A newly published report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies the herbicide glyphosate as a “2A-rated possible carcinogen” and the ag industry responds by circling the wagons.
A University of Massachusetts researcher and her team have found that invasive and alien plants are more widely distributed than natives across the continental United States, according to recent study results.
This week the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) presented awards to more than two dozen individuals for their outstanding contributions to the field of weed science.
Bob Hartzler and Mike Owen, professors of agronomy and ISU Extension and Outreach weed scientists, updated the 2015 Herbicide Guide for Iowa Corn and Soybean Production to reflect the 2014 growing season, product effectiveness and changes in industry offerings
Started in 2010, the Flag the Technology program provides a visual reference for applicators to distinguish between fields planted with different herbicide-tolerant trait technologies.
DiFlexx (dicamba) has a wide window of application, from burndown to V10, for ensuring complete broadleaf weed control and flexibility, and is tankmix compatible with Corvus or Balance Flexx herbicides from burndown to V2, and post with Laudis or Capreno herbicides.
A University of Georgia professor is advocating that farmers rotate the pesticides they apply to cotton crops in order to prevent another outbreak of the herbicide-resistant weed, Palmer amaranth.
FMC Corp. has acquired all global rights to a novel, proprietary herbicide from Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., and Ihara Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
Protea’s LAESI DP-1000 Instrument System will be used in Purdue’s College of Agriculture, the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, for the molecular imaging of herbicide active ingredients and other related compounds to optimize herbicide applications and improve weed management.
Unique weed management challenges facing growers in 2015, such as new herbicide tolerance traits and herbicide resistance, will be the focus of the presentation by MSU weed control specialist Christy Sprague on March 23.
A team of 12 scientists is making significant headway in the battle against difficult weeds through their work at Syngenta on the Acuron corn herbicide technical team.
