2021 Fall Farm

Page 28 2021 Logan County Fall Farm Outlook Lincoln Daily News Oct. - Nov. 2021 Growing resistance to pesticides and GMOs BY LISA RAMLOW he increasing demand to feed a growing population is the challenge to every farmer. Pests and diseases - be it weeds, insects or fungi - represent the most common threat to crop losses in the field, with weeds having the biggest impact on yields. And no matter how many chemicals are created or new varieties of resistant seed are developed, the pesky pests persistently prevail. The primary contributor enabling the adaptation of pests is using the same control measures. Insect, disease and fungal resistance varies between species and chemicals, but inevitably problems develop after a few years of consecutive use of a single product. A pesticide is a chemical used to kill, repel, or control plant or animal life Continue 4 T