Chemical weed control is increasingly under pressure. Since last year, the LaserWeeder has entered the market as an ...

In the world of weed control there are two things that keep many grain growers awake at night. One is the threat of herbicide resistance in common crop weeds, such as annual rye grass, and the other ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

Independent trials of a tractor-mounted electric weeding machine in maize and sugar beet crops have shown that the system can give full control of weeds. The Warwickshire-based weed control pioneer ...

A new Weed Science Society of America research article shows weed-zapping technologies to be equally effective as herbicides and mechanical control methods Miranda Slaven (left) and Catherine Borger ...

With sugar beet herbicide options dwindling, researchers are testing options using artificial intelligence and robotics. Mike Abram reports German field trials comparing spot-spraying and robotic ...

Herbicide-resistant weeds are a growing problem for farmers across the country. Luckily some new technologies are on the horizon to help battle the bullies of the plant world. The Weed Zapper is ...

A recently published article in the journal Weed Science shows electric control technologies can eradicate weeds just as effectively as herbicides or mechanical methods, with minimal risks to the crop ...

Standard weed control methods, such as herbicides and the use of machines, can damage the environment, but Cambridge University researchers have found "weed-zapping technologies" that use electricity ...