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USDA Study: Glyphosate Application More Prevalent In Soybeans Than Corn
Glyphosate—known by many trade names, including Roundup—has been the most widely used pesticide in the United States since 2001. It effectively controls many weed…
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Helena Launching Four New Crop Protection Products
Helena Chemical Co. has introduced Avaris 2XS, Ruckus LFR insecticide, Sinister and Troubadour, new crop protection solutions designed to help agricultural producers overcome a diverse…
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IARC Glyphosate Report: A Closer Look At ‘Probably Carcinogenic’ Needed
By now, you’ve probably run across a story or two (probably closer to 100) detailing the ongoing controversy over the recent World Health Organization’s…
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Purdue Weed Scientist Publishes Weed Resistance White Paper
Resistant weeds, the appropriate use of herbicides and integrated weed management strategies are highlighted topics in the new white paper, “Overlapping Residual Herbicides” by…
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Weed Scientists Offer New Definition For ‘Superweed’
The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) has joined with six sister organizations to recommend a new definition for superweed – a catchall term…
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Syngenta’s Acuron Secures EPA Federal Approval
Growers looking to control difficult weeds like waterhemp, giant ragweed and Palmer amaranth will have access to Acuron corn herbicide from Syngenta, now that…
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U.S. Regulators May Start Testing Food For Glyphosate Residues
U.S. regulators may start testing food products for residues of the world’s most widely used herbicide, EPA told Reuters’ Carey Gillam on Friday, as…
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Genetic Literacy Project: There’s No Such Thing As ‘Superweeds’
Read the latest “analysis” on GMOs from Consumer Reports and you’ll “learn” that glyphosate, the chemical developed by Monsanto (its patent is now expired),…
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New Resistance To 2,4-D Discovered In Australia
In a world-first case of herbicide resistance, researchers have confirmed that sowthistle weed in the south east of South Australia is resistant to the…
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SURVEY: Close To 90% Of Growers Battle Weed Resistance
Herbicide resistance management continues to be a priority for corn and soybean growers, and they’re working together more effectively to slow the spread of…
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