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New Weapon For Battling No-Till Weeds

Optical sensing and spot spraying trimmed Russian thistle control costs by $132 per acre.

December 1, 2003 | Posted in Equipment

Jason Hill and his father, Fritz, have been in the fight of their lives. The villains are Russian thistle and other weeds that are taking over 3,500 acres of the family's wheat and canola fields in Pendleton, Ore.

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A No-Tilling Nightmare

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 1, 2003 | Posted in Crop Protection

If dandelions are causing major problems in any of your no-till fields, the best time to control them for the 2004 cropping season is unfortunately already past. That’s because recent research indicates the best time for you to try to control this little yellow weed in your no-tilled fields is in the fall.

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Europe Ready To Get Tougher On U.S. Grain Exports

By No-Till Farmer Editors posted on September 1, 2003 | Posted in Crop Protection

For growers in the United States who are raising genetically modified crops, it’s not good news that the Europeans are suggesting new rules that would require the wider use of warning labels on foods along with a lot more red tape when importing our grains.

New Standards In Weed Control Possible For Little Extra Cost

Research shows inexpensive ammonium sulfate can boost herbicide performance to help control many difficult weeds.

By Ron Perszewski posted on September 1, 2003 | Posted in Crop Protection

For as little as 20 cents per acre, no-tillers can significantly increase the effectiveness of their post-emergent herbicide applications. The addition of inexpensive ammonium sulfate (AMS) to the tank mix can boost no-till weed control by as much as 41 percent in some cases, according to Bryan Young, a weed scientist at Southern Illinois University.

Without Herbicides, No-Till Would Disappear

Yet the impact on food production would be so dramatic that America could not live without no-till.

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 1, 2003 | Posted in Crop Protection

While you're certainly not about to lose the use of herbicides, you need to fully understand that any ban on agricultural chemicals would bring an end to all the benefits you’re getting from no-tilling.

New Herbicide Offers No-Till Grass Control With Residual Broadleaf Control

June 1, 2003 | Posted in Crop Protection

A broad spectrum herbicide that effectively controls grasses such as foxtails, johnsongrass and shattercane in no-tilled corn was introduced just in time for the 2003 growing season by Bayer CropScience. Featuring recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval, the herbicide will control broadleaf weeds such as cocklebur, lambsquarters, morningglory, ragweed, sunflower and velvetleaf.

Making No-Till Corn Work

Combining several strategies helps make no-till yield as well as conventional corn.

By Susan K. Davis posted on May 1, 2003 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection

Jan Layman never expected to be a die-hard no-tiller. “I never thought I’d be preaching the evangelism of no-till. I enjoyed working the ground,” admits Layman of Kenton, Ohio.

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New Herbicide Offers Burndown Plus Season-Long Weed Control

May 1, 2003 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection

Many growers looking for a new way to provide both burndown and season-long weed control will soon have a new tool available in their herbicide arsenal. That’s because a compound named Expert from Syngenta Crop Protection was recently approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for use in corn and grain sorghum.

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Few Herbicide Developments

By Frank Lessiter posted on April 1, 2003 | Posted in Crop Protection

If you have the feeling that fewer new herbicides are coming on the market these days, your thinking is right on the mark.

New Ways for Handling No-Till Corn Weeds And Resistance Worries

By Frank Lessiter posted on March 1, 2003 | Posted in Crop Protection

With fewer new herbicides coming on the market each year, no-tillers are paying much closer attention to developing more effective weed-management plans. As a result, no-tillers are intently studying how various herbicide and tankmix combinations perform in their fields.

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