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Farmers, crop consultants and landowners are the first line of defense. Scout for and report suspected Palmer amaranth. Clean equipment that was used elsewhere. Limit infestation spread. These actions are the primary reason that Palmer amaranth has been managed successfully to date.

• Preventing Palmer amaranth in Minnesota (U of MN Extension)
• Reducing weed seed and foreign material in soybeans for export - a new video series (U of M Extension)
• Weed management continues at harvest (U of MN Extension)
• How to Clean a Combine to Limit the Spread of Weed Seeds (U of WI Extension)

Online Map of Minnesota Palmer Amaranth Finds

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• Check out the Crop & Pest Report by NDSU
• Check the Online Map of Minnesota Palmer Amaranth Finds

• Tracking weeds to stop them in their tracks - New method helps track contaminated manure so farmers can fend off Palmer amaranth (U of MN)
• Palmer amaranth seeds in manure - What can you do? (U of NE)
• Managing Weed Seeds in Manure (U of M)