Optimising Spray Applications
Drew Fitzner is a third generation farmer, who grows around 3,200 hectares of crops each year, consisting of a rotation of wheat, barley, canola, peas, lupins and vetch. With a background in electrical engineering, Drew has a natural interest in agtech and how it can help him improve his farming practices: “ Our biggest challenge is spraying. Spray drift has been something that's been brewing for quite a while, particularly with the 2,4-D chemistry going into cotton or other sensitive crops. In response, we’ve been trying to get the best possible data to ensure that we’re doing the best job possible. We want to make sure we are keeping our chemical in our paddocks and that it’s not drifting to other paddocks - but we also need to make sure that we can prove it. There are a lot of regulations around hazardous inversions, so none of this is very straightforward for us.”
Drew Fitzner is a third generation farmer, who grows around 3,200 hectares of crops each year, consisting of a rotation of wheat, barley, canola, peas, lupins and vetch. With a background in electrical engineering, Drew has a natural interest in agtech and how it can help him improve his farming practices: “ Our biggest challenge is spraying. Spray drift has been something that's been brewing for quite a while, particularly with the 2,4-D chemistry going into cotton or other sensitive crops. In response, we’ve been trying to get the best possible data to ensure that we’re doing the best job possible. We want to make sure we are keeping our chemical in our paddocks and that it’s not drifting to other paddocks - but we also need to make sure that we can prove it. There are a lot of regulations around hazardous inversions, so none of this is very straightforward for us.”