Articles tagged under: kochia

Waterhemp Pressure Rising After Back-to-Back Wet Seasons

Published February 1, 2026

The fall of 2025 is hanging over the upcoming cropping season. Rock and Roll Agronomy owner Jason Hanson, who is based at Webster, North Dakota, said fall rains left the fields unworkable. "We got hardly any fields fertilized last fall,"…
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Long-Term Strategy Necessary for Kochia Control

Published July 17, 2025

The ability to control kochia continues to be a struggle. WinField United Regional Agronomist Ryan Peterson sees kochia as a problem that just keeps building on itself. "It's not new; it's something we've been battling for the last 25 or 30…
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Crops, Weeds Emerge with Warm Weather

Published May 9, 2025

The warm weather has given planting progress a boost across North Dakota. "All crops are being planted right now, but wheat and barley are the farthest along, and some areas were completely done the farther west you go and where…
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Consider All Options

Published January 22, 2025

NDSU Extension Weed Scientist Brian Jenks says kochia is a problem that isn’t going away. Mixing up methods of control is extremely important. "We're kinda running out of options," said Jenks. "We have to consider is every management tactic we can. Some…
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DNA Tools Part of the Fight Against Herbicide Resistance

Published January 22, 2025

The battle over herbicide resistance includes the latest in technology. "We are a diagnostic lab essentially using DNA-based tools to identify pests and pathogens within agriculture," said Zach Bateson, research manager, National Agricultural Genotyping Center. "We have a statewide survey…
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Battling Glyphosate Resistant Weeds

Published January 22, 2025

For NDSU/University of Minnesota Extension Sugarbeet Agronomist Tom Peters, kochia remains one of the biggest weed worries. "We don't really have very good tools, especially for controlling glyphosate-resistant kochia," Peters told RRFN. "The one product that we've been working on…
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Pioneer Agronomy Update

Published June 20, 2024

In the latest Pioneer Agronomy Update, Pioneer Field Agronomist Larry Lunder discusses the issue of herbicide resistance with a focus on kochia. "It will be critical to rotate crops and use the available modes of action to maintain the control…
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New Herbicide Resistance Test Available

Published May 8, 2024

A new rapid test that detects Group 14 herbicide resistance in kochia and pigweeds could be a game-changer for combatting herbicide resistance. According to NDSU Extension Weed Specialist Joe Ikley, the test should shave months from the old testing process.…
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