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What’s on your spring burnoff checklist?
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What’s on your spring burnoff checklist?

Set yourself, and your crop, up for success from the get-go

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It’s been a long, cool spring and farmers have had extra time for field preparations. Sprayers and seeders are poised and ready for action and, when the temperature hits growing degrees, everything will happen fast. The first happening should be the spring burn-off. “I’m a big fan of burn-off spraying,” said Manitoba Agriculture weed specialist
Weed wave expected when warm weather returns
Crops, News

Weed wave expected when warm weather returns

Once it warms up, it’s going to be important to get a good spring burnoff and establish a competitive crop

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Unseasonal snowfall and a cool spring may have pushed thoughts of spring weed control down the list of things to think about. But it’s important to get a plan in place now, because when it does warm up, things will happen quickly, said Kim Brown-Livingston, Manitoba’s provincial weed specialist, during an April 19 CropTalk webinar.
A greater focus on soil health and boosting yields is driving more interest in biologicals.
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Biologicals look to solve pressing issues in agriculture

Greater investment pushes toward biological solutions

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When it comes to technology, potential often outweighs practical, at least until an opportunity is created for the latter. At the Ontario Agriculture Conference earlier this year, a presentation on the promise of biologicals acknowledged their potential, but called for continued verification. Although there are many products on the horizon, further research is needed to confirm their benefits.
“You need to make every drop of the herbicides count while they’re still working.” – Kim Brown-Livingston.
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Herbicide resistance can’t be ignored

A weed control strategy will encompass the entire production system

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Herbicide resistant weeds have been present in Manitoba since the 1980s but they are now becoming a critical issue that cannot be ignored. Kim Brown-Livingston, Manitoba Agriculture’s weed specialist, called it the biggest problem facing producers. More resistance is cropping up and no new modes of action have been available on the Prairies in the
Peter Sikkema provided several weed control strategies for soybeans to attendees at the recent Ontario Agriculture Conference.
Crops

Early weed control best for soybeans

Don’t wait for every weed to emerge, concentrate on early competition instead weed scientist says

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Glacier FarmMedia – Without weed control, soybean growers would lose hundreds of millions of dollars according to one weed management expert. Peter Sikkema, a professor at the University of Guelph specializing in field crop weed management estimates growers in his home province alone would lose $617 million. His figure is based on a per-bushel price
One researcher says it’s time to move beyond using only the sprayer to control weeds.
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The case for integrated weed management

Research scientist Charles Geddes says having the right agronomic strategy is key to combating herbicide resistance

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New research shows cultural controls can combat the growing problem of herbicide-resistant weeds. “Herbicide resistance is an increasing and growing issue across the Prairies and it is likely to have a greater impact in the future moving forward as well,” said Charles Geddes, research scientist in weed ecology and cropping systems with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Geddes spoke Feb. 16 at
Think of weed control like boxing. It’s better over time to know the combinations that lead to wins, rather than hoping for a lucky knockout punch.
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Weed control can’t count on knockout punch

The chemical control era is waning, so adoption of new combinations is very important

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Herbicides have been the No. 1 weapon against weeds since the 1940s. They’ve been effective but the last few decades have shown that genetics are a more powerful force than chemistry. Weeds are gaining genetic resistance to herbicides faster than new chemistries can be developed. “In addition to all of these new cases we’re seeing,
Students bring KAP resolution on kochia
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Students bring KAP resolution on kochia

Perennial forages can help stamp out weeds, but lost revenue needs to be offset, ag students say

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A group of agriculture students say farmers should be incentivized to combat herbicide-resistant kochia by growing perennial forages. The weed is spreading faster than ever in Manitoba, and something must be done “before we have to return to historic practices of hand-picking weeds,” University of Manitoba student Richard Davy told Keystone Agricultural Producers members on
Kochia has been difficult to control during the prolonged drought of the past several years.
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Kochia control waning in North Dakota

Two popular products also widely used in Manitoba seem less effective

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A North Dakota State University study showed that some kochia populations in western North Dakota likely have developed resistance to commonly used pre-plant burndown herbicides. For many years, no-till farmers have used Aim (carfentrazone) and Sharpen (saflufenacil) either just before or just after planting to control emerged kochia and other annual weeds. In Manitoba, carfentrazone is the active ingredient in Aim EC,
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Editor’s Take: Many tools

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Everything changed for agriculture after the Second World War. As the world went to war, the sector was largely driven by horsepower. By war’s end, it was poised for rapid mechanization and the Green Revolution. which brought about increased use of fertilizer and herbicides, all products of wartime research efforts. The widespread use of nitrogen

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