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How Do Deer Repellents and Herbicides Work Together?

  June 23, 2026   Grow IWM
Weeds are a major problem in row crop fields, but they are hardly ever the only problem. Another hassle for farmers are whitetail...
  Grow News      Take Action      Herbicide Management   
Image of soybean field. Photo credit: United Soybean Board.

How Foliar Nutrients Interact with Weed Control

  June 16, 2026   Grow IWM
Article reprinted with permission from the Soybean Research & Information Network. Highlights: Farmers aim to get the most...
  Herbicide Management      News From Other Sources      Integrated Weed Management Innovations   

Pair Cover Crops with Plastic Mulch for Weed Control in Watermelons

  June 9, 2026   Grow IWM
Hungry for watermelon as the summer heat ramps up? If so, how does a side of cover crops and plastic mulch sound?  Combining...
  Herbicide Resistance      Herbicide Management      Cover Crops      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Grow News   
Spray drone swath and spray coverage testing. (Photo credit: Tommy Butts, Purdue University)

Five Tips to Use Spray Drones Effectively

  June 2, 2026   Grow IWM
Spray drones for weed control have flooded the market with promises of spot spraying, herbicide savings, and late season...
  Grow News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Precision Weed Management   
Image collage of aphids on cotton leaves. (Photo credits: Purushottam Gyawali and Ubaldo Torres, Texas A&M)

Herbicide Drift Injury May Make Cotton Susceptible to Aphids

  May 26, 2026   Grow IWM
Dr. Ubaldo Torres noticed something strange when he visited his cotton herbicide drift research plots in the summer of...
  Grow News      Herbicide Management   

Cereal Rye Smothers Weeds Above and Belowground

  May 19, 2026   Grow IWM
Thin cereal rye cover crop stand got you down? Don’t write it off just yet – cereal rye stands that struggle to produce a...
  Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Cover Crops   

Planting Green into Cover Crops? Learn Which Soil Residual Herbicides Can Make it to the Ground!

  May 12, 2026   Grow IWM
The Wisconsin Cropping Systems Weed Science Program has been conducting extensive research on soybean “planting green”...
  Cover Crops      Herbicide Management      Take Action   
Image of Italian ryegrass. Photo credit: Claudio Rubione, GROW

Glyphosate-Resistant Italian Ryegrass in New York: What Growers Need to Know

  May 7, 2026   Grow IWM
Glyphosate has long been a go-to tool for terminating cover crops and controlling weeds. But in New York, that tool is starting...
  Grow News      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Herbicide Resistance      Herbicide Management   
Image of soybean planter. Photo credit: United Soybean Board, Flickr.

Manage Weeds in Early-Planted Soybeans in the Upper Midwest

  May 5, 2026   Grow IWM
When weather lets you plant your soybeans early, you might be left wondering how your weed control and crop yield fares as a...
  Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Herbicide Management      Take Action   
Image of farmers in field looking at screen. Photo credit: United Soybean Board

Use this GROW Tool to Learn How Many Effective Herbicide Modes of Action You Actually Use

  April 28, 2026   Grow IWM
 “Mix and rotate multiple herbicide modes of action each year,” the decades-old advice goes.  But that wisdom is...
  Grow News      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Herbicide Resistance      DIGITAL AGRICULTURE      Herbicide Management   
Image of Palmer amaranth that was found in bird feed. Image credit: Thurman Johnson, Spokane County Noxious Weed Control Board

Crisis at the Bird Feeder: Palmer and Waterhemp Move West Through Contaminated Seed 

  April 21, 2026   Grow IWM
Thurman Johnson went to a Spokane, Washington Safeway on August 22, 2025 to gear up for a day of removing invasive garden...
  Industry News      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Harvest Weed Seed Management      Prevention      Herbicide Resistance      Take Action   
Weed scientist removing biomass from quadrat by hand for biomass sampling

