An onslaught of the weed Palmer amaranth in the southeastern United States has left many farmers wondering if they should continue using environmentally friendly cover crops and conservation tillage, or switch to conventional tillage. Palmer amaranth is aggressive, drought tolerant, a prolific seed producer, and capable of developing resistance to glyphosate, known as “Roundup.” Because of that, thousands of acres …
Agri View: Controlling Palmer Amaranth, or Pigweed
Everett Griner talks about the trials and tribulations producers are having controlling Palmer Amaranth, or Pigweed in today’s Agri View. One of the biggest and costliest problems in producing a crop is controlling weeds. They are all getting harder to kill. Some worse than others. Pigweeds. The genetic name for it, of course, is Palmer Amaranth. I believe …
Migratory Trouble
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