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I bumped into an article about spot spraying technology, like Trimble's WeedSeeker Is it a thing here in the UK? I can't imagine it being effective on wheat fields. Anyone know what kind of crops this might be suitable for?

Apologies if this has been asked before. I'm looking into building my own RTK base station (perhaps with an ArduSimple or the like), but I'm not sure how it'd stack up against properly installed professional RTK base stations that cost £10k. Are "home made" RTK base stations less reliable? How...

Hi I'm looking at fitting a couple solenoid valves on our sprayer boom. Does anyone know of some economical (reasonably reliable) boomspray solenoid valves? Teejet seems to be a popular brand, but their solenoid valves are fairly pricey. Any pointer would be appreciated. Thanks.

Hi I'm trying to figure out how PWM solenoid valves work. Here's a disassembly I've found: AFAIK, the unit on the right with a wire is a solenoid whereas the left is a valve body where the feed is at the top. The way I understand it is that the valve is controlled by a plunger in the...

Hi I've noticed a spot weeding device called WeedSeeker https://agriculture.trimble.com/product/weedseeker-spot-spray-system/, but it seems to come as a plastic box. Does anyone know how it's meant to be fitted on the boom? And how about the plumbing, power, etc.? Is the user supposed to strip...

Hi all, I'm after a sprayer and noticed that most sprayers have foldable booms. However, some appear to fold up at a 45 degree angle, as below: whilst some fold inward: Does anyone know which style is better, and why? Any advice appreciated. Thanks

Hi I see that many farms these days don't seem to have scarecrows in farms any more. How do farmers discourage birds from feeding on crops? Are scarecrows obsolete because of some modern methods? Thanks