This commission does not influence our editors’ opinions or evaluations. Preemergent herbicide is a weed killer applied to soil before weeds germinate. Measuring soil temperatures is the best ...

The following discussion is intended to describe the different types of adjuvants that are used with herbicides and explain their role in increasing herbicide efficacy. Utility modifiers which include ...

But most conventional herbicides contain toxic chemicals that do more harm than good. Organic weed killers are much more effective because their natural ingredients kill unwanted plants without ...

The owners of a million dollar vacation home in Maine have been handed $215,000 in fines for damaging their neighbor's oak ...

Research has found exposure to herbicides and pesticides may cause serious illnesses, including some cancers, among humans and animals. So, Drexel University’s groundskeepers will replace the ...

To deal with weeds, farmers typically use giant spraying apparatus to hose their fields down with herbicides at regular intervals, both prior to planting and during the crop growth phase.

If you have oak trees in your yard and a lawn service that applies broadleaf herbicides to your lawn, pay attention to the weather this spring. Oak trees can be harmed by some broadleaf herbicides ...

The mode-of-action is the overall manner in which a herbicide affects a plant at the tissue or cellular level. Herbicides with the same mode-of- action will have the same translocation (movement) ...

It explains why more and more food-plotters these days are looking to cut back on chemical herbicides. “We’ve been noticing this trend for some time now,” says Lindsay Thomas Jr., Chief ...

When forage competition is weakened, or when intolerable weed species are present, herbicide applications are often needed to manage weeds. Control vs. Renovation Forage stands should be evaluated to ...

Potato growers and agronomist have a new challenge for pre-emergence herbicide timings this season – they won’t have the use fast-acting diquat. The over-riding message is that pre-emergence residual ...

EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pesticide Programs Jake Li at CropLife America's annual regulatory conference on April 16 (Photo: CropLife) The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to ...