In addition to having a new Apache AS720 on display at the Wimmera Machinery Field Days (Horsham) and South East Field Days (Lucindale) we are holding test drive days where you can come and drive the Apache sprayer which also has Trimble’s new EZ-Pilot steering system with an FMX display and RTK Correction via the GPSnet CORS network.

Details of Test Drive ‘n’ Ride days are as follows;

Wednesday March 14th, from 12:00pm at Langley Lodge, 6757 Natimuk Frances Rd, Minimay, VIC

Monday March 19th, from 12:00pm at the “Five ways corner” Bool Lagoon, SA (intersection of Glenroy Siding Rd, Bournes Rd, Mc Robertson Hundred line Rd & McNeil Rd)

BBQ and refreshments will be provided.

Please call for more details or to register on 08 8762 3316.

With a widespread network already established in South Australia, SmartNet’s coverage dramatically increased in November 2011 as they gained access to RAW data from all the 111 CORS sites operated by the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment.

The SmartNet correction service for agriculture enables corrections such as RTK network or nearest base to be supplied in a number of formats to suit a wide range of receivers.

Subscriptions are available for unlimited annual use per reciever or the popular 500 hour prepaid blocks that can be used across multiple vehicles.

Contact us for pricing on Smartnet Corrections, Telstra NextG data plans and modems to suit a range of receivers.

Click here to open up a map of the SmartNet Aus sites and coverage.

Please note Glonass enabled RTK is not available for Trimble AgGPS receivers using SmartNet corrections – this is available with GPSnet subscriptions.

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

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.

Weekly times

The new site gives us a huge new showroom, large yard to display our larger sprayers and a big workshop for manufacturing our CropStalker shielded sprayers and other custom built equipment.

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

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