Palmer amaranth detected in southwest Minnesota
The highly invasive and aggressive weed, Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri), has been detected in conservation plantings in southwest Minnesota.
The highly invasive and aggressive weed, Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri), has been detected in conservation plantings in southwest Minnesota.
As I traveled across much of the state these last two weeks, I saw much of the crop is in decent shape, and the crop is rapidly approaching harvest time. There is a lot of variation across the fields and drown outs were a problem. Since things are winding down, I thought I would mention three things to monitor and consider.