Robotic weed control ✔
Practical test of automatic weed control in organic carrots using a special IT infrastructure
Project description
Automatic weed control for organic carrots on an 8-track farm
It is becoming increasingly difficult to recruit labour for manual weed control. In addition, the quality of the work is often inconsistent due to the human factor. In labour-intensive crops in organic farming, high labour costs are the biggest cost factor.
Against this background, the members of the operational group mentioned here have worked intensively on the conversion of a prototype for automatic weed control from a 1-track farm to an 8-track farm. The system was then tested in field trials.
The results show that the desired area coverage and accuracy can be achieved by using a robot for weed control. Labour costs can also be saved in this way.
Detailed information on the project can be found in the final report and in the practice sheet.
