John Deere recently unveiled what it’s calling the world’s first and only fully electric autonomous herbicide orchard sprayer and it looks more like a military vehicle than a farm implement. The ...

If fruit is going to be grown using herbicides – which is still largely the case – then the fewer of the chemicals that are used, the better. The Herbicide GUSS autonomous robotic spray vehicle was ...

Orchard sprayers used to control disease and pests in Italy are now proving to be a valuable tool for disinfecting poultry sheds in the UK. Earlier this year, Martyn Scott of AgriWash, North Yorkshire ...

Californian manufacturer Crinklaw Farm Services has developed an unmanned vehicle for spraying orchards. The rocket-like Global Unmanned Spray System (GUSS) uses a combination of GPS, vehicle sensors ...

WHEN Sunny Singh decided to update his two old spray units, he bought just one instead — a Silvan G2E 4000-litre sprayer with Radak conveyor. Mr Singh owns a 53ha orchard of established citrus ...

The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council says a $14,000 fine for an orchard that allowed an illegal agrichemical spray drift sends a strong signal to the horticulture sector that poor practice will not be ...