• 2018 WSSA-Travel Enrichment Experience Scholarship for Graduate Students
  

  The Travel Enrichment Experience (TEE) will provide an opportunity for WSSA graduate students to participate in a five day, four night educational experience with professionals in a different WSSA region. more »

• WSSA Update and Renewal Information
  

  As it is spring I thought it would be a good time to reach out with some links and opportunities for our members and partners. Our partners at the International more »

• WSSA Recognizes Outstanding Student Weed Scientists
  

  For Immediate Release  (Click Here for PDF Version) WESTMINSTER, Colorado – March 15, 2018 – Today the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) announced it has recognized nearly three dozen students from 19 universities for outstanding research-related presentations and proposals. During the Society’s recent annual … more »

• When It Comes to Tillage, Timing Matters!
  

  With herbicide resistance on the rise, more farmers are making tillage the foundation of their integrated weed management program. But new research shows that when tillage occurs can make a big difference more »

• Is Palmer Amaranth Developing Traits That Make it Difficult to Control?
  

  Palmer amaranth is widely considered to be one of the most damaging and difficult to control agricultural weeds in North America. A lot of time and attention has been devoted to herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth more »

• Research Shows the Impact of Invasive Plants Can Linger Long After Eradication
  

  It is easy to assume that getting rid of invasive plants will allow a local ecosystem to return to its natural state, with native vegetation flourishing once again. But a new study featured more »

• Robots fight weeds in challenge to agrochemical giants
  

  In a field of sugar beet in Switzerland, a solar-powered robot that looks like a table on wheels scans the rows of crops with its camera, identifies weeds and zaps them with jets of blue liquid from its mechanical tentacles. more »

• Knotweed ‘Cannot be Eradicated’, Swansea Uni Trial Shows
  

  The world’s largest field trial on the control of Japanese knotweed, conducted in Wales, has found that eradicating the plant is not possible.

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• Edible Weeds: Gardeners Forage in Their Backyards for Food
  

  Most gardeners pull out weeds without giving them a second thought, but it turns out that you could be eating some of them. more »

The WSSA, a non-profit professional society, promotes research, education, and extension outreach activities related to weeds; provides science-based information to the public and policy makers; and fosters awareness of weeds and their impacts on managed and natural ecosystems. Learn more about the WSSA.