As CFS became more established, Dave began to dream up innovative solutions to common agricultural problems and inefficiencies. Under Dave’s guidance, CFS developed the industry’s first 3 and 4-row vineyard sprayers, mechanical vineyard pruners, and the Tree-See orchard sprayer.
GUSS is the latest in a long line of such innovations. It was developed in-house to address common pain points associated with CFS’s orchard spraying business. We first examined the feasibility of an unmanned sprayer in late-2007. By 2014, vehicle guidance technologies had evolved enough for us to start building and testing prototypes.
After several years of refinement, we delivered our first units to customers in late 2019. GUSS Automation, LLC was launched as an individual business entity so that any ag business could experience the benefits that GUSS offers.