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The Fight Against Spring Weeds Starts Today

September 9, 2022 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Minnesota Extension

What are some tactics you can employ around harvest time to help prevent weeds from replenishing the weed seed bank and giving you more headaches for years to come?

Tips for Terminating Cover Crops Without Glyphosate

With the popular weed killer in legal straits in the U.S., no-tillers say they’d turn to other chemicals, rollers or other options. But most won’t give up on cover crops.

By John Dobberstein posted on February 25, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

Glyphosate has been invaluable to no-tillers in North America and overseas as an inexpensive, effective tool for not only killing weeds but also terminating cover crops ahead of or after planting.

A Paraquat History Lesson

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 10, 2017 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Crop Protection

When we launched No-Till Farmer in 1972, paraquat was the No. 1 burndown herbicide. While it has lost much of its popularity to glyphosate, Mark Loux says it is one of those herbicides (marketed as Gramoxone by Syngenta) that could have been used much more in recent years to help control marestail and to interrupt the continuous glyphosate use cycle. The Ohio State University weed scientist says paraquat is most effective on small annual weeds.

Include Gramoxone to Control Marestail

March 28, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Ohio State University Extension

With the price of Gramoxone getting cut by about half this winter, Ohio State University Extension encourages growers to include it in their burndown this spring, especially on marestail.

Marestail Burndown Options in Soybeans

April 4, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Source: University of Tennessee Extension

University of Tennessee Extension says there are four herbicides to choose from to burndown small to larger marestail while avoiding a long plant-back time for soybeans.

Herbicide Options for Marestail Burndown

February 26, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Tennessee Extension

University of Tennessee Extension shares the most effective herbicides and tank mixes a grower can utilize as a burndown for marestail in soybeans and cotton.

From the Desk of John Dobberstein

Getting a Jump on Marestail in No-Till Cotton

By John Dobberstein posted on February 24, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Although horseweed can be controlled well with traditional auxin herbicides like 2,4-D or dicamba, Oklahoma State University has been exploring additional options that could increase the sustainability of auxin products for the future.

Controlling Henbit in Wheat

November 16, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture

Given the commodity price on wheat, one option for controlling henbit is metribuzin, says University of Tennessee.

Reports Of Palmer Amaranth, Waterhemp In Soybeans, Alfalfa

July 22, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

Source: Penn State University

Over the last two weeks, we have heard of at least four new reports of either Palmer amaranth or it's close relative waterhemp.

Dicamba Shortage Burndown Options

February 21, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Tennessee

From visiting with retailers the past month it is very apparent there will be a major shortage of dicamba for burndown again this spring. A number of folks from different retailers have stated that they have been allocated only a fraction of all the dicamba they sold two years ago.

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