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May 12, 2021 | 8:34 AM
The latest survey conducted by the Weed Science Society of America shows that Palmer amaranth is the hardest to control weed in grass crops, while foxtail species are the most prevalent.
Palmer amaranth seed head. Photo courtesy of Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org.
More than 315 weed scientists across the U.S. and Canada participated in the survey, which was conducted during 2020. Seven categories of grass crops were included, covering weeds found in corn; rice; sorghum; turf; spring cereal grains; winter cereal grains; and pastureland, rangeland and other hay.
In addition to leading the overall survey results as the most troublesome weed, Palmer amaranth was identified as the most troublesome weed in corn, followed closely by its cousin waterhemp. Palmer amaranth also ranked as both the most troublesome
Stateside s conversation with Jessica Trotter and Tim Gleisner
Every year, the Library of Michigan releases a list of Michigan Notable Books, which features books that are about or set in Michigan or that were written by authors from the state. But in 2020, the selection committee faced a unique challenge: compiling a list of notable works published in a year like no other.
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“To be honest, at the beginning of the year, it was hard to see how we even move forward,” said
Tim Gleisner, head of the selection committee and manager of special collections at the Library of Michigan. “We were able to exchange titles, exchange ideas obviously, like everyone else, go virtual on our meetings. But it was definitely more chaotic this year.”
Jan 12, 2021
LANSING The 2021 Michigan Notable Books, announced by the Library of Michigan, provide a homegrown celebration of Michigan.
The annual list features 20 books, published during the previous calendar year, which are about, or set, in Michigan or written by a Michigan author. Selections span a diverse topics and genres, both fiction and nonfiction.
The latest list doesn’t disappoint, exploring the visionary work of Charlevoix’s Earl A. Young; the contemporary verse of the Anishinaabe; the life of music legend Aretha Franklin; the natural mysteries of our state; and more.
“The MNB selections clearly demonstrate the rich subject matter Michigan offers to writers,” State Librarian Randy Riley said. “Everyone will find something of interest that speaks to their lives or experiences in our great state.”
Researcher explains beginnings of Isle Royale wolf-moose study Wolf Island, a new book by renowned wolf researcher L. David Mech, highlights the start of the now famous Isle Royale predator/prey study back in 1958. 7:00 am, Dec. 15, 2020 ×
Wolf researcher Dave Mech poses with 18 of the moose jawbones he collected in the winter of 1960 as part of early research on Isle Royale into the predator/prey relationship between wolves and moose. (Photo courtesy University of Minnesota Press)
DULUTH Dave Mech wrote the book on wolf research, literally, back in 1970, and has just kept going ever since.
Renowned as among the most influential wolf biologists worldwide, Mech, set the bar 50 years ago with the book “The Wolf: The Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species” that became the bible for wolf researchers everywhere. Wolf research was picking up in earnest as more attention was being paid to a newly protected species that had been hunted, trapped and
Researcher explains beginnings of Isle Royale wolf-moose study Wolf Island, a new book by renowned wolf researcher L. David Mech, highlights the start of the now famous Isle Royale predator/prey study back in 1958. 7:00 am, Dec. 15, 2020 ×
Wolf researcher Dave Mech poses with 18 of the moose jawbones he collected in the winter of 1960 as part of early research on Isle Royale into the predator/prey relationship between wolves and moose. (Photo courtesy University of Minnesota Press)
DULUTH Dave Mech wrote the book on wolf research, literally, back in 1970, and has just kept going ever since.
Renowned as among the most influential wolf biologists worldwide, Mech, set the bar 50 years ago with the book “The Wolf: The Ecology and Behavior of an Endangered Species” that became the bible for wolf researchers everywhere. Wolf research was picking up in earnest as more attention was being paid to a newly protected species that had been hunted, trapped and