Getting Rid Of Weeds
Through Integrated Weed Management

We are a scientist-led network coordinating research to help farmers across the U.S. fight herbicide-resistance with a greater diversity of weed control strategies to complement chemical use.

GROW aims to provide information on tools such as cover crops, increased crop competition, harvest weed seed control, and more.

Recent GROW News & Research Updates

GROW Releases New Herbicide Resistance Resource for the Industry

  October 15, 2024   Grow IWM
As herbicide resistance spreads, so must education on what it is and how to manage it. That’s the goal behind GROW’s newest...
  Cover Crops      Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Herbicide Management      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Precision Weed Management      Prevention      Weed Electrocution   

Listen In: What is Happening with the Endangered Species Act and Herbicide Labels?

  October 8, 2024   Grow IWM
The acronym “ESA” is fast-becoming a dreaded word in agriculture, as farmers, scientists and pesticide registrants anxiously...
  Industry News      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Herbicide Management   

Herbicide Savings From Precision Spraying Technology

  October 3, 2024   Grow IWM
This article is reprinted with permission from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Key Points Precision Spraying...
  Precision Weed Management      Industry News      News From Other Sources      DIGITAL AGRICULTURE   

Eyes in the Sky and Eyes on the Ground: The Range of Camera-based Weed Detection

  October 1, 2024   Grow IWM
There’s eyes everywhere these days – even in our crop fields. Whether it’s tractor-mounted sensors skimming just inches...
  News From Other Sources      DIGITAL AGRICULTURE      Precision Weed Management      Herbicide Resistant Weeds   

How to Manage Cover Crops in Cotton: A Virginia Farmer’s Experience

  September 24, 2024   Grow IWM
Cover crops have a lot to offer Virginia cotton farmer Clay Lowe – namely, weed suppression, nutrient enhancement and soil...
  Grow News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Cover Crops   

How Weed Electrocution Fits into a Maryland Farm

  September 17, 2024   Grow IWM
The sparks are flying on Aaron Cooper’s farm, Cutfresh Organics, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Not the romantic kind, mind...
  Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Mechanical Weed Control      Weed Electrocution   

Spray Drone Research & Tech on Display at Mid-Atlantic Workshop

  September 10, 2024   Grow IWM
This article is reprinted with permission from Virginia Tech Cooperative Extension The Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and...
  Industry News      DIGITAL AGRICULTURE      Precision Weed Management   

Narrow Windrow Burning for Weed Seed Control is Risky Business

  September 3, 2024   Grow IWM
Sometimes when a plan looks good on paper, it doesn’t necessarily mean its execution is the best idea. Weed scientists are...
  Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Mechanical Weed Control      Harvest Weed Seed Management   

Drone Seeding Cover Crops into Standing Soybeans

  August 27, 2024   Grow IWM
The following is reprinted with permission from Penn State Extension. Cover crops can be challenging to establish after soybeans....
  Integrated Weed Management Innovations      News From Other Sources      Cover Crops      DIGITAL AGRICULTURE      Precision Weed Management   

Communications and Post-Doc Positions Open at GROW

  August 26, 2024   Grow IWM
The GROW network is expanding! See two new positions open at this time — a GROW Content & Outreach Specialist located...
  Grow News      Industry News   

A Deep Dive on Precision Spraying with the WEED-IT

  August 20, 2024   Grow IWM
As the industry of precision sprayers expands, farmers are sorting through a growing list of commercial options. For Jesse...
  Industry News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Mechanical Weed Control      DIGITAL AGRICULTURE      Precision Weed Management   

Learn When Weeds Shed Their Seeds (And Why It Matters!)

  August 13, 2024   Grow IWM
A weed without seeds at harvest time is a lost cause for harvest weed seed control. That’s why GROW researchers from 14...
  Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Mechanical Weed Control      Harvest Weed Seed Management      Fact Sheets   

GROW Releases New Herbicide Resistance Resource for the Industry

  October 15, 2024   Grow IWM
As herbicide resistance spreads, so must education on what it is and how to manage it. That’s the goal behind GROW’s newest...
  Cover Crops      Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Herbicide Management      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Precision Weed Management      Prevention      Weed Electrocution   

How to Manage Cover Crops in Cotton: A Virginia Farmer’s Experience

  September 24, 2024   Grow IWM
Cover crops have a lot to offer Virginia cotton farmer Clay Lowe – namely, weed suppression, nutrient enhancement and soil...
  Grow News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Cover Crops   

Drone Seeding Cover Crops into Standing Soybeans

  August 27, 2024   Grow IWM
The following is reprinted with permission from Penn State Extension. Cover crops can be challenging to establish after soybeans....
  Integrated Weed Management Innovations      News From Other Sources      Cover Crops      DIGITAL AGRICULTURE      Precision Weed Management   

