While herbicides remain a primary tactic to manage many weed species, farmers can implement several best management practices to slow resistance development and better control weeds like waterhemp.
For the past two years, we have been participating in a multi-regional U.S. Soybean Board funded experiment that is investigating the effects of planting green on no-till soybean production and management of multiple-resistant waterhemp populations.
Localized populations of these species found on headlands or field margins likely represent a new introduction. Populations that are distributed throughout fields are likely a sign that these species have gone undetected for more than one year.
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?
Atrazine contained in nanocapsules and applied to slender amaranth and hairy beggarticks outperformed commercially recommended rates for atrazine, even when heavily diluted, according to researchers in Brazil.
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On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, West Union, Iowa, no-tiller Loran Steinlage checks in with a harvest update, and explains why this fall will be one of his most educational harvests yet.
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