to see lots of new products and innovative technology over three days. 

“Demand for food production continues to grow and there are increased opportunities for agricultural products and equipment that can improve farm productivity,” says Doug Wagner, director of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show and Discovery Farm Woodstock. “AgTech is a focus of the show to help farmers stay competitive.” 

For a look at the future of agricultural automation, Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show features the Evolution of Farming Demonstration: Autonomous Equipment in Action, presented by Haggerty AgRobotics Company. Farmers can witness several robots in action in the field including: 

·       FarmDroid, a solar-powered robot that seeds and weeds – the demonstration crop was planted by the FarmDroid and at the demonstration, the robot weeds between the rows and around the plants.   

·       Also weeding will be the Naïo Orio electric weeding robot (for vegetables and industrial crops) and the Naïo Oz inter-row robot (with its RTK GPS guidance system that helps with weeding and hoeing chores).   

·       Other equipment available includes the AgroIntelli Robotti planting unit, Nexus GOAT with mechanical fingers for weed removal, and Korechi RoamIO weed scanning and autonomous soil sampling prototype. 

Additional features at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show include demonstrations, pavilions and events to showcase what’s new and notable in the AgTech space, including: 

·       Drone field demonstrations from Ag Business & Crop Inc., LandView Drones and Volatus Aerospace Corp. featuring a variety of drone models and equipment. 

·       A helicopter spraying demonstration from Great Lakes Helicopters showing aerial spraying (with water) to display a helicopter’s flexibility when applying products. 

·       AgTech Breakfast, sponsored by Bioenterprise, BMO, FCC and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), on Wednesday, September 13 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. to connect farmers and innovators for discussions about technology and the future of the agriculture industry. 

·       The OMAFRA Innovations Pavilion is a place to connect with entrepreneurs and startup companies that have booths displaying their new products for the agriculture and agri-food sector. 

 The annual Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show takes place Sept 12-14, 2023 at Discovery Farm Woodstock, and is Eastern Canada’s largest outdoor farm show. To find out more about what’s happening at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show visit outdoorfarmshow.com. 

Source:  Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show August 17, 2023 news release