Gauge Your Cover Crop Biomass with These Sampling Methods

  April 13, 2026   Grow IWM
A cover crop stand bursting with 5,000 lbs per acre of biomass can be a boon for weed suppression. But how do you know when your...
  Grow News      Cover Crops   

Pair Cover Crops with Plastic Mulch for Weed Control in Watermelons

  June 9, 2026   Grow IWM
Hungry for watermelon as the summer heat ramps up? If so, how does a side of cover crops and plastic mulch sound?  Combining...
  Herbicide Resistance      Herbicide Management      Cover Crops      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Grow News   

Cereal Rye Smothers Weeds Above and Belowground

  May 19, 2026   Grow IWM
Thin cereal rye cover crop stand got you down? Don’t write it off just yet – cereal rye stands that struggle to produce a...
  Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Cover Crops   

Planting Green into Cover Crops? Learn Which Soil Residual Herbicides Can Make it to the Ground!

  May 12, 2026   Grow IWM
The Wisconsin Cropping Systems Weed Science Program has been conducting extensive research on soybean “planting green”...
  Cover Crops      Herbicide Management      Take Action   
Weed scientist removing biomass from quadrat by hand for biomass sampling

Gauge Your Cover Crop Biomass with These Sampling Methods

  April 13, 2026   Grow IWM
A cover crop stand bursting with 5,000 lbs per acre of biomass can be a boon for weed suppression. But how do you know when your...
  Grow News      Cover Crops   
Graphic introducing cover crop mixes for weed suppression Farmer Forum. Graphic credit: Emily Unglesbee, GROW

Farmer Forum Recap: Cover Crop Mixes for Weed Suppression

  March 27, 2026   Grow IWM
In GROW’s first Farmer Forum of 2026, a panel of farmers shared insights from their longtime and extensive use of cover crop...
  Grow News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Cover Crops   

Researchers Pinpoint When and How to Terminate Cover Crops in the Mid-Atlantic

  March 24, 2026   Grow IWM
Cover crop management is complex, but two recent studies could help clarify two important management factors for mid-Atlantic...
  Grow News      Cover Crops   

Join a GROW Farmer Forum on Using Cover Crop Mixes for Weed Suppression

  March 10, 2026   Grow IWM
GROW will be hosting a Farmer Forum on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 11 a.m. EDT / 10 a.m. CDT. The forum’s farmer panel and...
  Grow News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Mechanical Weed Control      Cover Crops      Herbicide Management   

Six Farmer Videos from GROW to Help You Manage Cover Crops 

  February 24, 2026   Grow IWM
Spring brings a lot of management decisions for farmers who use cover crops, from juggling termination timing to managing...
  Grow News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Cover Crops   

Spring is Coming. Time to Stock Up on GROW’s Weed Management Planners!

  February 17, 2026   Grow IWM
The groundhog was skeptical, but spring is coming, and with it, dozens of crop and weed management decisions – burndown...
  Grow News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Mechanical Weed Control      Cover Crops      Fact Sheets   

How to Juggle Cover Crops, Residual Herbicides, and Moisture to Suppress Weeds in the Semiarid Great Plains

  January 27, 2026   Grow IWM
Two crucial factors are limiting weed control options and pushing no-till farmers in the Central Great Plains into a corner:...
  Grow News      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Cover Crops      Herbicide Management   

Stack Cover Crops with Residual Herbicides to Conquer Italian Ryegrass

  January 6, 2026   Grow IWM
By the time North Carolina farmers noticed that their Italian ryegrass wasn’t responding to paraquat in October of 2020, it had...
  Grow News      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Cover Crops      Herbicide Resistance      Herbicide Management   

Researchers Pinpoint Goldilocks Zone for Cover Crop Termination in Corn in the Mid-Atlantic

  December 9, 2025   Grow IWM
Cover crops have proven they can smother weeds, but that suppression depends on two factors: their biomass accumulation and when...
  Grow News      Cover Crops   

How Do Deer Repellents and Herbicides Work Together?

