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Smoke can be seen rising from near a metal "arm" hanging beneath a machine that has been inserted into a crop by a robotic weeding machine to zap weeds with a laser.
Crop Management, Machinery

Robots, lasers, and AI, oh my!

Advanced field robotics is transforming agriculture with AI-driven precision, lower labour costs, and reduced soil disturbance.

Advanced field robotics, including laser and high-voltage electricity, is transforming agriculture with AI-driven precision, lower labour costs, and reduced soil disturbance.
Donna Boyd, Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada president, back left, and Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show’s man in black, Rob O’Connor, show director, emceed the Innovation Program Awards on Sept. 8, 2025, the night before the Farm Show opened. Chuck Baresich, Haggarty AgRobotics founder, back centre, won in the Equipment category. Behnam Abbasian, BioFerScience, back right, won in the Livestock category. Kristine White, Spornado CEO and co-founder, front left, took home the Agronomics award. LaSalle Agri Inc., Marketing Coordinator Amin Phoenix, accepted the Environmental Sustainability award, and Bruna Mion, Lactanet dairy production expert, captured the Business Solutions award. Photo: Diana Martin

Innovators honoured ahead of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2025

Glacier FarmMedia – The Innovations Program Awards recognized the best and brightest in agricultural equipment and innovation ahead of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2025. The ceremony, held Monday night at the show site outside Woodstock, honoured winners across five categories: agronomics, business solutions, environmental sustainability, equipment and livestock. Find more coverage of Canada’s Outdoor Farm […] Read more
Andy O'Brien, CEO of GoodLeaf Farms. Photo: GoodLeaf Farms
Farm Living

Canadian vertical farm GoodLeaf Farms on track for profitability

Vertical, indoor farms have generated hype and have bee touted for their ability to reduce Canadian reliance on U.S. produce imports, but checking financial boxes has been an issue

Vertical, indoor farms have generated hype and have bee touted for their ability to reduce Canadian reliance on U.S. produce imports, but checking financial boxes has been an issue

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