A volatile weed killer linked to cancer and endocrine issues will likely be sprayed on millions more acres of soybeans and cotton across the Midwest and South starting this year. In January, China ...

Q: I sprayed my lawn for weeds, and now my vegetables don’t look so good. Could the weed killer somehow have gotten onto my vegetables even though I didn’t spray in the garden? • Ayan from Youngstown ...

(Reuters) – As U.S. farmers struggle to control the rise of “superweeds” choking key crop land, a leading herbicide known as 2,4-D that has shown good weed control for decades appears to be losing its ...

Even as crops resistant to 2,4-D herbicide are being developed, populations of weeds are also developing a resistance. A 2,4-D–resistant variety of the waterhemp weed has been found, and its spread ...