Rice Growers Continue to Battle Weedy Enemy

Photo caption: A worker sprays chemicals to get rid of weeds in rice fields. Photo credit: Chonchanok Khaiowmongkol, Shutterstock. Article by Lindsay Campbell. Modern Farmer – September 19, 2022.

A new herbicide-resistant rice variety was supposed to help farmers control an aggressive weed in their fields. Now, the weed has evolved to be herbicide-resistant, too.

Agriculture technology is a double-edged sword. In some ways, it has made food production more efficient, boosting yields, reducing the time farmers and farmworkers spend in fields and allowing inputs to be more precise. But, as is the case in rice production, a farming innovation can sometimes backfire. […]

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