Agriculture Daily Summary
Agriculture Daily Summary: What Happened on November 1, 2026
Researchers urge growers to reduce waterhemp seedbanks before new soybean traits arrive
Illinois waterhemp has documented resistance to herbicide groups once effective in corn and soybean fields.
Today in brief
Researchers say growers have a limited window to reduce waterhemp seed production before mesotrione-tolerant soybeans reach the market. Eric Palmer said the new trait’s success will depend in part on the weed populations present when it arrives.1
Also worth knowing
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University of Illinois researchers documented resistance in Illinois waterhemp to all postemergence herbicide groups previously effective in corn and soybean production.1