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Could those creepy crawlies underneath the soil actually be helping farmers battle weeds? One species of springtails decreased weed biomass by up to 23%, according to research by Virginia Tech’s @Jernigan_AB. These findings are certainly promising, but could also be due to many…

Dealing with the unwanted growing season guest that is volunteer corn? Fine-tune your combine settings/operation and harvest at a higher moisture content to help ward off escaped kernels, according to research by @UNLincoln grad student, @VipinUNL. Otherwise, you could be looking…

Last chance to register! GROW's Farmer Forum on Weed Electrocution is tomorrow, July 23, 2025 at 11 a.m. ET. Bring your questions for a panel of farmers from Maryland and Ohio, who will discuss their experience with the Weed Zapper. Register here: virginiatech.zoom.us/webinar/regist……

Today is another Weedy Wednesday, a monthly spotlight on weed identification tips from GROW! Purushottam Gyawali (@gyawalipg93), a @TAMUWeedNinjas grad student with Dr. Muthu Bagavathiannan, has some quick tips on how to identify field bindweed (and be sure to watch the…

Have you registered for GROW's Farmer Forum on weed electrocution in the field? If not, register for free today! The Farmer Forum is on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 11 a.m. ET. Bring your questions for a panel of farmers from Maryland and Ohio, who will discuss their experience…

We kicked off the final day of the 2025 #BetterTogetherInitiative meeting with a workshop on improving our scientific writing! Representatives from the #SoybeanCheckoff and collaborative outreach groups gathered this week to enhance how we deliver information to stakeholders.

Underground Warfare! Cereal rye cover crops may be battling johnsongrass by suppressing the weed's belowground rhizome production, according to preliminary results from a new Texas study. Learn more about this promising cover crop research from @TAMUWeedNinjas &…

Meet the Crop Lookout tool, the newest interactive resource from @CropNetwork meant to help farmers track and visualize crop problems countrywide on the county level! This @UnitedSoy funded project is part of the Better Together initiative, meant to bring research-backed tools…

Manage your herbicides with Take Action's Herbicide Classification Chart and Herbicide Lookup Tool! You can find these free tools from @UnitedSoy at growiwm.org/Take-Action-Ho…! #TakeAction #herbicideresistancemanagement

Join a GROW Farmer Forum on weed electrocution in the field on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 11 a.m. ET! Registration is free. Bring your questions for a panel of farmers from Maryland and Ohio, who will discuss their experience with the Weed Zapper. growiwm.org/join-a-grow-fa……

Herbicides have complex interactions with the soil. Watch this Take Action video by @UnitedSoy and @KStateWeedSci to unpack some of these dynamics, which can affect herbicide performance. growiwm.org/tavideos/herbi… #herbicideresistancemanagement #farming #agriculture…

Bad news from a western weed -- kochia is tumbling eastward and has surfaced in Missouri, @JasonJenkinsDTN reports for @dtnpf! Read more here: dtnpf.com/agriculture/we…

A 500k grant from @UnitedSoy is fueling a multi-state research effort led by @michiganstateu to tackle herbicide-resistant weeds in soybeans! Named the HERMON Project (Herbicide Resistance Monitoring Network), this project aims to develop new diagnostic tools for…

Advantage of using #preemergence herbicides to control glyphosate-resistant #waterhemp in soybeans. On-farm study looking at various PRE and POST combinations for waterhemp control in central #NewYork ⁦@CornellCALS⁩ ⁦@ccecornell⁩

If you're hot, so are your herbicides! Use this guide by @KStateWeedSci to understand how high temps can affect herbicide efficacy. @UnitedSoy eupdate.agronomy.ksu.edu/article/herbic… #herbicideresistancemanagement #farming #agriculture #temperature #TakeAction