It’s no secret that herbicides can be harmful to the environment, plus they’re costly, and weeds may develop a resistance to them. New research now suggests that farmers could get the same weed-killing results from a hot biodegradable foam.

In the past, scientists have tried killing weeds by scalding them with steam and/or hot water. This approach has only met with limited success, however, due to the fact that the heat simply escaped into the atmosphere before much of it was transferred into the weeds. What was needed was a substance that retained heat for a longer period of time.

That’s where the Foamstream system comes in.

Animal populations experience average decline of almost 70% since 1970, report reveals

Many Montanans can see this with their own eyes. Frequently when traveling, windshields are cleaner due to a reduction in insects over the last 30 years.