GPS sprayers target weeds instead of covering a whole crop
Affordable steering systems bring precision farming within reach of smaller operations and older tractors.
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GPS technology lets sprayers target weeds and parts of the paddock rather than cover a whole crop.
Carrfields sales and product development specialist Paul Collins says precision farming is about adopting the right tools and technology to measure and manage operations.
“Steering systems, commonly known as GPS steering to a lot of people, have been around for over 20 years,” he says.
Autonomous machines are a bit away yet in New Zealand because of scale, with orchards and vineyards the likeliest first adopters.
Systems are available that let everyone, even with an old tractor, adopt GPS steering.
“Scale helps, and there’s a tendency to regard these things as being a luxury for the larger operations.”
Horsch leads on crop establishment and management while Krone specialises in harvesting.
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