Articles by René Groeneveld

Guardian Agriculture’s SC1 offers a real alternative to aerial spraying. - Photo: Guardian Agriculture

26-06-2023 | Article

What’s new in our Ag-drone buying guide 2023/2024?

electric weed control

12-06-2023 | Article

Electric weed control can deliver results comparable to herbicides

Bilancia Vineyard in Hawke's Bay is using a XAG P100 to fly over steep hills and into the vineyards for spraying. - Photo's: XAG

08-06-2023 | Article

Vineyard Management: Drones Combat Powdery Mildew in New Zealand

The technology stops the overuse of water and fertilisers through precision irrigation, and helps to increase yields, according to Agrinoze. - Photo: Agrinoze

23-05-2023 | Article

‘A plant itself knows better when it needs water’

The Burdekin Irrigation Project aims to maximise industry profitability through smarter irrigation practices which will also improve environmental outcomes. - Photo: Josh Withers

22-05-2023 | Article

Cane farmers near Great Barrier Reef are adopting irrigation automation

Long coleoptile wheats can be sown at depths of more than 10 centimetres, making better use of stored soil moisture. - Photo: GRDC

18-05-2023 | Article

Long coleoptile wheat a game changer for Australian growers

The WeedSpider, a platform capable of automatically weeding, spraying, and thinning a variety of crops, will be demonstrated in-field. - Photo: SeedSpider

17-05-2023 | News

FIRA USA 2023: more than 15 in-field robot demos

Niels Olsen: “We made available what’s already there.” - Photo: Soilkee

15-05-2023 | Article

The only Australian farmer to ever earn soil carbon credits

Until farmers start with low disturbance tillage, they will not get all the benefits from it, Dr Bakers points out. - Photo: Rohan Rainbow

09-05-2023 | Article

Scientist John Baker: ‘A lot of farmers are doing no-tillage wrongly’

The new modular design of Tom V4 was planned to be the basis for the Dick and Harry robots, that were expected as a commercial product in 2024 and 2025. Photo's: SRC

08-05-2023 | News

Small Robot Company in danger of entering administration

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René Groeneveld Correspondent for Australia