Diversity will be key to managing weeds in regenerative farming cropping systems

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Weeds like bur chervil are becoming more prominent in no-till systems
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Weeds like bur chervil are becoming more prominent in no-till systems

This, partnered with product withdrawals and increasing herbicide resistance, means existing chemistry is set to be further challenged, according to John Cussans, weed science principle consultant at ADAS....

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