This research farm is part of a network of Canadian demonstration farms where innovative, emerging technology is developed and tested.
The results and benefits of different technologies in the emerging agriculture robotics and automation industry are shared with producers to optimize current farming practices and future decisions.
“Practical research and on-farm testing on new technologies such as automation, robotics and sustainability innovations will help farmers confidently adopt new systems with less risk,” said Chuck Baresich, president of Haggerty Creek Farms.
He said support from FCC “will allow us to tap into incredible potential that will increase productivity for producers and provide them with the ability to put their labour into high value work.
“The new resources complement the great research we have conducted with OMAFRA and the AgRobotics Working Group.”
Including FCC’s farm management software, AgExpert, in the name and on the farm, signals the value both Western Fair and FCC place on growing Canada’s digital agriculture system, the organizations said in a release. The 2,000-acre full-scale production innovation farm will use AgExpert software as part of its testing, research, and technology development.
This partnership will also support The Grove at Western Fair District, a growing agriculture and food business innovation hub that is already home to 32 companies.
The Grove offers a range of resources to support food processors and businesses to access the startup funds and tools they need to begin scaling their businesses.
