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 ...

Kansas State University has just released the 2025 Chemical Weed Control for Field Crops, Pastures, Rangeland, and Noncropland guide, an annual publication that weed specialist Sarah Lancaster says ...

From putting 'three in the pre' to making a herbicide pass before flowering, field agronomist Mike Hannewald breaks down the ...

If the 2025 season felt like the “same old, same old” for your weed control program — it shouldn’t. When farmers have the mindset that every year is just like the last, it’s easy to fall into the ...

Extension specialist shares tactics for managing Palmer amaranth, eclipta, nutsedge and sicklepod, which threaten Delta peanut production.

Herbicide-resistant weeds have been a long time in coming, Chris Proctor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln weed management Extension educator, told attendees recently at Soil Health U in Salina, Kansas.

When we talk about the cost of weed control, it’s tempting to focus on the price of the herbicide. In reality, the true cost ...

Special thanks to: Amy Thompson (Extension/DFFS) and Tricia Herr (Extension) for volunteering their time to assist with on-site activities; and Chris Adair (HLA) and Nellie Walthery (Purdue Student ...

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 ...

LAMBERTON, Minn. — Extension entomologist Ian MacRae cautions farmers from applying pesticides before aphids reach the recommended 250-per-plant threshold. MacRae told more than 60 farmers attending ...