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Farm Forum Show - Day One

January 19, 2010

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.

January 19, 2010 |

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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.

January 20, 2010 |

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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.

January 20, 2010 |

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Crop specialization breeds weed resistance

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.

January 20, 2010 |

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