Tomato Farming with Robots Addressed at Conference

Yolo County tomato farmer Bruce Rominger, second from left, speaks about the need for robotic weeding equipment during a panel presentation at the International Federation of Robotics in Agriculture conference in Woodland, California. The conference featured the latest technology available in agricultural business, from drones to robots and other automated equipment. The panel was moderated by Zach Bagley of the California Tomato Research Institute, left, and included panelists Skeeter Bethea of The Morning Star Co. and Patricia Lazicki, University of California Cooperative Extension vegetable crops adviser.