  June 23, 2026   Grow IWM
Weeds are a major problem in row crop fields, but they are hardly ever the only problem. Another hassle for farmers are whitetail...
  Grow News      Take Action      Herbicide Management   

Pair Cover Crops with Plastic Mulch for Weed Control in Watermelons

  June 9, 2026   Grow IWM
Hungry for watermelon as the summer heat ramps up? If so, how does a side of cover crops and plastic mulch sound?  Combining...
  Herbicide Resistance      Herbicide Management      Cover Crops      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Grow News   
Spray drone swath and spray coverage testing. (Photo credit: Tommy Butts, Purdue University)

Five Tips to Use Spray Drones Effectively

  June 2, 2026   Grow IWM
Spray drones for weed control have flooded the market with promises of spot spraying, herbicide savings, and late season...
  Grow News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Precision Weed Management   
Image collage of aphids on cotton leaves. (Photo credits: Purushottam Gyawali and Ubaldo Torres, Texas A&M)

Herbicide Drift Injury May Make Cotton Susceptible to Aphids

  May 26, 2026   Grow IWM
Dr. Ubaldo Torres noticed something strange when he visited his cotton herbicide drift research plots in the summer of...
  Grow News      Herbicide Management   
Image of Italian ryegrass. Photo credit: Claudio Rubione, GROW

Glyphosate-Resistant Italian Ryegrass in New York: What Growers Need to Know

  May 7, 2026   Grow IWM
Glyphosate has long been a go-to tool for terminating cover crops and controlling weeds. But in New York, that tool is starting...
  Grow News      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Herbicide Resistance      Herbicide Management   
Image of farmers in field looking at screen. Photo credit: United Soybean Board

Use this GROW Tool to Learn How Many Effective Herbicide Modes of Action You Actually Use

  April 28, 2026   Grow IWM
 “Mix and rotate multiple herbicide modes of action each year,” the decades-old advice goes.  But that wisdom is...
  Grow News      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Herbicide Resistance      DIGITAL AGRICULTURE      Herbicide Management   
Weed scientist removing biomass from quadrat by hand for biomass sampling

Gauge Your Cover Crop Biomass with These Sampling Methods

  April 13, 2026   Grow IWM
A cover crop stand bursting with 5,000 lbs per acre of biomass can be a boon for weed suppression. But how do you know when your...
  Grow News      Cover Crops   

Researchers Test Novel Weed Electrocution Devices in Row Crops

  April 7, 2026   Grow IWM
Row crop farmers might someday have more than one way to shock their weeds into submission.  Currently, row crop farmers...
  Mechanical Weed Control      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Grow News      Weed Electrocution   

Battle of the Bots: AI Takes on Weed Management Questions

  March 31, 2026   Grow IWM
Proponents of AI-powered chatbots promise they are there to lighten the mental load for humans, so we put them to the test: How...
  Herbicide Management      DIGITAL AGRICULTURE      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Grow News   
Graphic introducing cover crop mixes for weed suppression Farmer Forum. Graphic credit: Emily Unglesbee, GROW

Farmer Forum Recap: Cover Crop Mixes for Weed Suppression

  March 27, 2026   Grow IWM
In GROW’s first Farmer Forum of 2026, a panel of farmers shared insights from their longtime and extensive use of cover crop...
  Grow News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Cover Crops   

Researchers Pinpoint When and How to Terminate Cover Crops in the Mid-Atlantic

  March 24, 2026   Grow IWM
Cover crop management is complex, but two recent studies could help clarify two important management factors for mid-Atlantic...
  Grow News      Cover Crops   

Farmers Crown Waterhemp “Worst Weed” at Commodity Classic

  March 16, 2026   Grow IWM
For three days, a trio of weeds fought fiercely for the title of “Worst Weed’ at the 2026 Commodity Classic in San Antonio,...
  Herbicide Management      Herbicide Resistance      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Grow News      Take Action   

