From today, crop spraying drones will be showing up to work in South African fields.
Research by AgriDirect shows that the use of robots among greenhouse growers in the Netherlands in 2019 has increased compared to last year.
Independent, on-farm research carried out in the UK reveals Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) not only works well, but is capable of improving application accuracy in a wide range of situations. But it does have its limitations.
Where is the journey going with spraying technology; is the increasing pressure on chemistry the beginning of the end? Jørgen Audenaert, spraying technology expert at John Deere, shares his insights.
Growers could reduce consumption of pre-emergence herbicides by more than 80% using targeted spraying rather than blanket application judging by comparative trials with John Deere’s new See & Spray Select system.
Israeli company Greeneye Technology commercially launched its AI-enabled precision spraying technology.