Chris Boerboom is a professor and extension weed scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Chris is a native of Marshall, MN where he grew up on the family’s corn, soybean, and beef farm. He received his MS and PhD in Agronomy with an emphasis on weed science from the University of Minnesota. His graduate research included aspects of improving Canada thistle management and selection of birdsfoot trefoil with resistance to glyphosate. Since 1994, Chris has provided extension education in Wisconsin on topics such as herbicide resistant weeds, weed management in transgenic crops, responsible herbicide use, and diagnosing herbicide injury. His research is focused on evaluating new herbicide active ingredients and herbicide-resistant traits, predicting the outcomes of weed-crop interactions, characterizing herbicide resistance in weeds, and measuring herbicide tolerance in sweet corn.
