It wasn’t too many years ago that ag retailers and their grower-customers could hardly wait for new options […]
If you had asked four-decade ag veteran Mark Bartel, President of Wilger Inc., just a few years ago […]
This upcoming growing season promises to be slightly different than any that have come before it. In 2017, […]
As in any war, the longer the conflict goes on, the higher the numbers associated with this fight […]
As the calendar officially turns to spring, life is in full renewal mode. Flowers are blooming, birds are […]
Weeds resistant to the class of herbicides called protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) inhibitors are spreading at a faster rate […]
Both scientists and regulators have had a lot to say about the growing problem of herbicide resistance and […]
Weed seed can be spread in a variety of ways-including by air, animals, rain, soil and mechanical means. […]
“Think differently. Behave differently. Diversify however you can. Not every practice fits on every acre.” That was the […]
Researchers writing in the latest issue of the journal Weed Science provide important insights on the control of […]
Herbicide-resistant weeds have evolved in response to repeated use of herbicides with the same site of action (SOA), […]
To address the increasing urgent problem of herbicide resistance, the Weed Science Society of America makes the following recommendations: […]
The evolution and widespread distribution of herbicide-resistant weeds and their management is a challenge for crop producers and […]
The evolution of herbicide-resistant weeds requires close attention to which herbicides belong to which site of action group […]
How does a farmer or ag retailer establish that a herbicide resistance problem is developing or if their farming practices […]
When planning a weed control program, herbicides should be selected from groups that use different sites of action […]
When a weed control failure is confirmed as resistance, immediate action is required to remove any surviving weeds […]
In recent years Palmer amaranth has been confirmed in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio indicating it could […]
A weed’s potential for developing glyphosate resistance is primarily guided by three factors: weed biology, intensity of glyphosate […]