Weed science Society of America Logo
Join / Renew
Contribute

Publications

Agriculture Without Glyphosate: The Costs?

Across North America, the benefit from glyphosate-tolerant soybeans has been calculated at more than $3 billion annually through lower food prices.

Innovation & Best Practices Take Center Stage at Upcoming Weed Science Society Meetings

WESTMINSTER, Colorado – November 13, 2018 – The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) and its affiliated scientific societies have scheduled information-packed annual meetings over the coming months – each focused on new innovations and best practices in weed control.

… more

EPA Ruling Clears Path for Dicamba’s Use on Arkansas Farms

Source credit: www.arkansasonline.com 

Farmers will be allowed to use dicamba on soybeans and cotton for the next two years, even as other farmers and weed scientists say the herbicide still has a tendency to move off target and damage other crops and vegetation.

… more

WSSA Brings “Clean Bean” Message to Farm Broadcasters

WESTMINSTER, Colorado – November 1, 2018 –  In a recent audio news release taped by the National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB),

… more

EPA Extends Dicamba Registration for Two Years

The EPA has announced it will extend the registration of dicamba for two years for over-the-top use in dicamba-resistant crops. Jason Norsworthy, University of Arkansas weed scientist, was unfazed by the news. “There’s nothing there that surprised me. 

WSSA Brings “Clean Bean” Message to Farm Broadcasters

In a recent audio news release taped by the National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB), the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) addresses one of the most significant issues facing agriculture today

Recommended Best Practices for Reducing Weed Seeds in U.S. Soybean Exports

Listen to the interview by Dr. Lee Van Wychen

Weed seeds in commodity exports are a serious trade concern.

… more

New Research Shows Solutions to Ugly Dicamba Saga Closer

Over the last several years, Xtend crops and new dicamba formulations have been fraught with controversy. Might the strife generated by off-target movement and regulatory edicts be dialed back?

Seed Destructor Technology Next Step in War on Weeds

For decades, the fight against weeds in Arkansas agriculture – barnyardgrass and Palmer amaranth, in particular – has been an ongoing war of attrition as weed populations gradually acquire resistance to one herbicidal chemistry after another.

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?

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

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.

WSSA Herbicide Handbook

10th Edition

Download the latest

WSSA Newsletter

Find Weed Science Books in the Bookstore

News

WSSA is a non-profit professional society promoting research, education, and awareness of weeds in managed and natural ecosystems

Mailing Address

12110 N. Pecos St
Suite #220
Westminster, CO 80234

Email

Business Office
[email protected]

Newsletter
[email protected]
Webmaster
[email protected]

Membership

Membership includes full access to the WSSA journals. Learn more

Member Login

Follow Us

Linkedin Twitter Facebook-square Youtube-square