Weeds are one of the biggest problems farmers face. The most common way of controlling them? Potentially toxic herbicides.

The following discussion is intended to describe the different types of adjuvants that are used with herbicides and explain their role in increasing herbicide efficacy. Utility modifiers which include ...

For Christmas, farmers would like something that would kill weeds because weeds are winning when they take the field. Stu ...

The findings show that more extensive research on how pesticides impact the development and severity of various cancers is ...

The mode-of-action is the overall manner in which a herbicide affects a plant at the tissue or cellular level. Herbicides with the same mode-of- action will have the same translocation (movement) ...

"It's a lot of work every year fighting it off.” Homeowner finds major garden issue at recently purchased house: 'Do we ...

Glyphosate-based herbicides are among the most commonly applied herbicides in the world. Glyphosate takes aim at a plant enzyme, but while it is meant to only affect plants, there is plenty of ...

Control vs. Renovation Forage stands should be evaluated to determine stand composition prior to applying herbicides. First, it is critical to know the weed species present and their growth stages to ...

Known for its long emergence, rapid growth, prolific seed production and ability to develop resistance to herbicides, Palmer amaranth can be a farmer’s worst enemy. Until about a decade ago ...

One of the biggest challenges growers face early in the planting season is controlling tough weeds. As soon as planting ...

To combat this agricultural pest, rice growers in the southeastern United States have been planting rice cultivars that were tweaked to allow them to apply herbicides that target weedy rice ...