AgWeb

Weed control that hits the mark in corn and soybeans

When Michigan farmer Jake Drozd noticed resistant weeds popping up in his soybean and cornfields, he knew he needed a change to control the waterhemp, marestail and giant ragweed. But with 8,200 acres ...
AgWeb

Next-Gen Herbicides Target Tough Weeds In Corn And Soybeans

A spring burndown herbicide application helps farmers achieve a “clean slate” in their fields prior to planting. Several companies have announced new weed-control tools for row-crop growers’ use in ...
Purdue University

Some soybeans suffer herbicide injury; are likely to recover

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Recent heavy rainfall in parts of Indiana have created conditions ideal for herbicide injury from certain pre-emergence PPO inhibitors in soybean fields, two Purdue Extension ...
The Journal

Putting a value on weed’s theft from yields

Weeds like Palmer amaranth, waterhemp, kochia, and marestail are escalating challenges for High Plains farmers growing corn, soybeans, wheat, and sorghum. Arkansas ...
Purdue University

Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab Publishes More Pumpkin Research

The Horticulture Crops Weed Science Lab published pumpkin research in the December issue of HortTechnology, available online now. The research investigated the potential of currently unregistered ...
The Times Leader

Weed Killer Is Losing Ground

Central Illinois corn farmer Jerry McCulley refills his sprayer with the weed killer glyphosate on a farm near Auburn. A handful of hardy weeds have adapted to survive glyphosate — sold as Roundup and ...
The Times Leader

Weed killer is losing ground

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — When the weed killer Roundup was introduced in the 1970s, it proved it could kill nearly any plant while still being safer than many other herbicides, and it allowed farmers to ...