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Eight Ways to Boost Your Herbicide Resistance Prevention Strategy

The number of herbicide groups that various weeds are resistant to continues to grow across the Prairies; however, farmers should take heart as there are things they can do to protect their fields. It’s about managing weeds to reduce reliance on, and enhance the efficacy of, herbicides as much as possible, says weed specialist Tammy Jones. “There isn’t any new strategy, but just using the latest ideas for improving old systems — and really working the tried-and-true (ones).” For the June 2 issue of Grainews, Treena Hein looks at the serious problem of herbicide resistance on the Prairies and offers eight ways to help keep it in check.

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