February 2010 - Posts

Barchenger and Kichler Selected as Resistance Fighters of the Year

As manager of weed resistance strategies for Syngenta, I am honored to recognize Paul Barchenger and Jeremy Kichler as the 2009 Resistance Fighters of the Year. Barchenger, agronomy division manager of Hutchinson Cooperative in Hutchinson, Minn., and

Millions Spent in Hand-weeding Palmer Pigweed

Glyphosate-resistant Palmer pigweed has become the most damaging weed we've seen to date on crops in the South. Researchers at the Southern Weed Science Society (SWSS) Meeting last week in Little Rock, Ark. reported 1.6 million acres of cotton and