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Kevin Olson Interviewed by KFRM Radio‘s “On the Front Porch”

On the Front Porch” is a daily program that airs on KFRM, 550 AM. The program features a different host each day, who will visit with various guests as they share stories about their lives, careers and experiences. Grab a glass…

Lightning Weeder Still Going Strong

Kevin Olson began developing the Lasco Lightning Weeder around 1980, creating a functional electric weeding foundation that continues to shape the product today. The Lightning Weeder used an electric bar…

Zap herbicide-resistant weeds from root to shoot

Hi-Tech Farming: From electric discharge systems to AI-powered detection and UV light treatments, new technologies are helping farmers combat weeds and disease without…

Electric Weeder Returns as Resistant Weeds Challenge Sugarbeet Growers

Some sugarbeet growers are returning to a decade’s old weed control approach because of herbicide resistance. Kevin Olson is the president of LASCO Manufacturing, which uses…

Johnson zaps tough weeds in Red River Valley beet fields

When sixth-generation farmer Ethan Johnson farms the same field that his ancestors farmed in the 1800s in the Red River Valley east of Fargo, he can’t help but feel proud that his family has…

U.S. Midwest Company Unveils New Model of Weed Electrocutor

Long before green-on-green and green-on-brown spot-spraying technology, a company from Ottertail, Minnesota, offered its own weed control solution: electrifying them once they…