Smart Spraying
Winegrapes and smart sprayers go well together. Kurt Hembree, farm advisor in Fresno County, says more and more growers of all types of crops are trying smarter, more selective herbicide spray systems such as WeedSeeker®. "If you look at the winegrape industry," Hembree said, "There is a lot more interest in organic and other alternatives to pre-emergent herbicides. And, in Northern California, particularly the Napa and Sonoma areas, there is a lot of public pressure to reduce the use of chemicals." Paramount in today's economic climate is money savings."Economic times have changed," Hembree said, "I've been promoting this technology primarily just a way to save money on post emergence sprays."WeedSeeker® technology, where sensors detect th...
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