Chuck Baresich looks to the future of robotic weeders

24/01/2022 15 min
Chuck Baresich looks to the future of robotic weeders

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Episode Synopsis

Enthusiasts of precision agriculture are now looking to robots to alleviate labour shortages. Karen Davidson, editor of The Grower, is 'Digging Deeper' in the February 2022 cover story and speaking with Chuck Baresich, general manager of Haggerty Creek Inc.

Chuck is demonstrating robotic weeders for various crops in different soil types to see how they perform in Ontario. It’s the first step in finetuning the practical aspects.