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  • Conservation effort spreads seeds of destruction across the Midwest

    Dec 7, 2016 10:00 am by Diana YatesResearch
    Weed scientists across the Midwest are finding Palmer amaranth. Counties in black indicate Palmer amaranth was first found in an agricultural field, whereas red indicates it was first detected on conservation program land. Yellow signifies the source of introduction was not identified.

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    Weed scientists in at least two Midwestern states have been reporting for years that a conservation program meant to provide habitat for pollinating insects is sowing bad seeds along with the good.

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