SACRAMENTO — A state board on Thursday banned unnecessary hand-weeding on farms to protect workers from back injuries, acting on an emergency basis to fix a problem they had discussed for a decade.

California became the first state Thursday to ban weeding by hand on most farms, saying the work is too backbreaking for laborers. Under a rule approved by the California Occupational Safety and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maintaining a clean, weed-free lawn doesn't have to feel like an uphill battle, especially if you make hand-weeding a regular habit instead of an occasional project. By tackling weeds early, you stop ...

The future of weeding is here, and it comes in the form of a robot. Specialty crops such as lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes, and onions may be the first to benefit. The future of weeding is here, and it ...

A Western Australian research project has found it is financially viable to hand weed low numbers of wild radish on a broadacre scale. Hand weeding has been investigated in the mid west of Western ...

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Advocates for California's farm workers meet with state officials to discuss a ban on hand weeding. Supporters say thousands of workers suffer crippling back injuries from field work. But farmers say ...