Tag Archives Herbicides
Tips for herbicide weed control when it’s cool and wet
When weeds are growing slowly they absorb less herbicide, while stressed crops are more susceptible to injury
Authority herbicides now registered for soybeans in Western Canada
When tank mixed with glyphosate soybean growers can get immediate and residual weed control and delay glyphosate-resistant weeds
Tips for when soybean seeding runs late
Consider boosting your seeding rate to help offset the negative effects of delayed seeding
Get on controlling foxtail barley early
The weed is becoming more prevalent in the southwest
Manitoba’s first glyphosate-resistant weed confirmed
The good news is, the weed was found at only two sites out of 283 surveyed last fall
Roundup Ready alfalfa’s release delayed another year
Forage Genetics International is planning on-farm hay trials in Eastern Canada
Glyphosate-resistant weeds a real and present danger
Canadian farmers are being warned to be careful not to lose their most precious weed-control resource
Noxious weed control to be strengthened in Manitoba
Potato seed growers want less herbicide drift
Sometimes potato plants show no signs of damage, but tuber germination can suffer and only be discovered the following year
When it comes to seed potatoes and herbicide drift, what you can’t see can hurt you. Increased use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest burn-down, as well as increased acreage for Roundup Ready corn and soybeans, has upped the use of the ubiquitous herbicide — and that’s upped the risk for seed potato growers. “If it’s