• WSSA Advocates for Weed Controls That Protect Soybean Export Value
  

  WESTMINSTER, Colorado – August 27, 2018 –  Experts from the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) will attend the 2018 Farm Progress show in Boone, Iowa, this week to highlight system-wide strategies for protecting soybean export values by reducing weed … more »

• WSSA Spotlights State-Level Strategies in the Battle Against Noxious Weeds
  

  WESTMINSTER, Colorado – August 1, 2018 –  Today the Weed Science Society of America is introducing a new fact sheet featuring state-level strategies in the battle against noxious weeds – those plants known for their negative impact on public health, agriculture, recreation, wildlife or property. Once a weed is classified as noxious at the more »

• Report from Research Workshop on the Off-Target Movement of Dicamba Made Available by WSSA
  

  Report from Research Workshop on the Off-Target Movement of Dicamba Made Available by WSSA WESTMINSTER, Colorado – July 20, 2018 – Today the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) announced that a report from a recent research workshop on the … more »

• Research Focuses on Factors that Fuel New Plant Invasions
  

  Which environmental factors are most important to the establishment of new plants of invasive species? Is it seed dispersal from existing plants? Canopy disturbance? Disturbance to the soil or leaf litter? more »

• Researchers Document the Role Rainfall Plays in Organic Weed Control
  

  Organic  growers can face tough challenges when it comes to weed control.  But new research published in the journal Weed Science shows weather conditions and well-timed cultural management techniques can make a big difference. more »

• New Study Shows Timing is an Important Factor in Auxin Damage
  

  With the introduction of crops engineered for resistance to the auxin herbicides, concern has soared about unintentional injury to auxin-sensitive crops through off-target spray drift, volatility more »

• This Towering Plant Is Invading the US, and It’s Causing Serious Sunburns
  

  The giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) is a towering weed that can cause vision loss and intense burns. But no, this poisonous plant doesn’t come from Professor Sprout’s botany syllabus at Hogwarts; instead, it’s very real and was recently identified more »

• Alliant Energy Has Goats-For-Hire Plan for Weed Control
  

  If the town of Beloit gives its blessing, Alliant Energy plans to hire a herd of goats to munch on buckthorn, garlic mustard and other invasive plants on a 10-acre plot at Alliant’s Riverside Energy Center. more »

• Stewardship of Dicamba and 2,4-D Reviewed
  

  Steckel provided a comprehensive overview of varieties and acres planted to soybeans and cotton across the state, and how farmer stewardship of dicamba and 2,4-D fared compared, in part, to complaints filed with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. more »

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