"Best Buy" In-Row Eco Weeder

"Best Buy" In-Row Eco Weeder CROPS Weed Control 31-5-15 Maurice Cormier of New Brunswick, Canada, can't imagine weeding his 50-acre produce farm without his Eco Weeder (formerly called the Reigi Weeder). He bought the equipment three years ago for his strawberry beds. "We used to hire six people to weed strawberries and it took three days," Cormier says. "With this we do it in one." An operator sits on the weeder, and guides the pto-driven weeder wheels equipped with rubber-mounted steel rake teeth. The teeth uproot weeds without damaging the crop. Initially marketed for strawberries, the Eco Weeder removes weeds in the rows between plants. It also works well in tomatoes and some row crops, Cormier adds. Because of its 2-ft. clearance, the machine can go over mature plants. Get the weeds when they are 2 in. or less, Cormier suggests. Once they get 4-in. tall, the machine doesn't work as well. He has had the machine for three years and said it paid for itself right away. "It's a lot less tiring than hoeing and does three times the work," Cormier says. Eco Weeder has single and multiple row versions. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Marc Sorel, Sales and Marketing Representative, Univerco, 713 Route 219, Napierville, Quebec, Canada J0J 1L0 (ph 800 663-8423 or 450 245-7152; www.univerco.net).

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