University of Minnesota researchers are confronting the age-old problem of controlling weeds with a new approach: blasting them at high pressure with abrasive corncob grit. Scientists at the U's West ...

ST. PAUL -- I saw many corn and soybean fields with prominent patches of giant or common ragweed, common waterhemp or volunteer corn during my travels in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa this fall. These ...

With the outlook for high input costs and low commodity prices, the impulse for farmers is to cut their spend on products ...

These days, the best way for farmers to control herbicide-resistant weeds is to kill them when they are young and helpless. The problem is, they don’t stay that way for long. “It’s almost like you can ...

Synthetic microbial communities (SynComs) are emerging as powerful allies in the battle against weeds. These carefully crafted assemblies of microorganisms, such as compatible Pseudomonas strains, are ...

FARGO, N.D. -- A growing problem is creeping up among crops throughout North Dakota and Minnesota. Some weeds have become resistant to the herbicides used to control them. In some parts of the country ...

As the popularity of Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) programs continues to grow throughout the utility industry, the same goes for the adaptation of selective herbicide applications. Selective ...

A quick start to planting in many parts of the United States and Canada this spring will likely increase the need for a quick start to weed control, according to Greg Dahl, Weed Science Society of ...

Winter is mostly over and spring is arriving. That means all the plants are preparing for their “time in the sun” and growth spurts. Unfortunately, “all the plants” includes weeds. The best method of ...