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Fall Burndown Program Important This Year

September 6, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

The months between this year’s harvest and next spring’s planting are prime time for winter annual weeds to take over fields.

Touching Up No-Till Soybean Fields

May 16, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Mark VanGessel, Extension Weeds Specialist, University of Delaware

I have had a number of calls about burndowns not being effective for no-till soybeans. Poor control can be attributed to a number of reasons, weeds were too large, gallonage was too low, and wrong products or adjuvants were used. But the question is what to do now.

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Warm Spring Changes Weed Control Game

Earlier scouting and herbicide applications may be needed to control higher winter-survival rates of winter annual, biennial and perennial weeds.

By Jim Leverich posted on May 1, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

The mild winter and early spring conditions we’ve seen may have implications for this season’s weed and pest control.

Surviving The Weed Crisis: Life Beyond Glyphosate

For no-tillers to preserve their way of farming, they’ll need more diverse weed-control programs that include the use of residual herbicides.

By John Dobberstein posted on May 1, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

With hundreds of no-tillers looking on, Bryan Young showed no-tillers last winter some PowerPoint slides that spelled out a troubling end game: In state after state, glyphosate-resistant weeds have been winning the battle for crop acres.

Mild Winter May Increase Insect, Weed Pressures

February 21, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Purdue University, Ohio State University

Some species of insects and weeds may have benefitted from the warmer-than-normal temperatures and lack of snowfall in the state, two Purdue Extension specialists say.

Bringing No-Till To The Palouse

From evaluating rotations and chemical options to designing the first successful no-till drill, Guy and Mort Swanson helped no-till take root in the Pacific Northwest.

By Martha Mintz posted on November 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Equipment, Residue Management

Guy and Mort Swanson played key roles in developing no-till in a unique region that both desperately needed — and could easily live without — the practice.

No-Till Proves Its Worth

By John Dobberstein posted on November 1, 2011 | Posted in Cover Crops, Equipment, Seeding & Planting

When Allan Brooks and his father, Gil, started no-tilling vegetable crops in northern Wisconsin more than 40 years ago, they paid their penance.

Adjusting No-Till Burndown Programs After Late Planting

May 6, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Residue Management

Source: Ohio State University

Wet weather and delayed planting have several effects on no-till burndown programs, especially in soybeans.

Tips For Cereal Rye Management

May 2, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Penn State University

Penn State University offers some factors to consider in order to achieve effective control for cereal rye.

Dealing With Henbit, Purple Deadnettle In No-Till Fields

April 26, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Aaron Hager, University of Illinois Extension

The two winter annual weed species producing the purple patches in no-till fields around the Midwest are henbit and purple deadnettle.

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