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Redefining weeds FOR THE POST-HERBICIDE ERA

here is a revolution happening in conventional weed management, driven by increasing panic over herbicide-resistant weeds. Many in organics are feeling somewhat smug that all the hard mahi, research and invention that we have been doing in non-chemical weed management over the last half century is now being increasingly taken up by conventional producers as they run out of herbicide options. For example, 50 per cent of Marlborough vineyards have glyphosate-resistant ryegrass, and there is no

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