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Hedging Your Long-Term Weed Control Bets to Reduce Herbicide Reliance

No-tiller and crop consultant Jon Spreng, Perrysville, Ohio, says the biggest challenge to combining no-till and cover crops is finding a permanent weed control solution.
By Sarah Hill posted on March 10, 2021 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Soil Health
Herbicides alone aren’t going to be enough to control weeds in the long run, says Jon Spreng, a no-tiller and crop consultant from Perrysville, Ohio. The current herbicide choices available on the market may last 10-30 years, but unless new active ingredients come along, the fourth-generation grower says he believes that weed resistance will only get worse.
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Focus on Preventing Weeds, Rather Than Killing Them

As herbicide resistance continues to complicate weed control, researcher Adam Davis says no-tillers should develop a more integrated approach to weed management.
By Julia Gerlach posted on May 29, 2020 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Crop Protection
With more and more herbicide resistance in weeds being reported and no promising new herbicide sites of action (SOA) waiting in the wings, no-tillers might do well to focus on integrated weed management systems to reduce weed pressure and extend the usefulness of existing herbicides.
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Get to Know Your Early-Season Weeds

April 14, 2020 | Posted in Crop Protection
Source: University of Illinois
Field scouting to identify the weeds present and their relative densities will provide the information needed to tailor a burndown herbicide program for any particular field. Learn to identify several weed species that are common to midwestern fields at this time of year with these brief descriptions and color photographs from the University of Illinois.
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