Resistance Management

Palmer amaranth
Palmer amaranth

Your Help Needed to Identify Palmer Amaranth Distribution in Nebraska

September 2, 2016
Nebraska Extension is requesting help in identifying the distribution of Palmer amaranth in Nebraska by taking this short survey.

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Aug. 30 Seminar on Next Generation of Insect-Resistant Biotech Crops

August 24, 2016

Amit Sethi, research scientist at the DuPont-Pioneer Research and Development Center in Johnston, Iowa will present a seminar on "The Next Generation of Insect-Resistant Biotech Crops" Tuesday, Aug. 30 in Lincoln. The public is welcome.

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Resistant Palmer Amaranth Management Field Day at Shickley

June 8, 2016

Nebraska Extension will be hosting a Resistant Palmer Amaranth Management Field Day Tuesday, July 12, near Shickley to demonstrate control options in corn. Keynote speaker will be Jason Norsworthy, professor and endowed chair of Weed Science at the Unversity of Arkansas. Norsworth has documented eight herbicide-resistant weeds in Arkansas, including glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth.

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New Chart Aids Selection of Diverse Site of Action Herbicides

May 10, 2016
A new herbicide selection chart can help growers select products with diverse modes and sites of action which, in turn, will help reduce the development of herbicide-resistant weeds.

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Using Preplant Tillage to Manage Glyphosate-Resistant Giant Ragweed

March 31, 2016
Tillage can be an important tool in diversified weed management when used judiciously and combined with other weed control tools such as crop rotation and herbicides.

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