Using a combination of soil maps and a Danfoil sprayer, which can apply five different chemicals at individual variable rates, has allowed one farming business to be more targeted with its herbicide applications. Wilfred Holtman provides the detail

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!