University of Illinois weed scientists have confirmed resistance to the herbicide dicamba in a Champaign County waterhemp population.
Editors Paul Schrimpf and Eric Sfiligoj discuss dicamba-resistant weeds, a new machine to zap weeds, and a fun […]
Waterhemp’s rise to the Cornbelt’s worst weed is one of the Cornbelt’s more fascinating weed-related events over the […]
Corn naturally tolerates certain herbicides, detoxifying the chemicals before they can cause harm, writes Lauren Quinn on the […]
While there are dozens of common weeds that threaten yield each season, many Midwest farmers who grow corn […]
FMC Agricultural Solutions has introduced Authority Supreme herbicide, a new tool to combat resistant weeds, for the 2018 […]
Farmers have been battling herbicide-resistant weeds for generations. A common practice for most of that time has been […]
Herbicide-resistant waterhemp is a challenging weed to control because it emerges over a long period of time. In […]
Twenty-five years ago, waterhemp was virtually unknown to Illinois farmers. Today, the broadleaf weed blankets corn and soybean […]
Jill Scheidt, agronomy specialist with University of Missouri Extension in Barton County, scouted area fields to prepare this […]
The waterhemp towering above the crop canopy in many fields is clear evidence of how difficult it is […]
Glyphosate-resistant waterhemp is making a troublesome mark in the Midwest, so much so that it has become the […]
Herbicide-resistant waterhemp populations will challenge weed management practices and practitioners during the 2012 growing season. University of Illinois […]
A waterhemp population from southeast Nebraska has been confirmed to be resistant to 2-4-D. The resistant population is […]
A Purdue Extension weed specialist urges farmers to take necessary steps now to better control yield-reducing waterhemp next […]
Take advantage of the elevated view from your combine cab to survey and assess the effectiveness of your […]
Sometimes the best defense is a good offense. When fighting herbicide-resistant weeds, offensive moves could mean robust crop […]
Waterhemp has done it again. University of Illinois researchers have published an article in Pest Management Science confirming […]
Midwest growers struggling with waterhemp issues have a new information resource. Biology and Management of Waterhemp has been […]
Industry experts say there are three weeds quickly developing herbicide resistance that could bear watching this growing season.