An Alberta company loaded up the big prize at Agri-Trade Equipment Expo’s Ag Innovations competition earlier this month.
Opend Range Ltd. of Daysland was awarded the $20,000 grand prize for its Cowgo Loading System, which turns any cattle liner into a ground load trailer.
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Made of aluminum, the ramp and side panels can be set up by one person in under a minute. The ramp pulls out of a sub-floor and the side panels fold out and attach to the ramp.
Precision AI took home the $5,000 Farmers Choice Award for its Precision Spray Drone System.
It was a good year for Agri-Trade, which mounted a full-scale show this year after having a scaled-down event last year, said officials.
“The sold-out exhibit space was packed with more than 475 booths,” show operations manager Krissy Fiddler said in a release. “Agri-Trade is back post pandemic, stronger than ever.”
Attendance was strong and there was a major contingent of international buyers, the release said.
“We had registered buyers from Ireland, Italy, Germany, Russia, Scotland, South Africa, Kenya, the United States and Mexico,” said Rod Bradshaw, chair of the show’s industry advisory committee. “We also had exhibitors from Germany, Hungary and the United States.”
