An herbicide-resistant pigweed called Palmer amaranth has rapidly spread across Southern Idaho, impacting over 7,000 acres of cropland. Identified in 2022, this aggressive weed has been linked to ...

What Is a Weed? Not everyone agrees on which plants are weeds, or what to do about them. Not all weeds need to be eradicated.

It also brings attention to the pigweed plant, a distinctive species found in the Texas Panhandle, which transforms into the famous tumbleweed when it matures and is carried by the wind.