Interested in the latest ag technologies? There are a couple of events coming up next month that are worth reminding everyone about. The first is FIRA USA which is a 3-day event being held October 18-20^th in Fresno, CA. The focus is on autonomous farming and agricultural robotics solutions. The event includes top-level keynote speakers, breakout sessions, a trade show and in-field demos of automated/robotic harvesting, weeding and planting equipment. The emphasis is on specialty crops, many related to vegetable crop production so it looks to be an informative program. For more information, click here or on the image below.

If you are unable to attend FIRA USA, another option is the University of Arizona’s 3^rd AgTech Field Day. The event will be held Tuesday, October 25th at the University of Arizona’s Yuma Agricultural Center. The program will feature many of the technologies presented at FIRA being demoed in the field.

As mentioned in the previous issue, we’d like to showcase as many innovative ag technologies as possible at our UA Field Day. There is still room on the program, so please contact me if you are interested in demoing your equipment or know someone that is. It’s an open invitation - private companies, and university and government researchers are all welcome!

Fig. 1. FIRA-USA conference held October 17-20^th in Fresno, CA.
(Photo credits: FIRA-USA).


Fig. 2. The University of Arizona’s 3^rd AgTech Field Day will be held Oct. 25^th,
2022, at the Yuma Agricultural Center, Yuma, AZ. (Photo from UA’s 2^nd AgTech
Field Day held in 2021).