All Posts by Aaron Hager
May 11, 2017
Sustainability PracticesDecades ago it was very common for the majority of corn and soybean acres in Illinois to be treated with one or more soil-residual herbicides before crop/weed emergence.
November 21, 2016
Weed ManagementThe long-awaited label allowing dicamba use in dicamba-resistant soybean was granted November 9, 2016, by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), although only one commercial product received that label.
August 09, 2016
Weed ManagementPalmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) has garnered much attention recently in both academic discussions and popular press releases, and with good reason.
June 23, 2016
Weed ManagementWaterhemp continues to be one of the most widespread and troublesome broadleaf weed species with which Illinois farmers must contend.
March 03, 2016
Weed ManagementOn February 3, Monsanto announced its commercial launch plans for soybean varieties resistant to the herbicides dicamba and glyphosate (designated Roundup Ready 2 Xtend varieties).
December 08, 2015
Weed ManagementThe continuing and expanding challenges imposed on agronomic cropping systems by weed populations resistant to various herbicides has led to renewed interest in utilizing multiple modes of herbicide action in weed management programs.
November 30, 2015
Weed ManagementHere is the second installment with additional considerations for weed management in 2016.
November 16, 2015
Weed ManagementOne of the founding fathers of the United States is often credited as the source of the phrase “in this world nothing can be certain, except death and taxes.”