Weed’s resistance a fright for farmers
July 12, 2008 - The Moultrie Observer
If anyone ever wanted to make a farm-themed horror movie, a hardy variety of pigweed would be a prime candidate for the villain's role.

Grower Changes Strategy to Avoid Pigweed
July 10, 2008 - Southeast Farm Press
Managing 8,500 acres of row crop land is tough enough when everything works the way it's supposed to work. When your herbicide won't work on your toughest to manage weed - there is a big problem. Rowland, N.C., grower Roger Oxendine knows all to well how the above scenario plays out. He says he has some level of glyphosate resistant weeds on most, if not all, of his 8,500 acre operation.

How to Get Better Weed Control in RR Beans
July 08, 2008 - Wallaces Farmer
"Over the past decade with our farming practices, we have selected for a weed spectrum that possesses a higher level of tolerance than was present at the start of the Roundup Ready era of weed management," says Bob Hartzler, Iowa State University Extension weed management specialist. "Because of this, glyphosate control failures are more common now than they were 10 years ago."

Weed control options reviewed
July 06, 2008 - Beaver Dam Daily Citizen
With the recent flooding in Wisconsin, if entire fields or depressions within fields are drowned out and are not replanted with a crop, weeds will flourish in these areas because there is no crop competition to suppress their growth.

Weed Pressure Mounts with Wet Weather
July 03, 2008 - Hoosier Ag Today
After weeks of rainy and windy weather, many Indiana growers are behind on their herbicide spray programs. While the farmers have been kept out of the fields, the weeds have gotten out of control.