Ragweed, Common. Courtesy of The Weed Science Society of America.
An NRC committee organized a one-day, open national summit of weed scientists, agronomists, and ecologists, along with representatives of federal and state research and regulatory agencies, the crop protection industry, and agricultural producers, to consider a coordinated strategy for managing herbicide-resistant (HR) weeds in the United States. ♣
The summit used findings and recommendations from the 2010 NRC report on The Impact of Genetically-Engineered Crops on Farm-level Sustainability in the United States and the conclusions of a Weed Science Society of America white paper (expected in 2012) to focus the summit discussions on best management practices to avoid, mitigate, and control the evolution and proliferation of herbicide-resistant (HR) weeds. ♣
Please see the Agenda, Materials, and Videos tabs above to find out more. ♣