Glyphosate resistance is a growing problem for growers in the Midwest, according to Dr. Bryan Young with Southern Illinois University, who gave a presentation on the issue and how to handle it at the BASF tent during Farm Progress Show 2009.
“Without a doubt it is growing,” Bryan says. “The largest problem is the glyphosate resistant mare’s tail but now we are seeing resistant waterhemp showing up, it’s present in several states now.” Bryan says growers need to start implementing different strategies, using a combination of weed control, to help prevent the spread or even the evolution of resistant weeds on their own operations.
Dr. Young was also on the Kixor panel in the BASF theater this week, talking about the new chemistry and the Kixor-powered herbicides that are awaiting final registration from EPA any day now.
See photos of BASF at Farm Progress Show here on Flickr.
Listen to or download an interview with Bryan Young talking about weed management and the Kixor products:
A major focus for New Holland here at the Farm Progress Show is their lineup of haying equipment. I spoke with Gary Wojcik who provided an overview of all the different products New Holland has just introduced.
Gary says one of the newest tools in the lineup is their 
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Today I had the privilege of climbing to the top of a five story 
Even though I have been exposed to agriculture all of my life because of my parents’ careers, I guess I never knew how really interesting it is. Chatting with my parents about how the corn fields look and what chemicals they use on them is not usually in our everyday conversation!
It’s looking like a record breaking Farm Progress Show and to learn more about how it’s going I spoke with Jeff Lapin, President, 
World champion soybean grower Kip Cullers is sharing the stage with three other award-winning corn and/or soybean grower in the 
We had a very enjoyable day two morning out here at the Farm Progress Show. AgWired Live TV ran for hours and we had lots of viewers coming and going! I’m taking a break and going back to the hotel shortly to work on some of the photos, video and audio interviews that we’ve conducted. Let’s just say it’s been very busy around the media tent and working with our sponsors.
The decidedly more low-key and down to earth Gov. Quinn rolled up his shirt sleeves and paid a visit to “The World’s Fair of Agriculture” on Tuesday, strolling through the site and holding a press conference at the New Holland media tent. “I have been so impressed by the energy, the enthusiasm and the turnout here at the Farm Progress Show,” the governor said. “This is the first time I have been here as governor of Illinois. I understand our state, when it comes to growing the economy, it starts with agriculture.”
Corn growers nationwide are represented here at the Farm Progress Show by the Illinois Corn Growers Association. New ICGA representative 
Hey AgChat fans. We had a tweetup today in the Country Financial tent this afternoon and many of us who have only communicated via Twitter got to meet face to face for the first time. Here’s most of our group.
This evening AgChat was moderated live from our hotel, Decatur Conference Center, and a number of AgChatters showed up in a room where we had good internet access.