Surprising Case for Weeding Vegetable Crops at Night [Video]

Almost nothing is off the table for farmers when it comes to cultivating crops better and more efficiently. Growers already log countless hours in the field every day to accomplish this. But how many out there are performing essential tasks like weed management in the dark of night? More might want to consider it thanks to new takes on field studies and the emerging availability of smart technology.

Lynn Sosnoskie, Assistant Professor, School of Integrative Plant Science, Horticulture Section, Cornell AgriTech, is on the case to test this theory. Can vegetable growers gain ground by weeding crops at night?

In this video captured by American Vegetable Grower Editor Carol Miller, Sosnoskie explains the science and why the experiment will involve a robot cultivator under a new moon. Watch and learn.

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