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Manure being spread at the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center.

Troublesome weeds spread through manure

Weed seeds pass unharmed through the digestive tracts of animals such as cattle and sheep

By North Dakota State University April 14, 2021

Using some kinds of manure as fertilizer can lead to the spread of noxious and troublesome weeds. “It is a known fact that weed seeds pass unharmed through the digestive tracts of ruminant animals (cattle, sheep),” says Mary Keena, livestock environmental management specialist based at North Dakota State University’s Carrington Research Extension Center. “This means that whatever weed seeds

Crops

Canopy Growth to buy rival Supreme Cannabis

Deal comes as pot demand lights up

By Arunima Kumar, GFM Network News, Shariq Khan April 9, 2021

Reuters — Canopy Growth Corp. said Thursday it will buy rival Supreme Cannabis for $323.3 million, as the world’s biggest cannabis producer bolsters its portfolio to tap surging demand. Shares of Canopy, up 15 per cent this year, fell around 4.6 per cent to $36 after it announced the cash-and-stock deal for Supreme, which owns

Crops

Frosty weeds and closing spray windows

Variables like weed species and recent and expected frosts will weigh into management decisions

By Alexis Stockford October 2, 2020

Add the weather forecast into your calculations when planning fall weed control. It’s prime weed control season for perennial weeds like Canada thistle and winter annuals and acting now can help you, come spring. “A lot of the winter annuals are starting to become problems because if we don’t do any kind of control in

Equipment, Farmit Manitoba

Redekop pitches combine-mounted weed seed control

Manufacturer says combine-mounted unit will pulverize weed seeds

By Alexis Stockford August 18, 2020

Farmer reaction to herbicide-resistant weeds may trend towards, “kill it with fire,” but the latest harvest tool out of Redekop Manufacturing has a different answer for weed seeds: pound them to oblivion. The Saskatoon-based manufacturer recently unveiled its seed control unit, compatible with John Deere combines. With resistant weed pressure and certain herbicides increasingly in

Tammy Jones speaking to attendees during a Crop Diagnostic School session in 2019.

News, Other

Manitoba Agriculture weed specialist Tammy Jones changing jobs

Starting July 20 Jones is Corteva's technical sales agronomist for Manitoba

By Allan Dawson July 15, 2020

Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development (MARD) is losing its weed specialist Tammy Jones. She took the job in January 2018 and her last day is July 17. Jones becomes Corteva’s technical sales agronomist for Manitoba July 20. Meanwhile, Anastasia Kubinec, MARD’s manager of Crop Industry Development, hopes the department will fill the position quickly. “Getting

A kochia seedling breaks ground near Winkler in late March.

Crops

Spring weeds rise up well ahead of seeding efforts

Weed forecasts have farmers expecting to reap the consequences of last year’s lack of field work

By Alexis Stockford April 20, 2020

Farmers are gearing up for spring seeding, but the weeds have already made it to the field. Manitoba’s provincial weed specialist, Tammy Jones, says producers are already starting from behind on weed control this year, thanks in large part to harvest conditions last fall. Why it matters: Seeding is stressful enough as is, but farmers

Crops

As customers hoard pot brownies, weed firms see lockdown boost

By GFM Network News, Shariq Khan March 24, 2020

Reuters — Cannabis sales are touching new highs as customers across the U.S. and Canada stockpile weed to prepare for long spells of isolation because of the coronavirus pandemic. Between March 16 and 22, sales of recreational cannabis across California, Colorado, Oregon and Alaska — some of the key U.S. markets — were up 50

Harrington Seed Destructors are widely used in Australia.

Equipment, News, Other

Destructor’s weed escapes still fail to germinate

Microscopic abrasions allow microbes to infect embryonic weeds

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 11, 2020

Many weed seeds that appear undamaged after passing through a Harrington Seed Destructor still fail to germinate, say researchers at the University of Illinois. Developed and widely used in Australia, the HSD is mounted on the back of a combine and crushes weed seeds to prevent them from germinating. A University of Illinois release says

Three current or emerging herbicide-resistant weed threats in Manitoba: Palmer amaranth (left), waterhemp (top right), and kochia (bottom).

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editor’s Take: The cancer of herbicide-resistant weeds

By Gord Gilmour January 16, 2020

I’m a redhead. Or at least I once was, before I started seriously going grey. Along with the inability to hide in a crowd, I also got the pale skin that makes sunscreen and a hat a critical part of my summertime coping tool box. It’s also led me to be statistically more likely to

Provincial weed specialist Tammy Jones says leaving small patches of survivors can quickly result in a huge problem as new and highly competitive herbicide-resistant weeds have arrived.

Crops, News

Losing the war on weeds

Tammy Jones has been doing the math on where herbicide resistance is taking Manitoba farmers and the numbers are grim

By Gord Gilmour January 16, 2020

Tammy Jones spent four hours last summer wrestling with about 300 waterhemp plants in a Manitoba field, yanking them out of the ground by the roots and carrying them to the field edge for destruction. The provincial weed specialist was trying to demonstrate the value of controlling what might seem to be small patches of

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Tag Archives Weeds

Troublesome weeds spread through manure

Canopy Growth to buy rival Supreme Cannabis

Frosty weeds and closing spray windows

Redekop pitches combine-mounted weed seed control

Manitoba Agriculture weed specialist Tammy Jones changing jobs

Spring weeds rise up well ahead of seeding efforts

As customers hoard pot brownies, weed firms see lockdown boost

Destructor’s weed escapes still fail to germinate

Editor’s Take: The cancer of herbicide-resistant weeds

Losing the war on weeds

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