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Farmers get on front foot in evolving war against weeds

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Australian grain and cotton growers are proving weeds can be beaten, investing significantly in strategies to help improve their control.

Managing weeds costs the grain and cotton industries an estimated $4.4 billion per year, a report from Australia's national science agency CSIRO has found.

Despite the large expenditure, growers are reaping the rewards. The impact of crop yield has fallen from 2.8...


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