Tips and Tools for Managing Those ‘Bulletproof’ Weeds

With herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth and kochia marching across the Plains, growers must focus on rotating chemistries, slowing down their spray rig and mixing products properly, experts say.

By Jim Steiert posted on October 14, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection

Herbicide-resistant weeds are nothing new in the farming landscape, but “bulletproof” Palmer amaranth and kochia are becoming more of a concern because of the long-standing reliance on glyphosate applications.

Long-Term Study Cites Value Of Residual Herbicides

January 1, 2008 | Posted in Crop Protection, Residue Management

THE USE OF residual herbicides in Roundup Ready cropping systems improves control of tough weeds such as lambsquarters, pigweed and wild buckwheat, and it reduces the potential for development of weed resistance, according to Monsanto, the manufacturer of Roundup.

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