BASF has launched a new approach, moving away from ‘managing weeds’ to on-farm weed eradication. Vice President of U.S. Crop Agricultural Solutions Scott Kay says a different mindset is needed. “That last weed in the field is probably the strongest weed; it is the most capable weed and it is probably the most genetically resistant weed in the field. We need to take that last step to eradicate it from the field.” If you let that weed go to seed, it can produce 500 million seeds and become a long-lasting issue. “Accepting that one weed means you’re going to live with having to control weeds them across the farm; we want to change the dialogue.” Farmers are spending three-and-a-half times more than what they did just ten years ago trying to control weeds. Scott says that warrants a fresh look at weed eradication.
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