“…he's got individual nozzle controls, so Hawkeye, he's only spot spraying. That's all he uses the machine for. He's got a few sprayers. This is just his spot sprayer and he thinks that there is no other way to spray. He said he kicks back, watching the footy on his iPad. He's got his height controller controlling the boom. He's got his weed detect turning on and spot spraying his weeds and that's probably the best case scenario.”

In the seventh episode of our eight-part Planning for Profit series we caught up with Stephen Richards from Goldacres to learn more about brown on green and green on green spot spraying AI technology and whether it can help you be more profit in 2024.

Useful links
https://www.goldacres.com.au/
https://youtu.be/xbapksXKJxI
https://youtu.be/-5n4jEMeJkE
https://youtu.be/zoN_OLD1eU8

About Stephen Richards

Stephen began working at Goldacres full time in 1995 after completing a Diploma of Ag Science at Longerenong.

He has worked in all facets of the business mostly in parts/sales/marketing in St Arnaud where held the position of site manager.

Stephen moved to Ballarat in 2014 to become Goldacres Marketing Manager.

This program/project received funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.

https://www.agriculture.gov.au/agriculture-land/farm-food-drought/drought/future-drought-fund/extension-adoption-drought-resilience-farming-practices-grants

To learn more about BCG visit www.bcg.org.au

In the spirit of reconciliation, BCG acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. 

“…he's got individual nozzle controls, so Hawkeye, he's only spot spraying. That's all he uses the machine for. He's got a few sprayers. This is just his spot sprayer and he thinks that there is no other way to spray. He said he kicks back, watching the footy on his iPad. He's got his height controller controlling the boom. He's got his weed detect turning on and spot spraying his weeds and that's probably the best case scenario.”
In the seventh episode of our eight-part Planning for Profit series we caught up with Stephen Richards from Goldacres to learn more about brown on green and green on green spot spraying AI technology and whether it can help you be more profit in 2024.
Useful links <a href="https://www.goldacres.com.au/">https://www.goldacres.com.au/</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/xbapksXKJxI">https://youtu.be/xbapksXKJxI</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/-5n4jEMeJkE">https://youtu.be/-5n4jEMeJkE</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/zoN_OLD1eU8">https://youtu.be/zoN_OLD1eU8</a>
About Stephen Richards
Stephen began working at Goldacres full time in 1995 after completing a Diploma of Ag Science at Longerenong.
He has worked in all facets of the business mostly in parts/sales/marketing in St Arnaud where held the position of site manager.
Stephen moved to Ballarat in 2014 to become Goldacres Marketing Manager.
This program/project received funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.
<a href="https://www.agriculture.gov.au/agriculture-land/farm-food-drought/drought/future-drought-fund/extension-adoption-drought-resilience-farming-practices-grants">https://www.agriculture.gov.au/agriculture-land/farm-food-drought/drought/future-drought-fund/extension-adoption-drought-resilience-farming-practices-grants</a>
To learn more about BCG visit <a href="http://www.bcg.org.au">www.bcg.org.au</a>
In the spirit of reconciliation, BCG acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.

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