Catch Up On GROW’s Latest Cover Crop Research

  July 30, 2024   Grow IWM
GROW was recently featured in the Illinois Cover Crop On-Farm Network’s webinar series, “Weeds & Diseases & Pests, Oh...
  Grow News      Industry News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Cover Crops   

Learn from the Best: GROW Farmer Case Studies 

  July 22, 2024   Grow IWM
Every good ag researcher knows the power of an innovative farmer. Take, for example, the no-till movement. As the Dust Bowl raged...
  Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Cover Crops      featured      Weed Electrocution   

Study Shines Light on Drill-interseeded Cover Crops in Corn

  May 2, 2024   Grow IWM
The following is reprinted from Weed Science, a journal of the Weed Science Society of America. Recently published research in...
  Industry News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      News From Other Sources      Cover Crops   

Cover Crops and Residual Herbicides Team Up Against Palmer Amaranth

  April 30, 2024   Grow IWM
Palmer amaranth is famous for dodging herbicide control options, but it appears that a one-two punch of cover crop residue and...
  Grow News      Industry News      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Cover Crops   

New Research on How to Apply Residual Herbicides When Planting Green

  April 16, 2024   Grow IWM
Planting soybeans into a green, living cover crop can require some extra management decisions, such as when to apply those...
  Grow News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Cover Crops   

The Lowdown on Roller Crimpers

  April 2, 2024   Grow IWM
Roller crimpers can be a valuable tool for terminating cover crops or simply managing cover crop residue, especially when...
  Grow News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Cover Crops   

A Look at Planter Adjustments for Planting into Cover Crops

  March 26, 2024   Grow IWM
 When adjusting your planter to run through high-residue cover crops, Trey Hill has some advice: Don’t get too...
  Grow News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Cover Crops   

Allow Us to Introduce Ourselves (Again!)

  March 14, 2024   Grow IWM
Like the science we study and share, GROW is evolving and expanding quickly, and we decided it was time for our website to...
  Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Cover Crops      DIGITAL AGRICULTURE      Precision Weed Management   

Cover Crops and Weed Control in the Southeast: A Battle for Resources

  February 13, 2024   Grow IWM
You can’t keep a Southern weed down for long.  That’s the takeaway from a recently published meta-analysis of cover...
  Grow News      Industry News      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Cover Crops      Prevention   

GROW Releases New Herbicide Resistance Resource for the Industry

  October 15, 2024   Grow IWM
As herbicide resistance spreads, so must education on what it is and how to manage it. That’s the goal behind GROW’s newest...
  Cover Crops      Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Herbicide Management      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Precision Weed Management      Prevention      Weed Electrocution   

How to Manage Cover Crops in Cotton: A Virginia Farmer’s Experience

  September 24, 2024   Grow IWM
Cover crops have a lot to offer Virginia cotton farmer Clay Lowe – namely, weed suppression, nutrient enhancement and soil...
  Grow News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Cover Crops   

Narrow Windrow Burning for Weed Seed Control is Risky Business

  September 3, 2024   Grow IWM
Sometimes when a plan looks good on paper, it doesn’t necessarily mean its execution is the best idea. Weed scientists are...
  Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Mechanical Weed Control      Harvest Weed Seed Management   

Communications and Post-Doc Positions Open at GROW

  August 26, 2024   Grow IWM
The GROW network is expanding! See two new positions open at this time — a GROW Content & Outreach Specialist located...
  Grow News      Industry News   

Learn When Weeds Shed Their Seeds (And Why It Matters!)

  August 13, 2024   Grow IWM
A weed without seeds at harvest time is a lost cause for harvest weed seed control. That’s why GROW researchers from 14...
  Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Mechanical Weed Control      Harvest Weed Seed Management      Fact Sheets   

A Weed Seed Killing Machine: Testing the integrated Harrington Seed Destructor

  August 6, 2024   Grow IWM
With a rise in herbicide-resistant weeds such as Palmer amaranth and common ragweed escaping in-season control methods, weed...
  Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Mechanical Weed Control      Harvest Weed Seed Management   

Catch Up On GROW’s Latest Cover Crop Research

  July 30, 2024   Grow IWM
GROW was recently featured in the Illinois Cover Crop On-Farm Network’s webinar series, “Weeds & Diseases & Pests, Oh...
  Grow News      Industry News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Cover Crops   

Bonus Newsletter for GROW Subscribers

  July 29, 2024   Grow IWM
Starting in August, GROW subscribers will have a new e-monthly newsletter coming their way! Once a month, you’ll get a...
  News From Other Sources      Industry News      Grow News   

Learn from the Best: GROW Farmer Case Studies 

  July 22, 2024   Grow IWM
Every good ag researcher knows the power of an innovative farmer. Take, for example, the no-till movement. As the Dust Bowl raged...
  Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Cover Crops      featured      Weed Electrocution   

Can Seed Impact Mills Kill Weed Seeds in Cotton?

