Mark your calendar for October 21 and come to the Yuma Ag Center to see the latest weeding technologies demonstrated and connect with company reps at the University of Arizona's 2nd AgTech Field Demo: Automated Weeding Technologies. Register onsite at 7AM. Many thanks to event sponsors Empire Southwest LLC, RDO Equipment, and Keithly-Williams Fabrication!
Arizona CEUs and CCA pending, 1.0 CA-DPR approved.
Field Demo Schedule:
7:00 AM Registration and Breakfast Burritos
7:30 Welcome and 2-minute Presentation Highlights
8:00 Autonomous Weeding Capability
Hunter Torres, Naïo Technologies , Salinas, CA
Stephen Bautista, Naïo Technologies , Salinas, CA
8:20 Automated Intra-row Weeding with Titan
Ben Palone, FarmWise, San Francisco, CA
8:40 Camera-based Inter-row and Intra-row Cultivation Solutions – Challenges and Advantages
Kim Haug, K.U.L.T-Kress LLC, New Holland, PA
Daniel Riehle, K.U.L.T.-Kress Gmbr., Vaihingen an der Enz, Germany
9:00 Automated Weed Control Using Stout Smart Cultivator
Steve Snyder, Stout AgTech, Salinas, CA
Sal Espinoza, Stout AgTech, Salinas, CA
9:20 Application of AI Automation for Weed and Pest Control in Crops
Raghu Nandivada, Padma Robotics, Phoenix, AZ
Cole Brauer, Padma Robotics, Phoenix, AZ
9:40 WeedIt – High Speed Spot-Spray Technology for Controlling Herbicide Resistant Weeds
Tom Gauthier, AgTechLogic (formerly TAB AG Group), Tempe, AZ
Katy Derheim, Agritech America, Bozeman, MT
10:00 Band-Steam for Controlling Soilborne Pathogens and Weeds in Lettuce
Mark Siemens, Dept. of Biosystems Engineering, University of Arizona
10:20 Intelligent Weeders Are Getting Smarter
Tony Koselka, Vision Robotics, Corp., San Diego, CA
Check out the overview of these presentations on Youtube!
