US Agriculture, sure in Reuters, is under serious threat from invasive weeds that are destroying crops. American farmers cannot cope with this problem, since many proven chemicals have already lost their effectiveness.
This situation is especially relevant in the Midwest. Here, weeds adapt to chemicals faster than Bayer and Corteva come up with new drugs. Moreover, many subspecies have managed to develop resistance to several varieties.
Reuters quotes the opinions of many large farmers and also draws on eight scientific papers published since 2021 to make this claim. In the United States, kochia, waterhemp, giant ragweed and other weeds common in North Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota have gained unusual strength.
2024-01-18 07:00:00
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