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- Research Plant Physiologist / Research Agronomist
- 2022 WSSA Travel Enrichment Experience Award
- Want To Keep Your Compost Weed-Free?
- Nation’s Top Weed Scientists Recognized by Their Peers
- WSSA Innovative Grants Program – Call for Proposals
- Graduate Research Assistantship in Weed Science with University of Idaho in Kimberly Research and Extension Center
- Graduate Research Assistant with Michigan State University, Department of Horticulture in East Lansing, MI
- The Deadly Problem of Poisonous Weeds
- Weed Biology & Ecology Post-doctoral Fellow in Fayetteville, AR with University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture in Fayetteville, AR
- Need Help Identifying Weeds? WSSA Says There Are Apps for That!
Primary Investigator, Herbicides Development Biology – Product Support & Renewal Team with FMC Corporation in Newark, Delaware
Vegetation Management Member – Bryce Canyon National Park with American Conservation Experience in Bryce Canyon National Park (Bryce, UT)
Natural Resource Members – Cumberland Gap National Historical Park with American Conservation Experience in Middlesboro, KY
Signs & Graffiti Fellow with American Conservation Corp in Twentynine Palms, CA
Irrigation and Soils Advisor with www.ucanr.edu in Modesto, CA
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Study Points to Possible Improvements in the Weed Scouting Technologies
WESTMINSTER, Colorado –March 21, 2022 – Detecting and identifying weeds early in the growing season is fundamental to effective weed control. Doing so allows growers to develop targeted, site-specific management plans that reduce crop loss and minimize the need for … more »
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Waterhemp Population Exhibits Resistance to Dicamba
WESTMINSTER, Colorado – December 29, 2021 – Waterhemp is one of the most troublesome agronomic weeds in the midwestern U.S., where it has rapidly evolved resistance to multiple herbicides. One example: An Illinois waterhemp population has exhibited resistance to six … more »
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Study Shows Socioeconomic Factors Can Influence the Spread of Invasive Plants
WESTMINSTER, Colorado – September, 2021 – Predicting the spread of nonnative plants that have the potential to become invasive may seem like an unachievable goal. But research featured in the journal Invasive Plant Science and Management shows important, predictive clues … more »
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Do the Ways We Live and Work Influence the Spread of Invasive Plants?
A recent study shows we may be overlooking important information that can help us predict how and where invasive plants are likely to spread. Researchers writing in the journal Invasive Plant Science and Management say invasion pathways can be closely … more »
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Science Journal Takes an In-Depth Look at Weedy Rice
WESTMINSTER, Colorado – September 9, 2021 – Weedy rice (Oryza spp.) is a serious threat to rice crops around the globe. It can rob them of vital nutrients and cause yield losses of up to 90 percent – creating … more »
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Want to Control Buffelgrass? It is Time to Mix Things Up!
Buffelgrass is a drought-tolerant, invasive weed that threatens the biodiversity of native ecosystems in the drylands of the Americas and Australia. Unfortunately, though, land managers trying to control the weed often experience mixed results. more »
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Is Crop Competition an Effective Weed Control Strategy?
When it comes to weed control, today’s growers face a double whammy. Weeds have developed resistance to many of our existing herbicide options at a time when new herbicide discoveries have plummeted. But a recent study featured in the journal Weed Science shows one often overlooked weed control strategy may help to fill the void. more »
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Battling Glyphosate-Resistant Kochia: Research Shows Sugarbeet Growers Must Think Beyond Herbicides
Kochia has become one of the most problematic weeds in the U.S. – now resistant to at least four herbicide sites of action. And researchers writing in the journal Weed Technology say sugarbeet growers in particular have cause for concern. more »
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Will Gene Sequencing Lead to New Weed Control Strategies?
Palmer amaranth and waterhemp are two troublesome amaranthus species weeds that are resistant to multiple herbicides. They also have unique reproductive features. more »
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A Perfect Storm: Are Environmental Factors Fueling Herbicide Resistance?
Sobering global survey data shows weeds have evolved resistance to 167 herbicides spanning 23 of 26 known sites of action. Now scientists writing in the journal Invasive Plant Science and Management say climate change and elevated levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) may be contributing to the development of herbicide resistance. more »
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