herbicides
Identifying Factors in Atrazine’s Reduced Weed Control
In a collaborative study between scientists at the USDA-Agricultural Research Service Water Management Research Unit and Colorado State University, soil…
Miscanthus has a fighting chance against weeds
“No herbicides are currently labeled for use in Giant Miscanthus grown for biomass,” said Eric Anderson, an instructor of bioenergy for the Center of Advanced…
A New Way to Use Herbicides: To Sterilize, Not Kill Weeds
Rangeland ecologist Matt Rinella at the ARS Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory in Miles City, Mont., conducted the study with colleagues at…
How Grass Buffers Keep Agricultural Herbicides at Bay
Grass buffer strips are commonly used in crop production to reduce herbicide runoff. These practices are encouraged through incentives, regulations or laws,…
For California vintners, it's not easy being green
In fact, wines made with organically grown grapes actually rate higher on a widely accepted ranking, said Magali Delmas, a UCLA environmental economist and the…
Even at sublethal levels, pesticides may slow the recovery of wild salmon populations
Biologists determined that short-term, seasonal exposure to pesticides in rivers and basins may limit the growth and size of wild salmon populations. In…