New Herbicide Technologies Will Fail if We Don’t Remember Past Sins

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Eric Prostko | 2/20/2019 | Southeast FarmPress

I think I can safely say after more than 27 years of professional experience, obtained in three different regions of our GREAT country, that most Extension personnel have dedicated their lives to helping solve the problems of American agriculture.

Our mission, since we chose to accept it, is to solve any and all problems with science. But often it is easy for folks to get lost in the myriad of graphs, charts, and data that are generated in pursuit of that noble cause. Sometimes a simpler and more direct message is more impactful.

The fact that no new herbicide modes of action have been developed since the 1980s and new cases of herbicide-resistant weeds continue to be discovered every year should make herbicide/technology stewardship a priority for all of us in the business of weed management.

A couple of years ago, my North Carolinian-native colleague convinced more than 1,000 Georgia cotton farmers to tell him what they thought were the top factors that were important in helping them get a handle on their Palmer amaranth problems. These were factors that the growers had to write down on their own accord without any prompting or suggestion. I have listed these in Figure 1. It is my opinion that they speak for themselves and are appropriate for all crops.

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