Category: Company News
Garford secures double Silver at LAMMA Innovation Awards 2026
Posted on: March 30th 2026 • Posted in: Awards, Company NewsGarford Farm Machinery has been recognised with two Silver Awards at the LAMMA Innovation Awards 2026, underlining its continued focus on delivering practical, high-performance solutions for modern farming systems. The business received a Silver Award in the Machine of the Year category, alongside a second Silver Award in the Future Innovation for Environmental Benefit category […]
Read full storyThe future of precision weeding technology – Robocrop AI
Posted on: September 30th 2024 • Posted in: Company NewsNext generation vision guidance system launched by Garford Farm Machinery The pioneer of the Robocrop advanced precision guidance technology for mechanical hoeing and weed control, Garford Farm Machinery has now launched the next generation, multi-modal vision guidance system during the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit in London (Sept 30-Oct 1, 2024). Delivering higher uptime, increased capacity […]
Read full storyRootWave and Garford join forces to develop eWeeding technology
Posted on: June 11th 2024 • Posted in: Company NewsNew electrical weeding technology and products for broadacre arable and vegetable crop applications The UK manufacturer of technologically advanced mechanical weed control products, Garford Farm Machinery, and Warwickshire based electrical weed control manufacturer RootWave, have today (11.06.2024) announced a new agreement that will bring next generation weeding technology to UK and international markets. The new […]
Read full storyNext generation flexible hooded sprayer to debut at Cereals and on show at Groundswell 2024
Posted on: June 7th 2024 • Posted in: Company NewsFirst reveal of Flexi Hood from Garford Farm Machinery – the new innovation in hooded spray applications A new flexible hooded sprayer concept that incorporates floating side shields with a flexible fabric membrane, will be debuted by Garford Farm Machinery at Cereals and will then be on show at Groundswell 2024, offering maximum precision at […]
Read full storyGarford Farm Machinery launches a first-to-market vision guided mechanical hoe.
Posted on: November 23rd 2023 • Posted in: Company NewsThe first mechanical weeding innovation showcased at Agritechnica 2023 – Robocrop Spot Hoe. The Robocrop Spot Hoe is a brand-new machine for selectively weeding the interrow zone in row crop and cereal crop production systems. Utilising high resolution cameras, hoeing blades are engaged to selectively remove weeds when they are detected, and then disengaged after […]
Read full storyGarford Farm Machinery launches a new high capacity interrow hoeing machine.
Posted on: November 23rd 2023 • Posted in: Company NewsThe second mechanical weeding innovation showcased at Agritechnica 2023 – Robocrop Interrow 12NT. The Robocrop Interrow 12NT offers a new level of hoeing capacity, for large-scale farming systems, offering productivity levels previously only available in North America. A twin shift system allows the high capacity interrow machine to follow 2 x 6m drill sections, allowing […]
Read full storyMechanical hoes a key component to the future of weed control in sustainable broadacre arable crop production
Posted on: October 20th 2023 • Posted in: Company NewsNIAB research demonstrates efficacy of mechanical weeding as part of the future of weed control A combined approach to weed control can help reduce reliance on chemical inputs by incorporating the use of mechanical weed control alongside reduced herbicide programmes, according to latest research from NIAB. Non-chemical approaches to weed control, including the mechanical […]
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