Farming: Sprayer shows way

MERBEIN dried fruit growers Stephen and Malcolm Bennett’s autonomous weed sprayer ­prototype, the Pathfinder, is now able to drive itself up and down the property’s vines.The Bennett brothers initially received a $1400 innovation grant from Dried Fruits Aust­ralia to equip the vehicle with a high-accuracy GPS, an auto-pilot electronic system and a navigation computer.“I’m pleased […]