Mechanical weeding is becoming a necessity for vegetable growers as the list of allowable chemistry becomes ever shorter. Sometimes, manual weeding within the planted crop rows is required, but then not all growers can afford camera-guided systems where the weed destroying rotors are automatically controlled with a nifty AI image-comparing system so the crop isn't harmed.
Manual tool control
One cost-effective alternative is the Zusa rotary hoe from Polish manufacturer Jagoda. The standard version of the three-row Zusa 3 is no more than €12,800. With an unladen weight of around 800kg, the fully mounted machine is light enough to be hitched to an older tractor, although you do have
