Weed/Pest control

René Schunselaar (right) next to the FarmDroid FD20 chicory processing company Sensus bought early this year: “I expect that the use of the FarmDroid will really take off in the coming years”. His colleague Sjef van der Heijden accompanies the fields trials. - Photo: Peter Roek

21-04-2022 | Article

How Dutch growers are tackling weeds in sugar beets

Nucrop, a hybrid liquid/electric system is proving to be an effective and economical alternative to non-selective herbicides for potato desiccation. - Photo: Nucrop

15-04-2022 | Article

Hybrid alternative to herbicides

A Zasso Electroherb electric weed control machine at work. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) of Western Australia will examine the machine potential use under Australian conditions. - Photo: DPRD

13-04-2022 | Article

First Australian electro-weeding trial

Photo: Verdant Robotics

04-04-2022 | Article

Verdant Robotics launches robotic weeding service

Photo: Canva

31-03-2022 | Expert opinion

New gene editing regulations will advance biological crop protection

Photo: Canva

28-03-2022 | Article

Australian initiative to minimise spray drift

See & Spray Ultimate enables targeted spraying of non-residual herbicide on weeds among corn, soybean, and cotton plants. - Photo: John Deere

14-03-2022 | News

John Deere enables targeted spraying on weeds

Photo: Bayer

24-02-2022 | News

Bayer DriftRadar automatically prevents spray drift

Photo: Peter Roek

17-02-2022 | News

Ag Leader RightSpot offers nozzle-by-nozzle sprayer control

FarmSense makes, installs and maintains a digital monitoring system that alerts growers and eliminates uncertainty about the pests in their fields. The FlightSensor is trained to recognise and capture the wingbeats of each pest. - Photo: FarmSense

19-01-2022 | Interview

FarmSense: ‘Pesticide-free future with insect monitoring’

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29-12-2022 | News

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01-07-2021 | News

Spot spraying sugar beets with FarmDroid field robot

20-04-2021 | Article

Operators give thumbs up to closed system

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