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The Good & Bad with No-Till Herbicides

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 20, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

When it comes to making last-minute decisions on weed control in your no-till crops this year, there are plenty of government concerns.

Adding Glufosinate to Tank Mixes Improves Overall Weed Control in Soybeans

Research trial finds using appropriate nozzles compounds effectiveness of Liberty tank mixes

By Michaela Paukner posted on October 30, 2023 | Posted in Crop Protection

The future of weed control is tank mixes, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and herbicide efficacy is greatly affected by what exactly is in the mix and how it's applied.

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What Herbicides Do You Use When Interseeding into Corn?

April 6, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Our latest Ask the Operator question asks what herbicides to use when interseeding into corn.

Glufosinate Not Controlling Lambsquarters

June 23, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: North Dakota State University Extension

A farmer asks North Dakota State why his herbicide application did not kill lambsquarters and asks for suggestions to achieve control with glufosinate.

From Green to Brown: Tips for Getting Better Results Terminating Cover Crops

Spraying covers at the right time, with the right product is key to killing covers and improving nutrient release, residue breakdown.

By John Dobberstein posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Water Management

While choosing the right cover crop, or mix of covers, for a farm can be a challenge, there’s also an art to terminating covers that don’t winterkill with the right products at the right time.

Controlling Marestail Post-Emergence In Corn

By Mark Loux posted on June 20, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Ohio State University

Dicamba, Liberty and atrazine are the most effective options for controlling marestail post-emergence in corn, and atrazine alone may not kill larger plants.

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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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.

Find That Happy Place With Spray Tips

Selecting the right spray nozzle for each application can help improve a no-tiller’s bottom-line profits by 8% or more

By Martha Ostendorf posted on May 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

Picking the proper spray tip requires walking a fine line between good coverage and drift control.

Iowa Farmer Proves To Himself That No-Till Works

While no-till was a no-brainer on highly erodible land, Nate Ronsiek proved through field trials that it would yield on challenging bottomland soils.

By Loretta Sorensen posted on July 1, 2009 | Posted in Soil Health

Highly erodible soils shaped into gently rolling hills seemed to Nate Ronsiek like the perfect place to implement the no-till farming practices he learned as a student at Kansas State University. Ronsiek started developing his no-till plan in 2005 when he began taking over the family farm outside Hawarden in northwest Iowa.

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Last-Minute Planter Prep for No-Tillers & Strip-Tillers

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Martin-Till, precision specialist Chad Baker, co-owner of Baker Precision Planter Works in Orangeville, Ill., helps a first-generation no-tiller with planter setup, and later encounters a couple problems with a strip-tiller’s new 24-row planter. Plus, veteran agronomist Brad Forkner checks in with a couple tips for farmers to keep in mind before they take the field.

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