GUSS Automation has introduced GreenMark Equipment as its first John Deere dealer in the Midwest.
“GreenMark Equipment is proud to be the only dealership in the Midwest to handle the GUSS autonomous sprayer," says Scott Lake, store manager at GreenMark Equipment in Kent City, Mich. "This partnership reinforces GreenMark Equipment’s commitment to the future of our orchard, vineyard, and other specialty crop customers' operations. We are committed to introducing and supporting this exciting technology to our growers and are excited to see this product take root in our area. We truly believe that autonomy has a place in high value crop production and feel that GUSS is the right product to help us all take the next steps in application efficiency, accuracy, and safety.”
GreenMark Equipment, which has 17 locations in Michigan and Indiana, joins a GUSS dealership network that includes RDO Equipment (Calif., Ore., Wash.), Papé Machinery Agriculture & Turf (Calif., Ore., Wash.), Stotz Equipment (Ariz.), Fresno Equipment Company (Calif.), Kern Machinery (Calif.), Lawrence Tractor Company (Calif.), Midland Tractor (Calif.), Everglades Equipment Group (Fla.), and Agg-Tech Machinery in Mildura, Australia.
WATCH: GUSS grower success manager Ben Villines shows off the company's autonomous sprayers at FIRA USA.
Herbicide GUSS (Global Unmanned Spray System) is the first and only autonomous herbicide orchard sprayer on the market. A single operator can monitor any combination of up to 8 GUSS, mini GUSS and Herbicide GUSS sprayers from their vehicle to improve productivity, increase precision and efficiency, reduce operational and overhead costs, and enhance worker safety.