Finding ways to battle weeds: Wiping away the weeds

摘要

A farm-made weed wiper has been instrumental in enabling the Cook family to reduce the population of herbicide-tolerant wild oats to a manageable level on their Bedfordshire farm. Grassweed control remains one of the biggest issues facing arable farmers today. Herbicide resistance is rapidly putting increased pressure on the remaining actives in the armoury, leading growers to look outside the box. For the Cook family, this meant building a 24m weed wiper to enable them to gain control over an increasing population of herbicide-tolerant wild oats.