FIRA USA, Leading AgTech Event, Coming to Woodland in October

FIRA USA 2024, a celebrated global AgTech Event, will be held in Woodland at the Yolo County Fairgrounds this October.

FIRA USA is the only three-day event for autonomous farming and agricultural robotics solutions. For its third edition, FIRA USA will come to Woodland from October 22-24. The event features experiences catered towards industry, growers, and manufacturers.

FIRA USA will showcase an expanded range of robots for specialty crops, vegetables, and vineyards, as well as demonstrations on fruit and nut trees – crops particularly prevalent in Woodland and the surrounding region.

Call for Pitches and Abstracts Open

Agricultural robotics startups seeking investment are invited to apply to pitch at FIRA USA 2024. This opportunity will allow startups to present their projects to dozens of potential partners. Researchers are also invited to submit their papers to present at the FIRA USA 2024 Tech & Education Day.

More information is available at https://fira-usa.com/ .

For Industry 

• Tech & Education Day (October 22)
  • Program showcasing the latest advancements in technology, regulations, safety, and the famous “robot parade”
• Learn about the role of OEMs, distributors, dealers, manufactures, pitches, networking times
• FIRA USA Awards
  • Best startup, best robot, etc.

For Growers

• Free attendance for growers
• Themed roundtables led by Commodity Boards for each sector:
  1. Vineyards
  2. Orchards
  3. Vegetables
  4. Berries
• Field demonstrations
  • See robots and autonomous machines in real operations

For Manufacturers

• Five-day “Ag Market Tour” (October 17-20)
  • Connect international AgTech leaders and delegations with innovative farms across the region

About FIRA USA

Since 2016, the French non-profit association GOFAR has organized FIRA (International Forum for Agricultural Robotics) events:

• World FIRA (France), the Global event for agricultural robotics and automation
• FIRA USA (California since 2022), the  North   America  event  for   autonomous  and robotic farming solutions

FIRA USA is co organized by GOFAR (Global Organization for Agricultural Robotics), the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR), The VINE (co-founded by Woodland’s AgStart), and Western Growers Association. More info: https://fira-usa.com/