  July 2, 2024   Grow IWM
Seed impact mills have shown promise as a weed control option in crops like wheat and soybeans. But what about cotton? A joint...
  Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Harvest Weed Seed Management      Mechanical Weed Control      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Grow News   

Weed Management in Double Crop Soybeans

  June 18, 2024   Grow IWM
Double the crop, half the weed control – that’s part of the allure of following wheat harvest with a second planting of...
  Prevention      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Industry News      Grow News   

Don’t Miss Last Call for Vining Weed Control in Corn

  June 4, 2024   Grow IWM
As your corn starts to canopy and close ranks this month, make sure those narrowing rows of today aren’t hiding the vines of...
  Industry News      Grow News      Prevention      Herbicide Resistant Weeds   

GROW Releases New Herbicide Resistance Resource for the Industry

  October 15, 2024   Grow IWM
As herbicide resistance spreads, so must education on what it is and how to manage it. That’s the goal behind GROW’s newest...
  Cover Crops      Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Herbicide Management      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Precision Weed Management      Prevention      Weed Electrocution   

Listen In: What is Happening with the Endangered Species Act and Herbicide Labels?

  October 8, 2024   Grow IWM
The acronym “ESA” is fast-becoming a dreaded word in agriculture, as farmers, scientists and pesticide registrants anxiously...
  Industry News      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Herbicide Management   

Eyes in the Sky and Eyes on the Ground: The Range of Camera-based Weed Detection

  October 1, 2024   Grow IWM
There’s eyes everywhere these days – even in our crop fields. Whether it’s tractor-mounted sensors skimming just inches...
  News From Other Sources      DIGITAL AGRICULTURE      Precision Weed Management      Herbicide Resistant Weeds   

How to Manage Cover Crops in Cotton: A Virginia Farmer’s Experience

  September 24, 2024   Grow IWM
Cover crops have a lot to offer Virginia cotton farmer Clay Lowe – namely, weed suppression, nutrient enhancement and soil...
  Grow News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Cover Crops   

How Weed Electrocution Fits into a Maryland Farm

  September 17, 2024   Grow IWM
The sparks are flying on Aaron Cooper’s farm, Cutfresh Organics, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Not the romantic kind, mind...
  Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Mechanical Weed Control      Weed Electrocution   

A Deep Dive on Precision Spraying with the WEED-IT

  August 20, 2024   Grow IWM
As the industry of precision sprayers expands, farmers are sorting through a growing list of commercial options. For Jesse...
  Industry News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Mechanical Weed Control      DIGITAL AGRICULTURE      Precision Weed Management   

Learn When Weeds Shed Their Seeds (And Why It Matters!)

  August 13, 2024   Grow IWM
A weed without seeds at harvest time is a lost cause for harvest weed seed control. That’s why GROW researchers from 14...
  Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Mechanical Weed Control      Harvest Weed Seed Management      Fact Sheets   

A Weed Seed Killing Machine: Testing the integrated Harrington Seed Destructor

  August 6, 2024   Grow IWM
With a rise in herbicide-resistant weeds such as Palmer amaranth and common ragweed escaping in-season control methods, weed...
  Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Mechanical Weed Control      Harvest Weed Seed Management   

Catch Up On GROW’s Latest Cover Crop Research

  July 30, 2024   Grow IWM
GROW was recently featured in the Illinois Cover Crop On-Farm Network’s webinar series, “Weeds & Diseases & Pests, Oh...
  Grow News      Industry News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Cover Crops   

A Deep Dive on the See & Spray Ultimate System from John Deere & Blue River

  July 16, 2024   Grow IWM
See & Spray Ultimate, the recently introduced precision sprayer from John Deere and Blue River that uses cameras and computer...
  Industry News      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      DIGITAL AGRICULTURE      Precision Weed Management   

USDA-NIFA Grant Supports Microwave Tech to Zap Weed Seeds

  July 9, 2024   Grow IWM
The following is reprinted with permission from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station. It’s not just for burritos and...
  Industry News      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Prevention   

Can Seed Impact Mills Kill Weed Seeds in Cotton?

