THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF GLOBAL NEIGHBOR INC. (GNI) IN COLLABORATION WITH TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY WILL DEVELOP AND INTER-ROW DIRECTED ENERGY SYSTEM FOR NON-CHEMICAL WEED MANAGEMENT AND DESIGNATE IT AS THE DA-6NT. THE PROPOSED PROJECT SEEKS TO PROVE THE TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL FEASIBILITY OF A NOVEL NON-CHEMICAL WEED CONTROL TECHNOLOGY THAT BUILDS ON THE PRIOR WORK DONE BY TAMU AND GNI AND THAT WILL PROVIDE SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED ORGANIC GROWERS WITH HIGHER EFFICACY AND FLEXIBILITY IN THEIR PRODUCTION SYSTEMS. SMALL TO MID-SIZED ORGANIC STAKEHOLDERS ARE IN DIRE NEED OF AFFORDABLE, RESOURCE-EFFICIENT WEED MANAGEMENT TOOLS, AND THE PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO BEGIN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH A DEVICE THROUGH A MULTI-ORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATION. THE COLLABORATION IS A STARTING POINT THAT WILL FOSTER FURTHER INNOVATIONS THROUGH THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF A LEADING WEED SCIENCE RESEARCH LABORATORY AT AN R1 (VERY HIGH RESEARCH ACTIVITY) UNIVERSITY, TEXAS A & M WITH A SMALL BUSINESS WITH ENGINEERING AND MARKET EXPERTISE (GLOBAL NEIGHBOR INC.).