New Tools for Mechanical Weed Control in Berry Crops

Robin Bellinder and Jed Colquhoun

Department of Horticulture

Cornell University

BRUSH HOE

 

Baertschi FOBRO

(616) 847-0300

1715 Airpark

(616) 842-1768 FAX

Grand Haven, MI 49417

 

FINGER WEEDER

 

Buddingh Weeder Co

(616) 698-8613

7015 Hammond Ave

 

Dutton, MI 49316

 

FLEX TINE HARROW

 

Einbock (Canadian Distributor)

 

HWE-Agricultural Tech Ltd

(613) 443-3386

BP 1515 Cdn

 

Embrun, On K0A 1W0 CAN

 

 

 

Lely

 

Lely Corp

(919) 291-7050

Box 1060, US 301 South

(919) 291-6183 FAX

Wilson, NC 27894

 

 

 

Rabe Werk

 

Machinerie Agricole St Cesaire Inc

(514) 469-4081

CP 399, 650 Route 112

(514) 469-3659 FAX

St Cesaire, Qc J0L 1T0 CAN

 

TORSION WEEDER

 

Bezzerides Brothers Inc

(209) 528-3011

PO Box 211

 

Orosi, CA 93647

 

NOTE: This is not a complete list -- other cultivator designs are available for weed control that were not tested by Cornell University. The best weed control is not achieved from any one machine, but by the combined efforts of several machines and management strategies.

Additional cultivation information:

Vegetable Growers and Their Weed Control Machines
V Grubinger (University of Vermont) and MJ Else (University of Massachusetts)

Steel in the Field: A Farmers Guide to Weed Management Tools
G Bowman (Editor) SARE Group, Burlington, VT

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