  July 2, 2024   Grow IWM
Seed impact mills have shown promise as a weed control option in crops like wheat and soybeans. But what about cotton? A joint...
  Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Harvest Weed Seed Management      Mechanical Weed Control      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Grow News   

GROW Releases New Herbicide Resistance Resource for the Industry

  October 15, 2024   Grow IWM
As herbicide resistance spreads, so must education on what it is and how to manage it. That’s the goal behind GROW’s newest...
  Cover Crops      Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Herbicide Management      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Precision Weed Management      Prevention      Weed Electrocution   

Narrow Windrow Burning for Weed Seed Control is Risky Business

  September 3, 2024   Grow IWM
Sometimes when a plan looks good on paper, it doesn’t necessarily mean its execution is the best idea. Weed scientists are...
  Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Mechanical Weed Control      Harvest Weed Seed Management   

Learn When Weeds Shed Their Seeds (And Why It Matters!)

  August 13, 2024   Grow IWM
A weed without seeds at harvest time is a lost cause for harvest weed seed control. That’s why GROW researchers from 14...
  Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Mechanical Weed Control      Harvest Weed Seed Management      Fact Sheets   

A Weed Seed Killing Machine: Testing the integrated Harrington Seed Destructor

  August 6, 2024   Grow IWM
With a rise in herbicide-resistant weeds such as Palmer amaranth and common ragweed escaping in-season control methods, weed...
  Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Mechanical Weed Control      Harvest Weed Seed Management   

Learn from the Best: GROW Farmer Case Studies 

  July 22, 2024   Grow IWM
Every good ag researcher knows the power of an innovative farmer. Take, for example, the no-till movement. As the Dust Bowl raged...
  Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Cover Crops      featured      Weed Electrocution   

Can Seed Impact Mills Kill Weed Seeds in Cotton?

  July 2, 2024   Grow IWM
Seed impact mills have shown promise as a weed control option in crops like wheat and soybeans. But what about cotton? A joint...
  Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Harvest Weed Seed Management      Mechanical Weed Control      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Grow News   

Weed Science Field Days: What’s In It For Me? 

  May 28, 2024   Grow IWM
It happens like clockwork almost every year, starting in June. Wagons bounce over field ruts, filled with people clutching...
  Weed Electrocution      Precision Weed Management      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Industry News      Grow News   

Can Weeds Adapt to Beat Harvest Weed Seed Control?

  May 7, 2024   Grow IWM
Weeds think they’re pretty smart. Since modern agriculture began, weeds have been evolving and lying in wait to grow again –...
  Grow News      Industry News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Mechanical Weed Control      Harvest Weed Seed Management   

GROW Reports on New Harvest Weed Seed Control Research in Australia

  March 19, 2024   Grow IWM
I recently returned from a trip to Western Australia to meet with weed scientist Dr. Michael Walsh, along with fellow GROW team...
  Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      News From Other Sources      Harvest Weed Seed Management   

Allow Us to Introduce Ourselves (Again!)

  March 14, 2024   Grow IWM
Like the science we study and share, GROW is evolving and expanding quickly, and we decided it was time for our website to...
  Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Cover Crops      DIGITAL AGRICULTURE      Precision Weed Management   

Evaluating a New Weed Killer: Blue Light and Heat

  March 5, 2024   Grow IWM
Harvest weed seed control is a growing area of interest and study for farmers and researchers looking to target weed seeds during...
  Industry News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Harvest Weed Seed Management   

New Resource Alert: The Weed Management Planner

  December 19, 2023   Grow IWM
Creating a better weed control strategy just got a little easier! GROW’s newest resource, the Weed Management Planner, is...
  Grow News      Harvest Weed Seed Control      Integrated Weed Management Innovations      Herbicide Resistant Weeds      Mechanical Weed Control      Cover Crops      Harvest Weed Seed Management      Prevention   

No Seeds. No Weeds.

For over 50 years, herbicides have been a highly effective method to control weeds and protect crop yields. Herbicides have supported the widespread use of no-till and limited cultivation for weed control, improving soil health. However, overreliance on a few key herbicides has prompted a growing epidemic of herbicide-resistant weeds.

For some farmers, herbicides alone just aren’t getting the job done anymore.

Integrated Weed Management (IWM) is the answer.

Prevention Cultural Chemical Biological Mechanical IWM

What is Integrated Weed Management?

Integrated weed management (IWM) is a system that layers multiple weed control methods to suppress and manage weeds across a growing season, by targeting weeds and the seedbank in different ways and at different stages of development. The result is a robust weed management program that doesn’t rely on a single mode of action or management tactic.  IWM techniques include:

In the Fields

What Are Your Problem Weeds?

Giant Foxtail
Broadleaf Signalgrass
Redroot & Smooth Pigweed
Texas Millet (Panicum)
Canada Thistle
Common Pokeweed
Rush Skeletonweed
Russian Thistle
Prickly Lettuce
Mayweed Chamomile
Field Bindweed