The sight of farm workers weeding in the field, bent over rows of strawberries, carrots and lettuce, soon could become a thing of the past if farm labor groups have their way. The California ...

Robotic weeders are evolving quickly. Some zap weeds with lasers, hot oil or electricity, others target them with microscopic ...

Weeds are an inevitable part of gardening life. While gardening tends to be stress-relieving, weeds can cause a lot of stress—especially on your body. Thankfully, there are plenty of sanity-saving ...

Re “State Bans Hand-Weeding on Most Farms,” Sept. 24: An emergency regulation to ban hand-weeding? The farmers of this state should be embarrassed. I know I am. As one who worked his early years ...

Discussing superweeds, you say that hand weeding crops is effective, though costly (22 June, p 12). But it can be effective only for crops grown in narrow rows with wide spaces between rows that ...