Farmers are busy harvesting the Kochia scoparia, or red broom grass, in Caojiagou village of Liulin county, north China's Shanxi Province. The broom grass turns to bright red color in autumn and ...

If you've ever dealt with Bassia scoparia "kochia weed", you know how stubborn this invasive plant can be. Its rapid growth, ability to thrive in various environments and resistance to many ...

My wife and I now make 10,000 brooms a year (relying on) about 1.4 hectares of broom straw, Kochia scoparia. Together, we now make more than 100,000 yuan a year." In 2018 all the registered ...

Concerns about Kochia weeds and Armyworms have producers looking to mount a counterattack on two primary crop killers during the late fall and early winter months growing season. ABC 7 News looks ...

The "fluffy" kochia, which has grown into a lovely round ... In Japan, people used to dry its branches and stems to make brooms. (Japanese original by Kenji Ikai, Photo Group) ...

Kochia (Kochia scoparia) is a summer annual from Eurasia that grows up to seven feet tall. It is common to see kochia in rangelands, pastures, croplands, ditch banks, gardens, disturbed areas, and ...

Kochia and giant ragweed are formidable broadleaf weeds that share a variety of similarities, making them great candidates to scout for and manage in tandem. Learn how chemical and cultural ...

Kochia goes by many aliases, including fireweed, Mexican burning bush and summer cypress. It’s also the “tumbling tumbleweed” subject of a well-known song by the Sons of the Pioneers.

Ryan Miller, crops educator with University of Minnesota Extension, recently found kochia in Freeborn County, where it had "infested" a field of soybeans. Kochia is a weed problem for crops mostly ...

Kochia is a highly invasive weed that is common in the Great Plains, where it has developed resistance to multiple herbicides. Now new dicamba-resistant strains are adding to grower worries. In a ...

Kochia (Kochia scoparia L.) or (Bassia Scoparia) aslo known as Mexican burning bush, is a summer annual native to Eurasia. It was originally introduced into the U.S. in the 1900’s as an ...