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Focus on first hands-free crop

10 February 2018

From Farm Weekly, Australia, published on February 10, 2018

WESTERN Australian grain growers and industry stakeholders will this month have a unique opportunity to hear about the world’s first crop grown exclusively using autonomous vehicles and drones.

Martin Abell, of United Kingdom-based farming services company Precision Decisions Ltd ,will outline how this has been achieved during a keynote address to the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Grains Research Update at Crown Perth on Monday, February 26 and Tuesday, February 27.

The ground-breaking ‘Hands Free Hectare Project (HFHa)’ will headline the Perth event’s ‘innovations’ session, which also features information from Australian grain growers about the practical application of research outcomes that make a difference to their profitability.

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