2026-08-13 — A Dutch herb farm reports strong weeding results and roughly €65,000 in labour savings from an AI-powered intra-row hoe.
At De Gulle Aarde farm in Oosterhesselen, Drenthe, the AI-powered Ullmanna intra-row hoe removed 55% of weeds within the row and 73% between rows in valerian and echinacea.
Grower Gerard Lanting estimates savings of about €65,000 in manual labour costs. Training the algorithms is taking longer than expected, with early-season timing proving critical.
A Dutch herb farm reports strong weeding results and roughly €65,000 in labour savings from an AI-powered intra-row hoe.
· Robotics · Netherlands · 2 min
At De Gulle Aarde farm in Oosterhesselen, Drenthe, the AI-powered Ullmanna intra-row hoe removed 55% of weeds within the row and 73% between rows in valerian and echinacea.
Grower Gerard Lanting estimates savings of about €65,000 in manual labour costs. Training the algorithms is taking longer than expected, with early-season timing proving critical.
Source: Future Farming