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No More Denial, Pigweed is a Threat!

The overarching message at the November 17th PigPosium was, " Don't wait to see if Palmer pigweed is resistant! " More than 700 producers, retailers and extension personnel gathered at the symposium, which was sponsored by University of

Pigweed Plot Work Shows Promise

Fields like the one 2009 Resistance Fighter of the Year Jeremy Kichler is standing in below are all too common and could lead one to mistakenly believe that growers are losing the battle to pigweed. But on a recent trip with Kichler, we heard a more optimistic

University of Arkansas Programs Keep the Palmer Jungle at Bay

At a recent field tour, University of Arkansas weed scientists Ken Smith and Bob Scott walked attendees through trials on a Widener, Ark., farm that had become a Palmer jungle last season. To the surprise of some, both researchers said it is possible

One Shot May Not Get Them All

As the presence of glyphosate-resistant Palmer exploded in North Carolina fields this year, some growers who thought they were doing the right thing by incorporating a pre-emergence residual herbicide still managed to find themselves in a predicament