Pan American Weed Conference - Day One
January 20, 2010
Experts from universities, industry and Bayer CropScience are attending the first Pan American Weed Conference to share concepts and innovative herbicide technologies from January 19 – 21, 2010 in Miami. The Pan American Weed Resistance Conference brought together some 200 scientists, universities and research institutions and practitioners from North and South America to exchange experiences dealing with weed resistance and the propagation of practical and sustainable solutions. This is the coverage of the three day event.
Resistant weeds take centre stage After years as an "also-ran" topic at crop production meetings, herbicide-resistant weeds take on a high profile this week at a new conference devoted to the threat they pose to farmers and food production. 19/01/2010 | Full Story >
New herbicides head through the pipeline Don't expect to see productivity gains in crops at levels witnessed in the 1970s and '80s, but current economic conditions are seen as spurring substantial investment in crop protection R+D. 20/01/2010 | Full Story >
Glyphosate-resistant weeds ready to strike As other herbicide groups fall prey to resistant weeds, it's feared that glyphosate-tolerant crop varieties may soon become victims of their own success in both the field and the marketplace. 20/01/2010 | Full Story >
Tight rotations may pile pressure on weed controls Crop rotations with little or no variety, or where the crops duke it out with the same weeds year after year, may end up leaning too heavily on certain herbicides to sustain their usefulness. 20/01/2010 | Full Story >