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From roaming robo-barns to laser weeders, how an innovative program is helping BC farmers

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Imagine a farm, with a barn sitting atop a lush, green pasture filled with chickens plucking away at the grass. Then, the barn starts to move on its own. The barn, it turns out, is a robot.  That’s Lentelus Farms, which has land in both Courtenay and Kelowna, BC, run by farmer Dave Semmelink. He has a robotic barn thanks to Innovate BC’s On-Farm Technology Adoption Program (BCOFTAP). The government agency announced this week that the program has…
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BetaKit broke the news in on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
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