01/27/2022 SOURCE: theconversation.com
Farmers are stuck in a chemical war against weeds, which have developed resistance to many widely used herbicides. Seed companies’ answer – using more varied herbicides – is causing new problems.
The herbicide dicamba was supposed to solve farmers' weed problems – instead, it's making farming harder for many of them
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Soil Health, Herbicides, Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Research, Fertilizer,
Enzymes and Agriculture Go Hand In Hand: Know How
Agriculture is not just a simple activity that provides the producer with food to sell to others. It is, after all, a science. And Enzymes have a huge role to play in this science.
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Herbicides, Weeds, Research, Ag Innovation,
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Andrew Chronister
Topics: Herbicides, Pesticides, Crop Dusting, Drones UAV, Pest Control,
Ministry of Agriculture Supports Usage of Drone Technology in Agriculture
Ag-specific drone solutions have exploded in popularity in recent years. Drones have made various tiresome agricultural tasks more easier, ranging from crop progress monitoring to crop damage detection.
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Crop Spraying Drones: This Small U.S. Manufacturer is Taking on the Global Market
AgroDrone, a small Texas-based drone manufacturer is taking on the global market for ag tech with their crop spraying drones.
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The Hidden Danger of Historic U.S. Herbicide Shortages
As the supply situation simmers, agronomists and other experts warn about unintended effects.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Precision AG , Herbicides, Weeds, Agriculture US, Education U.S. MidWest,
Weed goes off script to resist herbicides
URBANA, Ill. – Cementing waterhemp’s reputation as a hard-to-kill weed in corn and soybean production systems, University of Illinois researchers have now documented the weed deviating from standard detoxification strategies to resist an herbicide that has never been commercialized.
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Waterhemp goes off script to resist herbicides - My Droll
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Cementing waterhemp’s reputation as a hard-to-kill weed in corn and soybean production systems, University of Illinois researchers have now documented the weed deviating from standard detoxification strategies to resist an herbicide that has never been commercialized. The chemical in question, syncarpic acid-3 (SA3), is the great-great grandfather of the HPPD-inhibiting herbicide […]
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Herbicides, Weeds, Crop Consultant, Education U.S. NorthEast, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture,
No-till production farmers can cut herbicide use, control weeds, protect profits | Penn State University
Farmers using no-till production — in which soil never or rarely is plowed or disturbed — can reduce herbicide use and still maintain crop yields by implementing integrated weed-management methods, according to a new study conducted by Penn State researchers.
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