Source: Jackie Pucci, CROPLIFE AMERICA, 9/27/21


If you are a retailer, grower, or custom applicator, chances are you are paying close attention to how well the new(ish) 2,4-D and dicamba technologies are controlling Palmer amaranth and pigweed populations. In a limited number of fields, the answer is, not so well — and naturally, there is a fear of the snowball effect. To put into perspective how costly the battle has become, farmers surveyed by BASF say they are spending 10X the amount to control pigweed than they were just 10 years ago, according to Kate Greif, Liberty Product Herbicide Manager with BASF.

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