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Danfoil multi-application: One controls five

How do we get the job done? Simon Hinz and Sören Gimmini are in charge of spraying vegetable crops for a large-scale grower in northern Germany. Mr Hinz is one of the farm staff and Mr Gimmini is a contractor, and together they have a free rein on the chemical strategy, with the caveat that application must be effective – so no pressure there, then!

Although the heavy marshy soils are flat and even, there are big variations in clay content. And this has an impact on the effectiveness of non-contact herbicides. Utilising the latest technology can help reduce inputs through variable-rate applications. In late summer 2018, the business bought a Veris

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