date:Dec 06, 2019
A North Queensland banana grower has improved his productivity and saved time, since the introduction of an under-tree slasher at his farm.
Matt Abbott, from Rabbits Organics, explained to fellow growers that mowing the grass was a pretty big job for his staff, so they applied for a grant to attach an automatic slasher.
So, we can now mow the row, in one pass, and go right to the edge of the trees, Mr Abbott said. It's got hydraulic sensors on an arm, and when it touches the tree it moves back