Left Uncontrolled, Weeds Would Cost Billions in Economic Losses Every Year
Monday, May 16, 2016 - 12:30
in Mathematics & Economics
A team of experts from the Weed Science Society of America found that if weeds were allowed to grow with no control measures, about half of corn and soybean crops across the United States and Canada would be lost, costing growers about $43 billion annually. The team was led by Kansas State University agronomy professor, Anita Dille.