Crop Protection

Control Resistant Weeds By Planting Green Into Cereal Rye

January 30, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

RealAgriculture's Kara Oosterhuis talks to independent research agronomist Jim Stute at the 2023 National No-Tillage Conference about how using cereal rye in rotation ahead of soybeans can help no-tillers get ahead of weeds.

Implement for Combine Uses Light to Destroy Weed Seeds

January 29, 2023 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection

RealAgriculture's Kara Oosterhuis talks to Jon Jackson, president at Global Neighbor Inc., about the company's weed seed destroyer that offers weed control at harvest on the back of the combine.

[Podcast] Weeder Robots & Taking the Chemicals Out of No-Till with Greenfield Robotics

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, contributing editor Dan Crummett talks with Clint Brauer, the CEO of Greenfield Robotics, about Greenfield’s weeder robots, how the company plans to expand the robots’ capabilities beyond weeding and why Brauer wants to take the chemicals out of no-tilling.

January 25, 2023 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, contributing editor Dan Crummett talks with Clint Brauer, the CEO of Greenfield Robotics, about Greenfield’s weeder robots, how the company plans to expand the robots’ capabilities beyond weeding and why Brauer wants to take the chemicals out of no-tilling.

6 Solutions Australian No-Tillers Use to Control Weed Seed at Harvest

Dr. Michael Walsh, a weed scientist with the University of Western Australia, outlines 6 current systems of harvest weed seed control.

By Emily Unglesbee posted on January 23, 2023 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: GROW IWM

Dr. Michael Walsh, who is currently a visiting Fulbright Scholar at Kansas State University, is one of the founding fathers of the harvest weed seed control systems that have developed in Australia in response to a herbicide resistance crisis. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.

What's New for Agronomic Weed Control in 2023

New herbicide products, label updates, and industry news about weed management are highlighted in the article.

January 21, 2023 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Penn State Extension

As in the recent past, there are no new herbicide products with unique modes of action that will be registered for use in our area anytime soon. Otherwise, here are some newer product premixes, revised formulations of existing active ingredients, and tradenames to consider.

Understanding Horseweed Emergence Patterns Remains Key to Control

2022 On-farm trial results suggest variable horseweed emergence across state: soil-residuals needed for season-long control.

January 20, 2023 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Penn State Extension

Glyphosate-resistant horseweed populations have become more widespread in the state and are now a significant management issue in western PA and the Northern Tier. In addition to glyphosate- or glyphosate and ALS-inhibitor resistance, horseweed is challenging to control because of variable emergence patterns.

Can Planting Green Can Help Manage Multiple-Resistant Waterhemp?

January 19, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

Source: Penn State University Extension

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.

Iowa State Research Finds Soybean Fungicides Can Provide Yield Benefits

January 13, 2023 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Iowa State University

Soybean fungicides can provide yield benefits when there are foliar diseases. Some reports show yield benefit of fungicides at low levels of disease or when disease was absent but this is not consistent.