By Valley Ag Voice Staff
Ahead of the 2024 World Ag Expo on Feb 13-15, the Top 10 New Products were announced. The new products submitted for the contest showcase a variety of ag solutions from tractor protection to high-tech devices.
AMIGA V7
The product will be featured at the World Ag Expo in spaces U35, U37, U39, U41, T38, T40, and T42 (Photo courtesy of World Ag Expo).
The Amiga V7 is an electric 1.3HP platform developed by Farm-ng that allows producers to haul, tow, spray, and apply compost amongst other essential roles. Amiga is highly versatile and can be configured to a wide set of farm tools. Along with an intelligence platform with open API, the Amiga V7 performs precision steering and weeds the same plots it seeded earlier in the year with minimal operator intervention.
BLUESPRAY
The product will be featured at the World Ag Expo in spaces R37 and R39 (Photo courtesy of World Ag Expo).
Developed in Fresno, BlueSpray offers autonomous precision spraying for orchards and vineyards, leveraging its Bluewhite autonomous tractor’s capabilities to provide plant-based spraying that can integrate into any existing sprayer. BlueSpray adjusts spray volume and pressure based on plant size and density, effectively reducing the amount of chemicals used as well as mitigating spray drift.
BURRO GRANDE
The product will be featured at the World Ag Expo in spaces P34 and P36 (Photo courtesy of World Ag Expo).
Burro Grande is a fully autonomous, AI-powered robot with computer vision. a 5,000 lb. towing capacity, and a 1,500 lb. pallet scale carry capacity. If paired with Atlas — Burro’s online route creation platform — growers can construct, manage, and share routes across their fleets.
ELECTRIC GUSS
The product will be featured at the World Ag Expo in space RD5 (Photo courtesy of World Ag Expo).
Electric GUSS, the autonomous electric herbicide orchard sprayer, is the first of its kind and allows a single user to operate up to eight GUSS machines using a laptop computer. GUSS utilizes LiDAR, GPS, cameras, and other features to autonomously drive through an orchard at any time of day.
EZ CUT SEAL REMOVER
The product will be featured at the World Ag Expo in Corteva Agriscience Center 3827 (Photo courtesy of World Ag Expo).
The EZ Cut Seal remover safely removes seals from most chemical containers without getting debris into the spray or sprayer. EZ Cut can hold up to 25 seals and features an ejection tool to dispose of the seals without touching the chemical.
MODEL B SMART SPRAYER
The product will be featured at the World Ag Expo in Space U35 (Photo courtesy of World Ag Expo).
Verdant Robotics’ Model B Smart Sprayer was built to eradicate weeds in specialty crops. The model is versatile in any field and was created with Bullseye Technology to deliver millimeter-level targeting of weeds in high-density and low-density crops.
OLIVER COLIBRI
The product will be featured at the World Ag Expo in Space T31 (Photo courtesy of World Ag Expo).
A Sutton Ag Enterprises creation, the Oliver Colibri is the only mechanical weeder for high-density weeding applications. With automated camera technology, the product targets the exact position of a crop and places sawtooth blades between seed lines. The Colibri can be used on row spacings 1.75 inches and up.
SHARK WHEEL SWIFT
The product will be featured at the World Ag Expo in Pavilion B 2524 (Photo courtesy of World Ag Expo).
The Shark Wheel SWIFT by Shark Wheel Agriculture is an irrigation tool invented to solve all wheel issues in center pivot irrigation. The wheel eliminates flay tires, solves rutting, has 60-second repairs, increases yields, and reduces soil compaction. The center pivot leaves a DNA helix footprint in the soil — the front wheel pushes soil right-left-right and the rear wheel pushes left-right-left.
SHOCKWAVE X
The product will be featured at the World Ag Expo in spaces M19, M21, and M25 (Photo courtesy of World Ag Expo).
The first autonomous tree shaker, Shockwave X, is driverless with no LiDAR or GPS. The machine is outfitted with a deck for shaking pistachios and allows continuous movement. 100 Vision-based autonomy allows the Shockwave X to work in heavy dust and zero cell service conditions.
STANDARD PTO KIT
The product will be featured at the World Ag Expo in Pavilion A 1014 (Photo courtesy of World Ag Expo).
The Standard PRO Kit designed by Tractor Protection Products offers protection for the PTO-driven implement and tractor shaft. The kit eases the process of hooking up a PTO-driven implement to the tractor shaft and is suitable for all operation sizes, crops, and locations.
