Insights and Stories on Palmer Amaranth

The problem with pigweeds

Jan. 19, 2024 at 11:07 am CST

Scouting for waterhemp is difficult but critical, Manitoba Agriculture weed specialist Kim Brown told producers during her presentation at St. Jean Farm Days Jan. 10. “You’re going to hear a lot about this in the next few years because this is just going to become a bigger and bigger problem, but I really […]

Palmer amaranth pops back up in Ontario

Aug. 28, 2023 at 8:43 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Arkansas confirms first-ever glufosinate-resistant broadleaf

Feb. 22, 2021 at 7:32 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

North Dakota still on lookout for Palmer amaranth

Sep. 20, 2018 at 7:57 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

Minnesota finds source of Palmer amaranth on CRP land

Apr. 6, 2017 at 6:13 pm CDT

By Renita D. Young Tom Polansek

Palmer amaranth threatening U.S. corn fields

Apr. 5, 2017 at 3:13 pm CDT

Winterset, Iowa | Reuters — A U.S. government program designed to convert farmland to wildlife habitat has triggered the spread of a fast-growing weed that threatens to strangle crops in America’s rural heartland. The weed is hard to kill and, if left unchecked, destroys as much as 91 per cent […]

By Renita D. Young Tom Polansek

Minnesota probes Palmer amaranth’s sudden appearance

Feb. 8, 2017 at 3:36 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Minnesota has launched an investigation to find the source of seed mixes contaminated with weed seeds after the aggressive, herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth weed was found on 30 areas planted in a federal conservation program. The weed grows very fast, reaching up to eight feet in height […]

By Renita D. Young