ARRESTING RESISTANCE

Recognizing that herbicide resistance is a growing threat to efficient cotton production, particularly in the Mid-South and Southeast, the National Cotton Council (NCC) is escalating its educational effort. That includes the creation of this site, which contains links to information that can help NCC producer members make informed decisions and identify management strategies most appropriate for their operations. The NCC realizes that weed management is not a “one shoe fits all” plan and that one producer may use different weed management strategies for different fields.

The NCC will update this page as needed to ensure its members have the best information available as they develop their weed management strategies. Initial information tools include:

Weed Resistance Learning Module
This NCC-hosted free online course received financial support from The Cotton Foundation via grants from Monsanto, Syngenta and Dow AgroSciences. The tool was developed in cooperation with weed scientists across the Cotton Belt.

Weed Resistance Video
In this video, four cotton producers who know about weed resistance firsthand discuss why itmust not be ignored and provide valuable information on how to deal with this growing menace.

Managing Herbicide Resistance in Cotton Cropping Systems (368k pdf)
Cotton Incorporated published a bulletin to help producers manage herbicide resistance. The document was reviewed by a panel of internationally recognized experts in pest resistance management.