12 Goldacres Sprayers and Counting: Shaun Breen on the G8 Crop Cruiser Series 3
Shaun Breen of Western Ag Spraying in Chepstowe knows what reliable spraying looks like. Starting with a 3200 model 18 years ago, Shaun has since moved through 12 Goldacres self-propelled sprayers — now running the powerful 8000 L G8 Crop Cruiser Series 3. “We’ve done around 900 hours in this sprayer over about ten months,”... Read more
Goldacres Expo 2025
Goldacres invites you to Precision Unleashed 2025 — a special customer event on Thursday, 9 October at the Ballarat Showgrounds. This is your chance to see, touch, and experience the latest in spraying technology, including the official launch of the all-new G8 Crop Cruiser Series 3. But it’s not just about the G8-S3 — the... Read more
St Arnaud and Bordertown branches are now operated by Growers Services
What does this mean for you? Continued access to Goldacres sprayers, parts, and support, right where you need them. A knowledgeable local team ready to help with your spraying needs, backed by our extensive consignment of stock to minimise delays. A seamless handover with familiar faces in-store, as current Goldacres Sprayer Centre team members will... Read more
From Father to Daughter: 45 Years of Farming Excellence
Meet the Fay family! Luke has been farming for 45 years across Carranballac and St Arnaud, and now his daughter Isobel is carrying on the tradition. From their first Goldacres boom sprayer to their latest G6 Crop Cruiser, Series 2, with 36m boom, they’ve built their operation on reliability and innovation. Isobel went from agricultural... Read more
John Richards: Goldacres Origins
“From a tank on wheels to transforming Australian farming – the Goldacres story started with one man who thought ‘I can do this as well as what they are.” – Company Founder, John Richards AUSSIE BUILT. PIONEERING AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING In the vast, sun-scorched landscapes of rural Australia, few names resonate as deeply with agricultural... Read more
AI in Agriculture
Watch ABCs Land Line episode 13/10/2024 : AI In Farming featuring the Goldacres G6 Crop Cruiser – Series 2 with Weedetect technology. The 12 high-definition video cameras are positioned every three metres, ten along the boom, and two mounted on either side of the front of the chassis. The cameras are constantly looking 4 metres... Read more
25 Years of Crop Cruisers
2024 marks a special milestone for Goldacres: 25 years of innovation, reliability, and excellence with our Crop Cruisers. In 1997 Roger Richards started engineering the first self-propelled sprayer with a 177hp Cummins engine and 4000 Litre tank. Watch the video below for more. Read more
1000th Cummins Engine
Twenty-eight years ago, in 1996, Cummins Inc. began working with all-Australian spray equipment manufacturer, Goldacres, during development of its first self-propelled crop sprayer. The first Crop Cruiser sprayer went into production in 1999, sporting a 5.9-liter Cummins 6BTA engine producing 177 hp. One thousand Cummins engines later, in 2024, another chapter has been added to... Read more
Goldacres TriTech 48m boom now with Weedetect option
Mid-west farmer Kyle Carson took delivery of his Goldacres G6 Crop Cruiser Series 2 with a 48m boom, and Bilberry Weedetect camera technology. Built-in Ballarat Victoria, the G6 Crop Cruiser Series 2 was purchased through Agwest Machinery Geraldton. The G6 Crop Cruiser Series 2 raises the bar in terms of operator comfort and usability. Developed... Read more
Weed detection showcase – Griffith March 22
Recently Goldacres showcased the latest Spot Spraying technology offerings from Goldacres at the Ag Grow Agronomy & Research Day in Griffith NSW. Precision Ag specialist Dave Tuppen demonstrated the Weedetect singleshot Drone-based weed detection system along with the Weedetect Billbery camera detection system mounted on the latest Goldacres G6 Series 2 self-propelled sprayer. Weedetect Single... Read more