Spraying & Precision Ag Newsletter – Summer 2012
Our quarterly Spraying & Precision Ag newsletter is out now!
This issue includes a great See-Saw Handheld camera giveaway, info on new products such as the Apache self-propelled sprayers and Trimble EZ-Pilot steering system plus details off past and upcoming events….
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Spraying & Precision Ag Newsletter – Summer 2012
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Targeted spray aids weed war
THE latest generation of weed detection technology is set to reduce herbicide costs considerably, according to Weedseeker.
The technology is also claimed to help minimise glyphosate resistance.
With NSW DPI research indicating weed cover in fallow paddocks is as low as 20 per cent, up to 80 per cent of herbicide is applied to bare soil.
WeedSeeker works via sophisticated electronic circuits that analyse reflected light and determine when it matches the light reflected by green plants. When a weed is identified, it triggers a solenoid that sprays the plant.
Russell and Sharon Hocking crop 3000ha at Milloo, just west of Rochester, and introduced a WeedSeeker in 2010.
The Hockings bought a second-hand 24m GoldAcres Ground Glider and Southern Precision fitted the WeedSeeker system on to the boom, with an 800 litre tank and its own spray pump.
At the same time, they bought a new GoldAcres trailer with a 6500 litre chemical tank and three direct chemical injection units.
The boom is fitted with twin spray lines and 64 solenoid/nozzle units.
The twin spray line set-up is run simultaneously – the larger tank doing a blanket spray of light chemical for the small weeds and the Weedseeker targeting the larger weeds.
This year, the Hockings have mainly used Roundup, Surpass and Garlon through the 800 litre tank and topped it up via the large tank.
2012 South East Field Days
See us at site 160 at the South East Field Days on March 16 & 17, 2012
Equipment on display will include;
- An Apache Self Propelled Sprayer
- Full range of Trimble GPS Guidance and Steering solutions
- Our CropStalker® shielded sprayer
- Bertolini and GreenTech vineyard sprayers
- AgCam and OverView camera systems
2012 Wimmera Machinery Field Days
Come and visit us at site C12-18 at the Longerenong Field Days site on March 6, 7 & 8
Equipment on display will include;
- Apache Self Propelled Sprayer
- Full range of Trimble GPS Guidance and Steering solutions
- Our CropStalker® shielded sprayer
- Bertolini sprayers
- AgCam and OverView camera systems
