[PCA] NEWS: Palmer amaranth linked to pollinator seed mixes

[Haidet, Margaret (Megan)]

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 -- including seeds of the potentially
devastating agricultural weed Palmer amaranth -- along with the good. Now,
researchers at the University of Illinois have traced the weed seeds to at
least one source: pollinator habitat seed sold by a company in the Midwest.

To learn more read the full article at:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161207133651.htm
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