{"id":16432,"date":"2026-01-27T15:27:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/?p=16432"},"modified":"2026-01-27T15:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:28:40","slug":"how-precision-weeding-reduced-manual-labour-by-200-hours-per-hectare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/fr\/how-precision-weeding-reduced-manual-labour-by-200-hours-per-hectare\/","title":{"rendered":"How precision weeding reduced manual labour by 200 hours per hectare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/farmdroid-onion-farm.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16433\" src=\"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/farmdroid-onion-farm-300x132.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/farmdroid-onion-farm-300x132.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/farmdroid-onion-farm-1024x450.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/farmdroid-onion-farm-768x337.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/farmdroid-onion-farm-320x141.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/farmdroid-onion-farm-528x232.jpeg 528w, https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/farmdroid-onion-farm.jpeg 1120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Seeing it work is believing it<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>What does precision weeding look like in practice? On an organic onion farm in northern France, managed by Philippe Vieville, FarmDroid <b>reduced manual labour by up to 200 hours per hectare<\/b>. With precise seeding and early mechanical weeding, the robot helps keep fields clean and reduces the need for extensive hand work throughout the season.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, you can see how FarmDroid is used in daily operations and what that means for workload, planning, and results in the field.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/farmdroid.com\/blog\/seeing-it-work-is-believing-it-cutting-manual-labor-on-organic-onions-by-200-hours-per-hectare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"hs_cos_wrapper_module_17509191454325\">\n<div id=\"hs_cos_wrapper_module_17509191454325_\">\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC09983-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16434\" src=\"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC09983-1-300x132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC09983-1-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC09983-1-1024x450.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC09983-1-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC09983-1-320x141.jpg 320w, https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC09983-1-528x232.jpg 528w, https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC09983-1.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong>Your FarmDroid Journey:\u00a0From\u00a0Purchase\u00a0to Precision Farming\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Thinking about precision farming but wondering what actually happens after you buy a FarmDroid?<\/p>\n<p>From the first contact to clean fields and confident operation, we have mapped out the full journey step by step.<\/p>\n<p>Learn how farmers go from curiosity to autonomous seeding and early weed control, and why mindset, field prep, and planning make all the difference.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/farmdroid.com\/blog\/your-farmdroid-journey-from-purchase-to-precision-farming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1080x1080-bigger-seeding-system.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16435\" src=\"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1080x1080-bigger-seeding-system-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1080x1080-bigger-seeding-system-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1080x1080-bigger-seeding-system-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1080x1080-bigger-seeding-system-232x232.jpg 232w, https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1080x1080-bigger-seeding-system-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1080x1080-bigger-seeding-system.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>New Bigger Seeding System<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The new\u00a0<strong>+Seed 14 mm seeding system <\/strong>expands the range of crops a FarmDroid robot can handle. It now supports larger seeds such as maize, green beans and peas. All with the same 8 mm GPS seeding precision.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/farmdroid.com\/new-bigger-seeding-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/a089fd44-0bee-41ac-9579-33987084a7be-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16436\" src=\"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/a089fd44-0bee-41ac-9579-33987084a7be-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/a089fd44-0bee-41ac-9579-33987084a7be-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/a089fd44-0bee-41ac-9579-33987084a7be-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/a089fd44-0bee-41ac-9579-33987084a7be-1-232x232.jpg 232w, https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/a089fd44-0bee-41ac-9579-33987084a7be-1-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/a089fd44-0bee-41ac-9579-33987084a7be-1.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>New Weeding\u00a0Tools<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>New weeding tools<\/strong> for mechanical weeding have been upgraded to work in varying soil conditions while\u00a0protecting gentle plants in the weeding process:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Notched weed cutting discs<\/li>\n<li>L-share<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/farmdroid.com\/products\/mechanical-weeding-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/farmdroid-onion-farm.jpeg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p> Seeing it work is believing it <\/p>\n<p>What does precision weeding look like in practice? On an organic onion farm in northern France, managed by Philippe Vieville, FarmDroid reduced manual labour by up to 200 hours per hectare. With <a class=\"more-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/fr\/how-precision-weeding-reduced-manual-labour-by-200-hours-per-hectare\/\">Read on&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16432"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16439,"href":"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16432\/revisions\/16439"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frontlinkinc.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}