Weed/Pest control

Farm-ING’s new sideshift frame called ShiftING 2 has been developed to upgrade existing hoeing machines with up to 6 rows to automatic row guidance. - Photo's: Farm-ING

03-04-2023 | News

New Austrian sideshift frame for hoeing machines up to 6 rows

An example of how weed identication can reduce use of herbicides. Sensors mounted on the sprayer boom locate weeds, pests and diseases, identified by AI algorithms with software then operating single nozzles to apply targeted treatments. - Photo: Exxact Robotics

14-02-2023 | Article

Spraying with better weed identification

The investment is to enable Verdant to rapidly scale its robotic weeding service fleet while developing next generation products. - Photo: Verdant Robotics

05-12-2022 | News

Verdant Robotics raises $46.5 million to scale its robotic weeding service

François Hersard invested 2 years ago in the XPower XS electric weeding solution as an alternative to glyphosate. - Photo: François Hersard

28-10-2022 | Article

Electric weeding: There is tension in the soil

Photo: Rometron

24-10-2022 | News

Red LEDs outperform blue LEDs in selective spraying technology

Small and lightweight semi-autonomous field robots that can perform non-tillage weed control can potentially contribute to a significant increase in crop production efficiency while reducing soil pressure impact, - Photo: Twan Wiermans

17-10-2022 | News

Non-tillage weed control with small robots explored in Swiss project

Researchers use historical soil temperature data to learn about - and predict - overwintering success of the corn earworm. - Photo: Canva

17-10-2022 | News

Soil temperature can predict spread of corn earworm in crops

We now have more tools than ever to develop sustainable IPM systems that are only going to get better with time.

06-10-2022 | Expert opinion

Will technology to develop sustainable IPM systems reduce agrochemical dependence?

Zasso and AGXTEND present, for the first time in the field, the XPower XPR Concept, an electric weeding solution for row crops.

03-10-2022 | News

Electric weeding solution for row crops presented by Zasso and AGXTEND

Syngenta Crop Protection is launching a commercial digital solution to diagnose infestations of plant-parasitic nematodes in crops by analysing photographs taken from satellites.

28-09-2022 | News

Digital tool to detect plant-parasitic nematodes in crops through satellite images