Over the past three years, Terry Aberhart has been watching lanky, fixed-wing drones soar over his farm in Saskatchewan, Canada, testing what could be the future of weeding. I’ve been
Equipped with an artificial intelligence system, the drone is designed by local startup Precision AI to find, identify and kill weeds without wetting the entire crop with chemicals.
“I’m on the first list when machines become available,” says sustainable farming enthusiast Aberhart. “Current technology is designed to provide maximum range and be able to hit anything in the field.”
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