Over the past 60 years, black spot has gone from being a disease largely confined to the south of England to the scourge of rose growers throughout Britain. It is an unsightly fungal disease that ...

Weed identification has been a cornerstone of arable farming for centuries, but it may no longer rely on keen eyes, muddy wellies and an encyclopaedic knowledge of botanical enemies. That’s because ...

Squinting through the morning sun, Jesse Patrick watches the top of his corn crop whip in the downdraft of a large spray drone pipping fungicides into the canopy. “The drone is only putting out 2 gal.

Californian firm Verdant Robotics has developed a new spot sprayer capable of applying chemicals with surgical precision. The linkage-mounted Sharpshooter will spot, stalk and shoot weeds of any size ...

Farmers looking to invest in spot spraying technology have another feature they can look forward to on John Deere's model year 2023 400 and 600 series sprayers.

The company is well known for its weeder machines with digital cameras which are focused on the crop, attached to a computer that identifies which plant is a weed and which is a crop. The company’s ...