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Know what's in your herbicide before you apply

Mar 9, 2010
Mar 9, 2010

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As a new planting season gets under way, University of Illinois Extension Weed Specialist Aaron Hager cautions farmers to be aware of the differences between glufosinate and glyphosate, the active ingredients in two popular herbicides, before starting weed control applications.

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