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- Graduate Research Assistant – Master’s Level with Cornell University in Ithaca and Geneva, NY
- Oktoberfest: Time to Raise a Glass to Weed Control!
- Graduate Research Assistantship (M.S. or Ph.D.) with University of Wyoming in Laramie, WY
- Study Shows Socioeconomic Factors Can Influence the Spread of Invasive Plants
- Want To Keep Your Compost Weed-Free?
- Assistant Professor – Weed Science with Mississippi State University in Starkville, MS
- PhD Graduate Assistantship in digital weed science with Texas A&M University in College Station, TX (main campus)
- PhD Graduate Assistantship in IWM with Texas A&M University in College Station, TX (main campus)
- 10th Edition of the Herbicide Handbook is Available for Purchase
- Master’s Level GRA Position Organic Weed Management with North Dakota State University in Fargo ND
Cohort Hire: Science-Based Solutions to Grand Challenges in Equity and Inclusion with Cornell University in Ithaca, NY
Research Associate or Postdoctoral Researcher – Weed Science with Montana State University – Bozeman in Southern Agricultural Research Center (SARC), Huntley, MT
Program Coordinator with Minor Use Foundation, Inc in USA
PhD in Soil and Weed Science (SIUC) with Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Carbondale, IL
Regional Crops Educator with University of Wisconsin Division of Extension in Dane & Dodge Counties
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Dandelion Seeds Fly Using ‘Impossible’ Method Never Before Seen in Nature
When some animals, aeroplanes or seeds fly, rings of circulating air called vortices form in contact with their wings or wing-like surfaces. These vortices can help to maintain the forces that lift the animal, machine or seed into the air. more »
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WSSA to Participate in Annual Meeting of Two Aquatic Plant Management Societies
June 4, 2019 – Today the Weed Science Society of America announced it will participate in the joint annual meeting of the Aquatic Plant Management Society (APMS) and Western Aquatic Plant Management Society (WAPMS), scheduled for July 14-17 in San Diego, California. more »
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Fighting Back Against Pigweeds
Fighting Back Against Pigweed WSSA highlights successful awareness initiative & best practices WESTMINSTER, Colorado – April 29, 2019 – Waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, both members of the pigweed family, have become significant threats to crop yields and farm incomes … more »
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EPA Takes Next Step in Review Process for Herbicide Glyphosate, Reaffirms No Risk to Public Health
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking an important step in the agency’s review of glyphosate. As part of this action, EPA continues to find that there are no risks to public health when glyphosate is used in accordance with its current label more »
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New Herbicide Technologies Will Fail if We Don’t Remember Past Sins
I think I can safely say after more than 27 years of professional experience, obtained in three different regions of our GREAT country, that most Extension personnel have dedicated their lives to helping solve the problems of American agriculture. more »
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Spray pH Becoming Issue in Dicamba Applications
It’s been a fairly common practice for cotton and soybean farmers to add Roundup to the tank mix to broaden the spectrum of weed control when they were spraying glyphosate – and dicamba-tolerant crops. more »
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Early Bird Gets the Weed
It’s been said, the early bird gets the worm. In weed management, the early bird catches the weed while it’s still small, according to a New Mexico State University Extension weed specialist. more »
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FMC to Introduce Two New Herbicide Modes of Action In Next Decade
In a world where resistant weeds run rampant, one chemical company is bringing relief to corn, soybean and rice farmers. FMC will introduce a novel rice herbicide and a corn and soybean herbicide in the next five to ten years. more »
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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. more »
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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 … more »
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