Targeted tillage with automated weed kicker

By Sharon O'Keeffe
April 8 2019 - 2:30pm
University of Western Australia, School of Engineering, agricultural engineer, Andrew Guzzomi with the automated targeted tillage prototype, designed to chip out weeds at densities of one plant per 10 square metres, while travelling at 10 kilometres per hour. Photo: supplied.
University of Western Australia, School of Engineering, agricultural engineer, Andrew Guzzomi with the automated targeted tillage prototype, designed to chip out weeds at densities of one plant per 10 square metres, while travelling at 10 kilometres per hour. Photo: supplied.

An automated weed chipper could be the key to controlling hard to kill and herbicide resistant weeds in the near future.

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