Purdue weed scientist's with the assistance of Purdue extension educators and various agricultural industry reps have identified corn and soybean fields in northwestern Indiana that have Palmer amaranth infestations.

Greenhouse studies conducted by University of Nebraska weed scientists have confirmed glyphosate resistance in multiple giant ragweed populations.

This article describes how glyphosate kills plants, mechanisms by which Palmer amaranth and marestail have evolved glyphosate resistance, and management to avoid glyphosate resistant weed development.

In selling its eight-trait SmartStax corn hybrids, Monsanto is not only competing with competitors’ hybrids, but also its own triple-stacked hybrids, says Brett Begemann, the company’s executive vice president for seeds and traits.

BASF announced today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration of a new active ingredient, Kixor herbicide, for use on a wide range of no-till crops and effective on more than 70 broadleaf weeds. Starting this fall, four formulations Powered by Kixor herbicide — Sharpen herbicide, OpTill herbicide, Integrity herbicide and Treevix herbicide — will be available to help growers tackle today’s weed control challenges in their fields.