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Waterhemp, the aggressive weed threatening Corn Belt crop production, is throwing curveballs once again, according to researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The weed has famously developed resistance to not one or two, but seven herbicide sites-of-action classes, nearly exhausting the chemical tools farmers can use to defend their livelihood.

The nation’s most accomplished weed scientists for Fellows Awards – a recognition honoring their outstanding contributions to the field of weed science.

WESTMINSTER, Colorado (PRWEB) May 02, 2022 -- The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) and its affiliates have recently singled out a dozen of the nation’s

Variable weather makes weeds harder to whack Canton Daily Ledger URBANA—From flooded spring fields to summer hailstorms and drought, farmers are well aware the weather is changing. It often means spring planting can’t happen on time or has to happen twice to make up for catastrophic losses of young seedlings. According to a joint study between University of Illinois and USDA-ARS, it also means common pre-emergence herbicides are less effective. With less weed control at the beginning of the...