crop protection

The autonomous herbicide sprayer Herbicide GUSS will spray 7 acres per hour, depending on speed and row spacing. - Photo: GUSS Automation

18-10-2022 | Article

GUSS launches autonomous herbicide sprayer for orchards

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

Eden Research plc has received regulatory approval from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its biopesticides Mevalone and Cedroz.

28-09-2022 | News

Eden granted US EPA regulatory approval for biopesticides

Today there are more than 50 Thorvald robots in operation, in five different countries. - Photo: Saga Robotics

26-09-2022 | Interview

Anne Dingstad, CEO Saga Robotics: Increasing adoption of ag robots as more growers ‘get it’

Selective spraying solutions are ideal to help farmers address challenges like rising rising production costs, increasing weed resistance to herbicides and expanding regulations to encourage more sustainable farming practices, says Trimble. - Photo: Canva

05-09-2022 | News

Trimble extends selective spraying tech with acquisition of Bilberry

Photo: Solinftec

31-08-2022 | News

Solinftec Solix sprayer robot uses the sun to auto-detect and spray weeds