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Sarah Ward

WSSA Director of Publications

New Approach to Harvest-Time Weed Seed Control Benefits Conservation Cropping Systems

Sarah Ward | 9 Apr 2018

Australian farmers have long considered harvest-time weed seed control their “last chance” opportunity to battle herbicide-resistant weeds that survive in-crop treatments.…


Battling Chinese Privet? You can get great control with significantly less herbicide than you think

Sarah Ward | 5 Apr 2018

Chinese privet is a common fixture in the southeastern United States – typically found growing in dense thickets along roadsides, on rights of way and in forests.…


Want Better Control of Glyphosate-Resistant Giant Ragweed? Herbicide mixtures may NOT be the answer.

Sarah Ward | 6 Feb 2018

Scientists at Purdue University have just answered an important question that has plagued many corn and soybean growers. Why does mixing glyphosate with other selective herbicides sometimes fail to control glyphosate-resistant giant ragweed plants?…


Want Better Weed Control in Organic No-Till Crops? Research Shows Mulch is Not Enough!

Sarah Ward | 29 Jan 2018

Cover-crop mulch has long been the weed control tactic of choice for organic no-till corn and soybean systems. But new research featured in the journal Weed Science shows that adding new control tactics can deliver much better results.…


Wish You Could Predict the Behavior of Invasive Weeds? You Can!

Sarah Ward | 15 Dec 2017

What if you could predict which nonnative plant species would become invasive weeds and when? Would it change your weed management plan?…


Tackling Weeds in Winter Strawberry Crops – Drip by Drip!

Sarah Ward | 1 Dec 2017

Since the U.S. EPA’s 2005 ban of methyl bromide, winter strawberry growers have faced a perplexing dilemma.  How do you control those pesky broadleaf weeds, grasses and nutsedge species that emerge through the transplanting holes in polyethylene mulch?…


It’s Not Your Imagination. Waterhemp Is Getting Tougher to Control!

Sarah Ward | 18 Nov 2017

Waterhemp is already one of the most problematic weeds in the Midwest and South. But researchers writing in the latest edition of the journal Weed Science say its control challenges are getting even tougher.  Waterhemp is developing a significant level of resistance to multiple herbicides, including the auxin herbicides now used as an alternative to glyphosate.…


It’s Time to Paint a More Complete Picture of Invasive Plants

Sarah Ward | 6 Oct 2017

Lots of research has been conducted on the ecology and biology of invasive plants. But are we really any closer to understanding why some plant invaders succeed and others don’t?…


Land Managers Have a New Reason to Remove Invasive Plants

Sarah Ward |

Scientists have discovered an important new reason to focus on removal of invasive plant species. A recent study featured in the journal Invasive Plant Science and Management shows that removing invaders alongside a stream or river can greatly improve the biodiversity of aquatic organisms.…


Is Early Season Control the Key to Conquering Herbicide-Resistant Kochia?

Sarah Ward | 18 Sep 2017

The latest issue of the journal Weed Science contains an article with intriguing new insights about the control of herbicide-resistant kochia, a weed that competes with both dryland and irrigated crops across the Great Plains states.…


Battling Palmer Amaranth in Herbicide-Resistant Soybeans? Choose Your Cover Crop Carefully!

Sarah Ward | 14 Sep 2017

Fall-planted cover crops are frequently a component of integrated weed control programs in herbicide-resistant soybeans. But does it matter which cover crop is used?…


Time to Rethink Control of Invasive Russian Knapweed

Sarah Ward | 3 Aug 2017

A recent study featured in the journal Invasive Plant Science and Management suggests it’s time to rethink control of Russian knapweed, an invasive plant classified as a “noxious weed” in 18 U.S.…


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