Kochia continues to spread beyond its traditional areas, bringing resistance to multiple herbicide groups. This shift may require growers to rethink their canola systems, including variety selection.
I would call it a success story, where probably in about 15 counties we've totally eliminated it. It's actually been pretty quiet on the Palmer front in the last couple years. This is a rare outcome in the realm of weed resistance management.
Despite continued doubts over AI hype, it's clear that real-world deployments are demonstrating that AI can deliver measurable value across different sectors. Cutting costs, boosting productivity, and enabling smarter decisions are all potential benefits of AI, both generative and otherwise. Yet the most successful implementations share something in common: they start with a clear business challenge, not a fascination with technology for its own sake.
I'm six months pregnant and horribly overwhelmed, so I've enlisted the help of a local gardener to tackle the more pernicious intruders (such as green alkanet, which leaves my ankles feeling bitten whenever I hang out the washing, and some of the many robinia saplings that have appeared from the neighbour's great big, beautiful tree) while leaving the good stuff behind. Then, in the patches that open up, I'll be sowing green manure.
Mikesell emphasized that the critical part of the LaserWeeder G2's functionality is the neural network's ability to identify the optimal target area for weed elimination.
