It’s time for Manitoba farmers to get locked and loaded against spring weeds, with enough room to adapt if early 2026 field conditions don’t co-operate.
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VIDEO: Spring weed control means plans, and back-up plans for those plans
Manitoba farmers should be locked and loaded against weeds, and with enough room to pivot if spring field conditions don’t co-operate
Vine crusher can smash weed seeds while squashing potato pests
AAFC’s field testing shows the crusher works on weed seeds under real-world potato harvest conditions
Research in P.E.I. shows the potato vine crusher, meant to crush insect pests clinging to vines at harvest, can also help reduce the viable weed seed banks in potato fields.
New high-performance forage training program to launch in 2026
Program is meant to be a resource for farmers, agronomists and others in the forage sector
A new Canadian Forage and Grasslands Asssociation high-performance forage program will be a resource for farmers, agronomists and others in the forage sector.
Robot seeder and weeder efficient for organic crops
A Saskatchewan organic producer reports stronger plant outcome using a precision agriculture robot for seeding
A Saskatchewan organic farmer, north of Prince Albert, reports measurable agronomic benefits in using FarmDroid, an autonomous robot seeding and weeding system, for smaller-seeded crops.
US court cancels approvals for widely used dicamba weedkillers
EPA violated procedures mandating public input, judge rules
A U.S. court has nullified the government's latest approvals of certain agricultural weedkillers sold by Bayer, BASF and Syngenta, fueling uncertainty among farmers who spray the products on soybeans and cotton genetically engineered to resist them.
Agritechnica update: Give a big shock to weeds
Farmers are being pushed to find an alternative to desiccants to burn down crops, as companies are increasingly leery of herbicides approved close to harvest. People have been shocking weeds with electricity for 100 years, but the return on the electricity invested and the technology required to do so safely haven’t always worked. Crop.zone is
Early harvest opens options for fall weed control
Spraying tips to use once the combine is parked
[UPDATED: Oct. 11, 2023] An early harvest gives farmers the opportunity to get ahead of weeds for next season, says Manitoba Agriculture weed specialist Kim Brown. Weeds have had ample time to grow after harvest, making them prime targets for herbicide. Why it matters: As harvest winds down, attention turns to field preparation for 2024.
Palmer amaranth pops back up in Ontario
Weed infamous in U.S. for multiple herbicide resistances
A single plant that showed up this summer on the edge of a southwestern Ontario cornfield is cause for concern among Canadian farmers, weed specialists warn. Writing Monday in the ag ministry’s Field Crop News, Ontario provincial weed management specialist Mike Cowbrough said the plant in question, found in Wellington County, is confirmed as palmer
Waterhemp on the rise
Manitoba’s list of affected municipalities keeps growing
Manitoba’s ag sector is trying to hold the line against big yield-killing threats like waterhemp and Palmer amaranth. Unfortunately, the number of municipalities where waterhemp has been found just grew by two. “Waterhemp and Palmer amaranth are Tier 1 weeds regulated under the Noxious Weeds Act. They must be destroyed when they’re found,” said Manitoba Agriculture weed extension specialist Kim
The do’s and don’ts of desiccation
As with all herbicide applications, follow the label, especially on application timing
It is time to think about desiccation and pre-harvest weed control. “We’ve had some really good, hot weather for harvesting, so it really hasn’t been a year that we’ve had to talk much about pre-harvest desiccation or pre-harvest weed management,” provincial weed extension specialist Kim Brown-Livingston says. “But the harvest has just begun, and we’ve
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