Pigweed patrols are a devil of a farming practice. In the form of chopping, pulling, or eyeballing and marking, hand weeding is a costly headache, but total reliance on a shrinking arsenal of ...

The University of Idaho Sugar Beet Conference is slated from 9 a.m to 4 p.m. Dec. 4 at Boise Centre, 850 W. Front St., Boise. Amalgamated Sugar, a grower-owned cooperative that operates processing ...

Joe Ikley, North Dakota State University Extension weed specialist, conducted trials in edible fields near Fargo, North Dakota, and in Barnes County, North Dakota, on herbicide resistant pigweed.

It’s been less than two years since University of Idaho Extension weed scientist Albert Adjesiwor’s fears were realized and a pair of problematic pigweeds — Palmer amaranth and waterhemp — were first ...

With pigweed resistance spreading fast, growers need more than herbicides. New research reveals when and how cover crops can step in. From left, cereal rye terminated two weeks after soybean planting ...

This summer, we have gotten a few calls about Palmer amaranth and waterhemp, two pigweed species that unfortunately are becoming more common. These two pigweeds are difficult to control, mostly due to ...

Amaranths are one of the most wide-spread weed species in Delaware and the region, infesting vegetable crops as well as grain crops. Amaranths include redroot pigweed, smooth pigweed, Palmer amaranth, ...

For years growers have been hearing about this super weed, nicknamed Satin, that has been infesting southern and midwestern states for the past 12 years. They’ve heard horror stories about how it can ...