Palmer Amaranth

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A farmer walks a weedy sugarbeet field at a weed tour in June at the UNL Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff. (Photo by Chabella Guzman)

Palmer Amaranth in the West Symposium Scheduled in March

February 29, 2024
Academics, industry leaders and impacted stakeholders will discuss Palmer amaranth's current and anticipated impacts across the Midwest during this free, live-streamed event.

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This Week on N Field: Identifying Female Palmer Amaranth Plants

November 3, 2023
Learn more about how to distinguish female Palmer amaranth plants from their counterparts, and techniques for mitigating seed dispersal during corn harvest.

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This Week on N Field: Palmer Amaranth in the Panhandle

September 22, 2023
This episode of N Field Observations discusses control practices for farmers battling Palmer amaranth and an emergency measure the EPA is currently considering to provide assistance.

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Palmer amaranth interference in a dry edible bean field.

PREEC Battles Growing Palmer Amaranth Problem

April 26, 2023
Panhandle researchers are conducting 16 field trials this year to test six new herbicides and various management strategies to help producers control surging Palmer amaranth populations in sugarbeets and dry beans. 

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Wiping Paraquat as a Rescue or Salvage Treatment in Sugarbeet

November 9, 2022
To manage glyphosate-resistant Palmer in low-growing crops like sugarbeet, wipers filled with paraquat can be adapted by using the right speed, wiper height and wiper saturation.

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Weed Management in Storm-damaged Soybean

June 30, 2022
If considering post-emergence herbicide as an option for weed control in storm-damaged soybean, it's important to check the maximum amount of active ingredient that can be applied to avoid crop injury.

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Update by Environmental Protection Agency on Enlist Products: What Does that Mean for Nebraska Growers?

March 31, 2022
Enlist corn and Enlist soybean producers in Nebraska will be able to use Enlist One and Enlist Duo herbicides in the 2022 growing season following a revision of U.S. EPA guidelines this week.

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Environmental Protection Agency Renews Enlist Product Registrations with New Control Measures: What Does that Mean for Nebraska Growers?

January 26, 2022
Enlist corn and Enlist soybean producers in 32 Nebraska counties will be restricted on the use of two herbicides in the 2022 growing season.

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