Where once hand weeding dominated the job list, a tractor-mounted machine now scans the soil line with cameras and fires precision laser bursts at emerging weeds.

Australia’s horticulture industry is set to benefit from a major innovation in weed management, announced today at the Gatton AgTech Showcase.  

About 35 growers and industry representatives came together in Bacchus Marsh last week for a co-design workshop for the Next Generation Weed Management project.