Cover crops could be answer to waterhemp control

Janelle Atyeo
Oct 22, 2024
Oct 22, 2024

Waterhemp in Soybeans — Waterhemp in Minnesota soybeans. Photo by Fritz Breitenbach.

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As farmers watched from the combine seat as soybeans were swathed through the machine, they likely saw a familiar, frustrating sight: waterhemp.

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Waterhemp-Iowa-State-photo — The most recent summary indicates 520 unique cases of herbicide resistance — encompassing 268 species — occur globally.
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Janelle Atyeo is a small town South Dakota girl enjoying her work as regional editor of the Midwest Messenger and Tri-State Neighbor while raising kids and no-till vegetables in central Sioux Falls. Reach her at janelle.atyeo@lee.net.