Getting back to the basics is critical to managing herbicide resistant weeds.
Weeds resistant to herbicides are a way of life for farmers, one more concern to complicate an already complex production system.
But options exist not only to manage resistance but also to reduce the size of the weed seed bank.
“Resistance is here to stay,” said Adam Hixson, BASF technical service representative for Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico, during a recent media update on managing herbicide resistant weeds in the Southwest.
Adam Hixson, BASF technical service representative for Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.
(Photo by Shelley E. Huguley)