A Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) journal, Weed Science, recently published a research article that proves lasers are a feasible alternative or complementary option to chemical control for ...

Is a laser beam the future of farming? A raised rectangular vehicle, slightly smaller than a compact sedan, rolls across farmland and shoots concentrated bursts of infrared light into the rows.

BOISE, Idaho — New Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology offers a new way for crop growers to remove weeds from their fields. Traditionally, the task of weeding began with people pulling it by hand.

Shooting lasers at foes is the stuff of science fiction, but now, a few farmers are fighting one of their greatest nemeses with a new technology—laser weeders. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

James Johnson has witnessed the wrath of industrial agriculture. For decades, he and his family used fertilizer, herbicide and pesticide to achieve optimal yields on their 3,100-acre farm in New ...

Grasses such as slender meadow foxtail and windgrass have become an acute problem on agricultural land. In the event of severe infestation, farmers are threatened with having to take agricultural ...

Swarms of robotic drones outfitted with solid-state lasers may be tomorrow’s environmentally-friendly weed killers, according to a team of German researchers. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

When it comes to sustainable agriculture, the challenge of finding effective weed management has led to some groundbreaking technologies. Carbon Robotics’ LaserWeeder stands out among them, using ...

Instead of using chemical products, in the future, weeds will be lethally damaged by laser radiation. Partners in the EU project WeLASER are working to create the basis for this vision. The project ...