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Palmer amaranth has the potential to become a weed pest that threatens farm productivity and profit. Weed Scientist Bob Hartzler visits three places in Iowa where Palmer has been found. Harrison County and the local Herbicide Resistance Project team is the only one successfully mitigating the...
Harrison County was the site of three recent events...
The Integrated Pest Management Unit is looking for an intern to assist with educational programing for K-12 youth.
"There is a “considerable chance,” the authors write, “that the evolution of pest resistance will outpace human innovation.” Addressing the situation requires a collective effort between funding agencies, regulators, farmers and others, the authors add in the review, published in...
Of the eight herbicides applied, only two provided acceptable control. A six-way resistant waterhemp demands a diversified approach: using a variety of appropriate cultural, mechanical and biological control tactics.