Weeds are among those plants that are negative and unwanted. But they are inevitable, unrestrained. While you plant a flower bed or a cluster of herbs, you can’t stop them from sticking out their tips ...

WESTMINSTER, Colorado – 17 July 2025 – A recently published article in the journal Weed Science shows electric control technologies can eradicate weeds just as effectively as herbicides or mechanical ...

One touch from old sparky and the current brings death by electricity. Could electricides serve farmers as the ultimate weed killer? Against a backdrop of ongoing herbicide resistance issues and ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. — An Oregon State University researcher, in partnership with area hazelnut and blueberry growers, is testing a novel means of killing weeds — he’s zapping them with high-voltage ...

Electric tractors and smart farming technologies are taking center stage at the Agritechnica 2025 trade show. German startup ...

The agricultural machinery manufacturer Fendt is presenting the fully autonomous robot Xaver GT for mechanical weed control ...

Warwickshire-based RootWave has secured a useful capital injection to help roll out its patented electric weed zapping technology. The $15m (£11m) funding boost for RootWave, which includes $3m (£2.2m ...

A spoonful of herbicide helps the sugar break down in a most delightful way. Researchers at Brigham Young University have developed a fuel cell – basically a battery with a gas tank – that harvests ...

Weeder, developed by Lauwen Agro Engineering, is the latest addition to the Future Farming Smart Weeders Buyer’s Guide. Designed by growers, for growers, the mechanical in-row weeder combines ...

A wide-ranging review is presented of the effects of various forms of externally applied electrical energy upon plants and other organisms. Although investigations involving both small and large ...