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You’ve got the sprayer ready and brought the right chemical home. Now make sure your water is right for the job
Before filling up the sprayer, you may want to check your water quality. Dr. Les Henry says some farmers might not know that hard water is affecting herbicides because they’re still getting a kill. But it may be that the chemical is “a lot less zippy than it could be if they were using good […] Read moreAvoid disease and delayed emergence by choosing the right depth and following these five steps to uniformity
If agronomist Doug Moisey doesn’t see any canola seed on the ground when inspecting a freshly sown field he worries. This might seem like an unconventional cause for concern, but as Moisey explains, “In normal seeding you’ll get some seeds bounce out of the furrow and that’s fine.” If no seeds are visible on the […] Read moreFarmers looking to reduce herbicide costs, control weeds in organic systems, or control herbicide-resistant broadleaves may find a new solution in an old technology
Rotary hoes aren’t seen much in Western Canada these days. The implement was once commonly used by soybean and corn farmers in the midwestern United States to control weeds and break up crusted soil. For the last seven or eight years, researchers with the University of Saskatchewan and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada have been using […] Read moreWhile high costs are still a hurdle to overcome, bioherbicides are in the works and could be a weapon in the struggle against herbicide resistance
While high costs are still a hurdle to overcome, bioherbicides are in the works and could be a weapon in the struggle against herbicide resistance. Researchers in Canada and the United States are developing bioherbicides that will not only give organic and conventional farmers more weed control options, but also, in some cases, control herbicide-resistant […] Read more
