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Growing Grain Sorghum to Combat Herbicide-Resistant Pigweed

January 2, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Arkansas Extension

Grain sorghum is cultivating fans as a tool in the battle against resistant pigweed.

No-Till, Cover Crops Could Be Tools To Fight Palmer Amaranth

This devastating pigweed is starting to make its way into the Corn Belt. Here’s what no-tillers need to know to protect their crops from this voracious pest.

By Laura Barrera posted on February 1, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

There’s just nothing good that can be said about Palmer amaranth. It’s capable of wiping out 78% of soybean yields and a whopping 91% of corn yields on a given farm. Studies have shown populations are resistant to glyphosate, atrazine and HPPD-inhibiting herbicides.

Palmer Amaranth Is Threat To The Corn Belt

This adaptive, noxious weed thrives in no-till fields, and preventing its spread will require proactive scouting and herbicide applications.

By John Dobberstein posted on January 1, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Palmer Amaranth, the so-called “pigweed on steroids” that has plagued Southern cotton and soybean farmers for several years, is marching northward and could soon threaten yields and profitability for Corn Belt no-tillers.

Farmers Join 'Zero-Tolerance' Effort To Fight Pigweed

April 25, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Mary Hightower, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture

Arkansas farmers are expanding pigweed No Tolerance zones, while warm temperatures prompt precocious pigweeds to produce seedheads months early, said Ken Smith, extension weed scientist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.

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Resistant Weeds Continue Their March

December 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

The 2011 growing season served a grim reminder that the fight against resistant weeds in the U.S. isn’t going well.

From ‘Walking The Beans’ To Herbicide-Resistant Crops

No-tillers can learn a few things about weed control from the early days of no-till to help them in today’s challenging weed environment.

By Dan Zinkland posted on November 1, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

When New Market, Iowa, farmer Kelly Tobin began no-tilling in 1979, he relied on atrazine for corn and 2,4-D for soybeans.

Waterhemp Problems Spread To Indiana

September 30, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Bill Johnson and Glenn Nice, Purdue Weed Science, Purdue University

Waterhemp has been present in Indiana field surveys for at least the last 10 years but recent control issues with glyphosate is moving this weed up on the radar of concern for Indiana growers.

Weeds Make Themselves Scarce When Calcium Enters The Picture

Applying calcium to balance soil nutrient levels and manage weeds allows no-tillers to reduce herbicide rates, cut fertilizer costs and increase profitability.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on October 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Got weeds? Calcium may be part of the solution as it has been for Oldham, S.D., no-tiller Ron Kaufman.

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Strategies To Reduce Herbicide Resistance

By Jim Leverich posted on May 1, 2009 | Posted in Crop Protection

Across the Midwest, weeds have become resistant to glyphosate and other heavily used herbicides as growers use the same herbicides over and over.

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