“The most important thing I can tell you is if you have resistance or you get resistance, and you keep doing the same things you’ve been doing, this pest will run you out of business. There’s no way you can survive.”
New technology is on the way that will help growers with glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth pigweed. The big question is, will some growers survive until then?
“It depends on you,” said Stanley Culpepper, University of Georgia Extension weed scientist, speaking during the recent Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day held in Moultrie, Ga.
Farmers from throughout the region braved temperatures topping 100 degrees for a preview of the latest in agricultural technology at this year’s field day.
Next year, says Culpepper, producers will be hearing more about Glytol Liberty Link technology from Bayer CropScience. “This will allow you to spray Roundup and/or Ignite over-the-top without injury,” says Culpepper. “We’re all familiar with the fact that with WildStrike cotton, we get injury when we spray Ignite. With Glytol Liberty Link, there will be no injury, and you have much more flexibility with the glyphosate or Ignite.”
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