The Arrangement Resolution was required to be passed by not less than 66^2/3% of the votes cast by AgJunction Shareholders, either in person or by proxy at the Meeting, and by a simple majority of the votes cast by AgJunction Shareholders, either in person or by proxy at the Meeting, after excluding the votes cast by such AgJunction Shareholders that were required to be excluded pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (“MI 61-101“).

A total of 76,896,921 AgJunction Shares (approximately 63.7% of the issued and outstanding AgJunction Shares) were represented at the Meeting in person or by proxy. The Arrangement Resolution was approved by 97.87% of the votes cast by AgJunction Shareholders, either in person or by proxy at the Meeting, and by 97.79% of the votes cast by AgJunction Shareholders, either in person or by proxy at the Meeting, after excluding the votes cast by such AgJunction Shareholders that were required to be excluded pursuant to MI 61-101.

Source: Agjunction

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A major milestone, BBSF has since set up its headquarters in Cologne, Germany, and appointed experienced managing directors BASF’s Silvia Cifre Wibrow and Bosch’s Florian Gwosdz to jointly lead the company. The company will distribute its Smart Spraying solution, which Bosch and BASF are developing and testing, to initial markets in North America, South America, and Europe. Its Intelligent Planting Solution is already commercially available in Brazil and Argentina and will use the advanced digital agronomic intelligence of BASF’s xarvio crop optimization platform to enhance zone-based seeding recommendations in the near future in Brazil.

Smart configuration aiding efficiency

The Smart Spraying solution offers real-time, automated pre-emergence (“green-on-brown”) and post-emergence (“green-on-green”) weed identification and management day and night. Combining Bosch’s high-tech camera sensor technology and software with xarvio’s agronomic intelligence enables Smart Spraying in milliseconds to precisely detect weeds in crop rows and to spot apply herbicide only where needed. Its unique configuration supports the more efficient use of herbicide, with trials showing herbicide volume savings of 70% are achievable. Higher savings are also possible, with variability depending on the prevailing field conditions and weed pressure of individual fields.

Supporting sustainability and biodiversity

“We have reached another important milestone in receiving merger control approval and have made considerable progress in the past few months. We have established the new company together, built the new team, and continued to test our products successfully under different climatic conditions with various manufacturers. Our Smart Spraying Solution continues to return consistent, positive test results, which clearly shows the combination of our hardware, software, and advanced agronomic logic delivers,”

says Florian Gwosdz, joint Managing Director of Bosch BASF Smart Farming.

“With Smart Spraying, we are bringing a new digital solution to market and a new approach to weed management – a volume-optimization model that increases farm profitability through more precise and efficient use of the herbicide. The unique ability for Smart Spraying to see, decide and spray based on agronomic intelligence is not just financially good for farmers, but it’s good for the environment, sustainability, and biodiversity,”

says Silvia Cifre Wibrow, joint Managing Director of Bosch BASF Smart Farming.

Bosch BASF Smart Farming remains on track to launch the Smart Spraying solution in limited numbers by the end of this year.

Source: BASF

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RobAgri provides a strong link with the state; For example, in May 2020, we submitted 10 proposals to make France one of the leaders in agricultural robotics, for eco-efficient and eco-responsible agriculture towards ecological transition. This is part of the recovery and acceleration plan on the agro-equipment and equipment component promoting ecological transition.

This role extends to European and international institutions (CEMA, OECD, etc.). Finally, Robagri carries out a mission of producing knowledge and methods while promoting technology transfers. The priority areas of work are on the one hand the standardization, safety, and performance tests of robots and on the other hand the adaptation of robots to the needs of farmers.

For the second time, RobAgri will organize the scientific forum of FIRA 2020 dealing with” Adaptation of robots behavior for efficient use in agriculture”. This workshop aims at sharing last scientific advances for agricultural robotics on the three following topics.

• Robot decision for adaptation to human behavior, off-road and task diversity, and
  safety preservation
• Human-robot interaction and robotic application for agriculture
• Implements automation and coordination with robots for agriculture tasks achievement

Source: RobAgri

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No more herbicide shower, now it’s time for targeted and precise application. Just the right amount in the right place, for ecological and economical weeding of row crops, meadows, and intercropping cultures.

Fewer chemicals, higher yields, easy to use technology

Using cutting-edge AI, our vision systems selectively detect and spray weeds with a microdose of herbicide. This centimeter-accurate spraying reduces the volume of herbicide used by more than 90%, while sparing the crops, thus preventing their growth from slowing down.

In addition to weeding operations, our system can also be used to selectively spray crops with insecticides, fungicides, or fertilizers.

The weeding robotic platform

AVO is energy self-sufficient thanks to its solar panels and its rechargeable and interchangeable batteries. It is also autonomous in navigation thanks to its RTK GPS. The four-wheel-drive can be steered independently, allowing a small turning radius and high maneuverability.

Its work rate enables it to treat an average area of 0.6 ha per hour. It can also work at night, thus increasing the daily area treated. Depending on the sunlight conditions, battery recharge, and ground conditions, our AVO robot can treat up to 10 ha per day (including night work).

Source: Ecorobotix

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