Weeds

Weeds growing in a soybean field
Weeds
Hefty brothers offer solutions to million-seed disasterZero tolerance key to weed control

Here’s what a zero-tolerance approach to weed control in corn and soybeans looks like for 2026.

byMindy Ward,Editor, Missouri Ruralist
Oct 15, 2025
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5 Min Read
Asian copperleaf plants with reddish upper leaves in a September 2024 soybean field
Weeds
New herbicide-resistant weed spreads to eight Iowa countiesNew herbicide-resistant weed spreads to eight Iowa counties
byMeaghan Anderson
Jul 8, 2025
2 Min Read
Tractor spraying a field
Commentary
Heavy rain and herbicide leaching: What farmers need to knowRain affects herbicides, crops
byDwight Lingenfelter
Jun 23, 2025
7 Min Read
A soybean and rye field
Organic
How to make organic no-till beans soarHow to make organic no-till beans soar
byChris Torres
Feb 21, 2025
5 Min Read
Waterhemp growing in a field
Weeds
Waterhemp control requires multipronged approachWaterhemp control requires multipronged approach
Feb 21, 2025
2 Min Read
A field with weeds
Commentary
These herbicide programs have great crop flexibilityThese herbicide programs have great crop flexibility
byDwight Lingenfelter
Jan 30, 2025
5 Min Read
A sprayer displayed near a structure
Weeds
7 factors that affect spot-spraying efficiency
7 factors that affect spot-spraying efficiency
Jan 16, 2025
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3 Min Read
byAllison Lynch,Staff Writer
Waterhemp growing in a soybean field
Weeds
Get ahead of waterhemp in 2025
Get ahead of waterhemp in 2025
Jan 8, 2025
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3 Min Read
byAllison Lynch,Staff Writer
blue mustard plant in bloom
Wheat
Controlling mustard in wheat pays dividends
Controlling mustard in wheat pays dividends
Dec 11, 2024
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5 Min Read
byTom J. Bechman,Midwest Crops Editor
wheat seedlings with dew drops on the tips
Wheat
Can you identify these weeds in wheat?
Can you identify these weeds in wheat?
Dec 11, 2024
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8 Slides
byTom J. Bechman,Midwest Crops Editor
Palmer amaranth
Weeds
Researchers developing herbicide for Palmer amaranth
Researchers developing herbicide for Palmer amaranth
Aug 30, 2024
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2 Min Read
Amit Jhala, Nebraska Extension weed management specialist at field day
Weeds
Use cover crops to tackle Palmer amaranth
Use cover crops to tackle Palmer amaranth
Aug 5, 2024
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4 Min Read
byElizabeth Hodges,staff writer
A tractor tows a merger on a cut hayfield
Commentary
Done with first cut? Now control weeds
Done with first cut? Now control weeds
Jun 12, 2024
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7 Min Read
byDwight Lingenfelter
Horses in a fence in field of yellow weeds
Commentary
Weeds: Get ‘em while you can
Weeds: Get ‘em while you can
May 6, 2024
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4 Min Read
byDwight Lingenfelter
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[Test] Start Clean for 2024: Rice Weed Control Update
[Test] Start Clean for 2024: Rice Weed Control Update
Apr 25, 2024
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1 Hr View
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[Test] Start Clean for 2020: Rice Weed Control Update 1 - test
[Test] Start Clean for 2020: Rice Weed Control Update 1
Dec 27, 2023
Farm show visitors gather around a John Deere sprayer on display
Technology
Get ready for green-on-green spraying tech
Get ready for green-on-green spraying tech
Dec 27, 2023
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3 Min Read
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Leading harvest weed seed control
Leading Harvest Weed Seed Control - iHSD
Jul 1, 2023
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2 Min Read
Row of cotton in early June with weeds emerged on the row and in-furrow.
Weeds
3 tips to stop cotton yield robbers
3 tips to stop cotton yield robbers
Jun 16, 2023
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5 Min Read
byWhitney Shannon Heckel,Staff Writer
Weeds grow in and around an almond orchard.
Tree nuts
Don’t skimp on weed control in young orchards
Don’t skimp on weed control in young orchards
Jun 15, 2023
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2 Min Read
byTim Hearden,Senior Editor, Western Farm Press
waterhemp weed
Weeds
7 stories for weed control best practices
7 stories for weed control best practices
Jun 8, 2023
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7 Slides
byStephanie Sokol
dying weed in a field of beans
Weeds
Take down early-season weeds
Take down early-season weeds
Jun 6, 2023
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2 Min Read
Two men standing in a shop talking.
Weeds
Communication is key to reducing spray drift potential
Communication is key to reducing spray drift potential
May 31, 2023
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6 Min Read
byWhitney Shannon Heckel,Staff Writer
DriftWatch sign placed at entrance of specialty crop farm.
Weeds
Ag communication tool to reduce spray drift
Ag communication tool to reduce spray drift
May 31, 2023
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6 Min Read
byWhitney Shannon Heckel,Staff Writer
pigweed
Weeds
10 stories pigweed doesn't want you to read
10 stories pigweed doesn't want you to read
May 5, 2023
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10 Slides
byStephanie Sokol
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Weeds
Copy of [Test] Start Clean for 2023: Rice Weed Control Update
[Test] Start Clean for 2023: Rice Weed Control Update
Apr 25, 2023
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1 Hr View
Innvictis Inntero adjuvants
Weeds
Innvictis launches Inntero, new adjuvant technology
Innvictis launches Inntero, new adjuvant technology
Apr 10, 2023
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2 Min Read
byJohn Hart,Associate Editor
weed in a crop field
Cover Crops
Cover crops can help fight herbicide-resistant weeds
Cover crops can help fight herbicide-resistant weeds
Apr 5, 2023
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3 Min Read
Brake injury on peanut
Weeds
Peanut growers get a new herbicide
Peanut growers get a new herbicide
Apr 3, 2023
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3 Min Read
byEric Prostko
Side by side comparison of two fields, with a clean treated field on the left and weeds in the field on the right.
Peanut
New registration for Brake herbicide
New registration for Brake herbicide
Mar 24, 2023
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6 Min Read
byWhitney Shannon Heckel,Staff Writer
Standing ovation in theatre.
Commentary
Farmers deserve a standing ovation
Farmers deserve a standing ovation
Mar 13, 2023
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2 Min Read
byJohn Hart,Associate Editor
Pink purslane
Weeds
Pink purslane is on the radar
Pink purslane is on the radar
Feb 16, 2023
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2 Min Read
byEric Prostko
Kudzu Plastic
Weeds
Turning kudzu into biodegradable food packaging
Turning kudzu into biodegradable food packaging
Feb 7, 2023
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4 Min Read
byDenise Attaway,Writer/Editor/Photographer
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Weeds
Best bets for controlling spring weeds
Best bets for controlling spring weeds
Feb 7, 2023
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4 Min Read
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Weeds
Get weed control right
Get weed control right
Jan 11, 2023
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2 Min Read

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