Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The University of Illinois Extension held its annual field day on Wednesday for farmers to compare weed control programs.

Yield losses in maize is mainly caused by completion with weeds. Weed infestation is a severe problem in early part of the growing season. This is because of the slow growth and wide row spacing.

Farmer-built, weed-specific sprayers are on the near-horizon for agriculture. The evidence? DIY, green-on-brown sprayers are already applying herbicide to fallow ground, built with open-source design, ...

Grain disease, soybean production and weed control are among the topics that will be discussed at the annual field day held ...

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — The University of Illinois Extension held its annual field day on Wednesday for farmers to compare weed control programs. Pritzker joins opening of new soybean processing ...