Pair Cover Crops with Plastic Mulch for Weed Control in Watermelons

  June 9, 2026   Grow IWM
Hungry for watermelon as the summer heat ramps up? If so, how does a side of cover crops and plastic mulch sound?  Combining...
  Herbicide Resistance      Herbicide Management      Cover Crops      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Grow News   

Cereal Rye Smothers Weeds Above and Belowground

  May 19, 2026   Grow IWM
Thin cereal rye cover crop stand got you down? Don’t write it off just yet – cereal rye stands that struggle to produce a...
  Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Cover Crops   
Image of Italian ryegrass. Photo credit: Claudio Rubione, GROW

Glyphosate-Resistant Italian Ryegrass in New York: What Growers Need to Know

  May 7, 2026   Grow IWM
Glyphosate has long been a go-to tool for terminating cover crops and controlling weeds. But in New York, that tool is starting...
  Grow News      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Herbicide Resistance      Herbicide Management   
Image of soybean planter. Photo credit: United Soybean Board, Flickr.

Manage Weeds in Early-Planted Soybeans in the Upper Midwest

  May 5, 2026   Grow IWM
When weather lets you plant your soybeans early, you might be left wondering how your weed control and crop yield fares as a...
  Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Herbicide Management      Take Action   
Image of farmers in field looking at screen. Photo credit: United Soybean Board

Use this GROW Tool to Learn How Many Effective Herbicide Modes of Action You Actually Use

  April 28, 2026   Grow IWM
 “Mix and rotate multiple herbicide modes of action each year,” the decades-old advice goes.  But that wisdom is...
  Grow News      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Herbicide Resistance      DIGITAL AGRICULTURE      Herbicide Management   
Image of Palmer amaranth that was found in bird feed. Image credit: Thurman Johnson, Spokane County Noxious Weed Control Board

Crisis at the Bird Feeder: Palmer and Waterhemp Move West Through Contaminated Seed 

  April 21, 2026   Grow IWM
Thurman Johnson went to a Spokane, Washington Safeway on August 22, 2025 to gear up for a day of removing invasive garden...
  Industry News      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Harvest Weed Seed Management      Prevention      Herbicide Resistance      Take Action   

Battle of the Bots: AI Takes on Weed Management Questions

  March 31, 2026   Grow IWM
Proponents of AI-powered chatbots promise they are there to lighten the mental load for humans, so we put them to the test: How...
  Herbicide Management      DIGITAL AGRICULTURE      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Grow News   

Farmers Crown Waterhemp “Worst Weed” at Commodity Classic

  March 16, 2026   Grow IWM
For three days, a trio of weeds fought fiercely for the title of “Worst Weed’ at the 2026 Commodity Classic in San Antonio,...
  Herbicide Management      Herbicide Resistance      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Grow News      Take Action   

Join a GROW Farmer Forum on Using Cover Crop Mixes for Weed Suppression

  March 10, 2026   Grow IWM
GROW will be hosting a Farmer Forum on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 11 a.m. EDT / 10 a.m. CDT. The forum’s farmer panel and...
  Grow News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Mechanical Weed Control      Cover Crops      Herbicide Management   

Spring is Coming. Time to Stock Up on GROW’s Weed Management Planners!

  February 17, 2026   Grow IWM
The groundhog was skeptical, but spring is coming, and with it, dozens of crop and weed management decisions – burndown...
  Grow News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Mechanical Weed Control      Cover Crops      Fact Sheets   

How to Juggle Cover Crops, Residual Herbicides, and Moisture to Suppress Weeds in the Semiarid Great Plains

  January 27, 2026   Grow IWM
Two crucial factors are limiting weed control options and pushing no-till farmers in the Central Great Plains into a corner:...
  Grow News      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Cover Crops      Herbicide Management   

Glufosinate-Resistant Waterhemp Confirmed in Illinois

  January 20, 2026   Grow IWM
This article is reprinted with permission from the University of Illinois FarmDoc. Weed scientists at the University of Illinois...
  Herbicide Resistance      Herbicide Management      News From Other Sources      Herbicide Resistant Weeds