2026 Agronomy Summit - Kathryn Seebruck

About this episode

Kathryn Seebruck discusses herbicide resistance and waterhemp management in a bonus episode related to her presentation at the Agronomy Summit.

In this special bonus episode of Talking Crop, host, Kathryn Seebruck, discusses herbicide resistance as a supplement to her presentation at the 2026 Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit in Freeport, Illinois. Her presentation is titled, "Producer enemy number one: the case against waterhemp," and will profile waterhemp and detail its modus operandi (MO) to identify the best management practices that can and should be utilized to apprehend this troublesome weed species. You can register online for the Northwest Illinois Agronomy Summit at go.illinois.edu/AGSFreeport or you can call the Stephenson County office at 815-235-4125. Registration is $25 and includes lunch. Five continuing education units will be available for Certified Crop Advisors. As of last year, this program has been adopted across the state, and you can find a list of all Agronomy Summits in the series at go.illinois.edu/AgronomySummits .

People in this episode

Host: Kathryn Seebruck

Topics covered

• herbicide resistance
• waterhemp
• agronomy
• weed management
• continuing education

Keywords

• herbicide resistance
• waterhemp
• agronomy summit
• management practices
• continuing education units

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Illinois Extension

Books & works: Producer enemy number one: the case against waterhemp

Places: Freeport, Illinois

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