Choice of pre-harvest aid chemical, such as Roundup, Heat or Reglone, brings different impact on weed control capacity, dry down
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Manage your pre-harvest
Choice of preharvest aid means different impact on weed control capacity, dry down
Electric eWeeder coming to North America
British companies Garford and RootWave team up to build a weed-control implement that doesn’t use chemicals
New weed control equipment coming to North America farmers to electrocute weeds rather than killing by chemical.
VIDEO: Weeds to watch for in Manitoba
Crop spraying conditions have likely improved since this was recorded at Crop Diagnostic School earlier this month, but that doesn’t mean any weed issues you may have been dealing with are in the rear-view mirror. As provincial weed specialist Kim Brown puts it, the warm-season weeds are upon us and taking full advantage of the
Keep last year’s canola out of your soybeans
Harvest loss and herbicide options underpin volunteer canola management in soybeans
Volunteer canola in soybeans can be a weed headache for farmers. Canola harvest loss and herbicide options underpin tips for managing the issue.
From AIM: How do we keep ahead of herbicide resistance?
Proactive thinking and strategies are needed to protect chemical modes of action until new crop protection tools can hit the market, Ag in Motion 2024 attendees hear at Bayer Crop Science panel on herbicide resistance.
Off the ‘slightly muddier’ beaten path at Discovery Farm
The "Off the Beaten Path" demonstration tour presented by BMO at the Ag in Motion farm show July 16-18, highlighted the multi-year research underway by several companies at the 610-acre site, with the improved moisture levels in 2024 helping provide new data for the ongoing projects.
Light-based seed destructor opens door for smaller combines
Horsepower has been a limiting factor for seed destructors — Maybe not anymore
Combine horsepower has been a limiting factor for seed destructors. With new light-based technology, farmers with smaller machines can get non-chemical weed control on their combines.
Early weed identification, easier control says Manitoba Agriculture weed specialist
Misidentifying a weed as a seedling can make for a harder fight later in the season
Beware weed mimics in the field: knowing how to identifying weeds seedlings early in their growth can help farmers avoid bigger control problems later in the season.
Agro-Manitoba sees more precipitation, seeding progress behind five-year average
Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 5 (week 21)
Seeding progress has been observed in many areas of the province this past week and is now at 64 per cent complete. Producers have focused on planting corn (80 per cent complete), spring wheat (87 per cent complete) barley (79 per cent complete) and peas (96 per cent complete). Canola planting continues with 41 per
New website against weeds launched
Glacier FarmMedia – Producers have a new website to bookmark if they’re looking for weed information on the Prairies. The Western Grains Research Foundation has announced the official launch of a weed monitoring hub, prairieweeds.com. The website will be the new digital host for resources, data, weed maps and research under the Prairie Weed Monitoring
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