The Garford Electric Weeder brings electric weeding technology to salad, brassica, and vegetable crop applications. It has been developed from a collaboration between the UK manufacturer of technologically advanced mechanical weed control products Garford Farm Machinery, and the UK electrical weed control manufacturer RootWave.

It represents an industry solution, combining best-in-class power electronics, imaging, and artificial intelligence to create an unrivaled weed control solution for row crops.

The new agreement sees the two manufacturers co-develop new weeding technology and products, integrating electrical weeding into precision-guided toolbar systems, for high-value and high-intensive crops.

The next generation of electrical weeding technology uses electricity to boil weeds and their roots, providing better weed control at a lower cost than chemical herbicides. With full and systemic control, the technology kills weeds above and below the ground without leaving residues harming health, soils, biodiversity, or crops.