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A Common Weed Has Just Gotten Much More Challenging For Farmers To Control

March 19, 2026




(Worthington, Mn.)– The challenge farmers are facing in battling a common weed has just gotten much worse. Liz Stahl of University of Minnesota Extension in Worthington says experts at the Universities of Wisconsin and Minnesota have discovered waterhemp is now resistant to the last herbicide known to be effective on it…

Stahl says experts have come out with some recommendations…

Stahl says they also recommend checking gallons per acre and additives. She says cover crops and cultivating are also important.