Weeds love to sprout along fences, but there's a straightforward method that keeps them under control without backbreaking ...

Longtime growers of grain sorghum realize it is imperative to get pre-emergence herbicide right. Because post-emergence herbicide options are limited, it is better to be certain fields start out clean ...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — One of the basic principles Karen Corrigan, an independent agronomist, considers when planning weed control is: “Weeds want to live more than you want to kill them.” Weeds are ...

No matter the growth stage, soybean weeds are never a welcome presence. In fact, early-season weed control is critical to minimize direct competition with weeds that emerge at about the same time as ...

It’s time to worry about weeds again. Or is it? Weeds affect people’s basic psyche, but they shouldn’t. To solve many weed issues, simply mow the lawn regularly and leave the clippings, mulch bare ...

Weed management is a key concern for any farmer. But it’s at the top of the list for those growing organic field crops.

A. The weed is commonly known as Virginia pepperweed. Most herbicides that kill broadleaf weeds will also kill it (for instance 2, 4-D). If it is in a lawn situation, then I would suggest you try for ...

Ask corn growers what their No. 1 weed problem is today, and it’s likely at least one of these three – Palmer amaranth (pigweed), waterhemp or common ragweed – will be listed in their response. In an ...

Jeremy Barker-Plotkin, who is a co-owner of Simple Gifts Farm in Amherst, drives a pedal-powered tractor called a Culticycle at the farm, Wednesday. Credit: GAZETTE STAFF/JERREY ROBERTS Sign up for ...

Odontotermes obesus is one of the termite species that grows fungi, called Termitomyces, in their mounds. Workers collect ...