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R&D: The Open Weed Locator Project in Manjimup, WA

R&D: The Open Weed Locator Project in Manjimup, WA19 feb14 min

In March 2025 a group of Western Australian vegetable growers, based in the south west of the state began work on developing a low cost, do it yourself, open source weed detection and management tool. Once the growers decided on what they wanted to develop, they began looking for support, and the grower-led OWL Project in Manjimup was born. This initiative is being driven by the Warren Cauliflower Group, supported by vegetables WA and seed funding through the VegNET innovation program. VegNET...