{"id":1967468,"date":"2023-07-08T13:05:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T17:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/strange-new-farm-implement-seen-rolling-over-crops-farmers-will-love-this\/"},"modified":"2023-07-08T13:07:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T17:07:42","slug":"strange-new-farm-implement-seen-rolling-over-crops-farmers-will-love-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/strange-new-farm-implement-seen-rolling-over-crops-farmers-will-love-this\/","title":{"rendered":"New innovative farm tool rolls over crops &#8211; farmers will be thrilled!"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstrange-new-farm-implement-seen-rolling-over-crops-farmers-will-love-this%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1967468&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>What will they think of next?<\/h2>\n<p>Carbon Robotics, a Seattle-based company, has developed a machine that is now being deployed across the country that uses laser and AI technology to target and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paul-driessen-banning-modern-agriculture-and-high-crop-yields\/\" title=\"Paul Driessen: Banning Modern Agriculture and High Crop Yields?\">kill weeds<\/a> in farmers\u2019 fields.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/lifestyle\/ai-comes-farm-new-technology-tackles-acres-weeds-quickly-robotics-lasers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox Business<\/a> reported the company\u2019s LaserWeeder can eliminate 200,000 weeds per hour at an 80 percent cost savings to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/strange-new-farm-implement-seen-rolling-over-crops-farmers-will-love-this\/\" title=\"New innovative farm tool rolls over crops - farmers will be thrilled!\">traditional weed control methods<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Carbon Robotics CEO and founder Paul Mikesell \u201cknows farmers and has a lot of friends who are farmers,\u201d so he decided to use his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-artificial-intelligence-pioneers-win-techs-nobel-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">background in AI<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">computer science<\/a> to help with the challenging, time-consuming problem of weed control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe grow a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-be-like-the-hippies\/\" title=\"Don\u2019t Be Like the Hippies\">fair amount<\/a> of vegetables up here between Washington, California, Oregon and Idaho,\u201d Mikesell said.<\/p>\n<p>The LaserWeeder is 20 feet wide and consists of 30 lasers at work as a tractor pulls the unit across fields, destroying weeds \u201cwith millimeter accuracy, skipping the plant and killing the weed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The LaserWeeder \u201cdoes the equivalent work of about 70 people,\u201d Mikesell said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Will this invention be a success with farmers?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/special-thanks-to-the-new-york-times-for-accidentally-providing-the-data-that-will-bring-down-biden-and-crack-the-biggest-vote-fraud-in-history\/\" title=\"SPECIAL THANKS to The New York Times for Accidentally Providing the Data that Will Bring Down Biden and CRACK THE BIGGEST VOTE FRAUD IN HISTORY\">poll entitles<\/a> you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. 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It\u2019s essentially a mobile data center,\u201d Mikesell said, according to the news outlet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">AI based laser based pesticide and herbicide.<\/p>\n<p>No chemicals.<\/p>\n<p>Meet Ironman\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F2f0fp9728\">pic.twitter.com\/F2f0fp9728<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Roemmele (@BrianRoemmele) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianRoemmele\/status\/1676959380577878025?\">July 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile to the north, in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/unexpected-twist-pentagon-says-fbi-will-investigate-latest-ufo-brought-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Canada<\/a>, a Saskatchewan-based company called Precision AI has developed a drone that identifies and kills weeds with herbicides and pesticides without drenching the whole crop, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2023-04-19\/ai-drone-cuts-chemical-use-in-big-farm-weeding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor decades, big-acre crops like corn and wheat have been treated by spraying tractors that would move across vast farmlands, unleashing waterfalls of herbicide from long arms stretched above the crops, all to zap weeds that are often tiny and scattered about,\u201d the news outlet said.<\/p>\n<p>But with the drone, \u201cAI identifies weeds with 96% accuracy, spraying the intended target alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Precision AI says it can reduce herbicide use by up to 90 percent compared to traditional methods.<\/p>\n<p>The startup company plans to commercialize its spraying service next year.<\/p>\n<p>The result of using either of these technologies will be<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/whole-foods-flagship-store-makes-1-year-crime-ridden-san-francisco-shutting-doors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> healthier food<\/a> and less polluted soil.<\/p>\n<p>While some potential uses of AI are scary, its employment in agriculture certainly appears to be a positive development.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/strange-new-farm-implement-seen-rolling-crops-farmers-will-love\/\">Strange New Farm Implement Seen Rolling Over Crops &#8211; Farmers Will Love This<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seattle-based company Carbon Robotics has created a groundbreaking machine that utilizes laser and AI technology to eradicate weeds in farmers&#8217; fields. 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