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solarization trial against bindweed
Read article: Central Illinois Update: Unity site tests soil solarization against bindweed
Central Illinois Update: Unity site tests soil solarization against bindweed
We are testing soil solarization as an effective management strategy for bindweed, a nasty perennial weed, at our Unity site. We know soil...
field of smooth brome with seed heads
Read article: Identifying Smooth Brome, a non-native grass
Identifying Smooth Brome, a non-native grass
Last week I attended the North American Prairie Conference in Altoona, Iowa. Shoutout to the blog readers I met there! As is typical for me, on my...
Bindweed on top of straw in a garden
Read article: Managing Bindweed a difficult task
Managing Bindweed a difficult task
Occasionally, a weed pops up that commands attention due to its aggressive habit.  Action must be taken quickly to avoid its establishment in the...
crabgrass
Read article: The dilemma with weed-and-feed lawn products
The dilemma with weed-and-feed lawn products
As the winter’s chill lingers into spring, the itch to get out in our yards has never seemed more compelling. One of the ritual tasks performed by...

News Releases

amur honeysuckle
Invasive and Nuisance Plants Workshop Offered in Freeport
FREEPORT, Ill-----Fall can be a suitable time to address some landscape plant issues. Woody plants and other perennials can best be managed during the fall. If you have noticed some plant types are taking over your landscape, this is the time to exercise some control for a better next year,...
Aaron Hager standing in soybean field surrounded by the weed waterhemp
Tank-mixing herbicides may not be enough to avoid herbicide resistance
URBANA, Ill. — Eight years ago, University of Illinois and USDA-ARS scientists turned weed control on its head. More and more herbicide resistant weeds were popping up, and the pest plants were getting harder to kill. It was clear farmers could no longer rely on the same chemicals year after...
wild parsnip
Identify, avoid, and manage troublesome wild parsnip
URBANA, Ill. — Often parsnips, large white carrot-like root vegetables, are substituted for celery in soups and stews. The cultivated parsnip that we eat heralds from the appropriately named wild parsnip, Pastinaca sativa. However, wild parsnip is a plant to avoid. The wild version of cultivated...