Weed management provides an excellent example of the latest innovation and evolution. The main driver is there has not been a new herbicide group since 1992 (HPPD inhibitors, group 27), and researchers say it takes at least 10 years to develop a new herbicide and get regulatory approval. 

Over 1,500 drone pilots,1,000 crop protection teams and 3,000 drones have been spraying cotton fields in China since late August.

Potential agronomic, health, and human resource advantages drive investment from the Canadian drone industry.

The Agrichemical Working Group, which consists of members from the South African Organic Sector Association, Biowatch, The Air That I Breathe Foundation (Tatib), and several other organisations, has launched its Un Poison webinar series to raise awareness on the impacts of agrochemicals.

Australian startup AutoWeed has received a $ 400,000 AUD grant for the development of a smart weed spraying robot that could reduce herbicide usage on sugarcane farms in Great Barrier Reef catchment areas by at least 80 per cent.

Move over dogs – drones are a farmer’s new best friend! In just a few years there’s been a huge rise in the use of drones in agriculture. Their popularity is set to soar globally as countries grant operators permission to also apply crop protection products.

20 years ago already, Garford was one of the first companies to offer visual cameras for the guidance of inter-row cultivators in row crops.