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VIDEO: The potential for post-harvest weed control in Western Canada
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VIDEO: The potential for post-harvest weed control in Western Canada

From the International Weed Resistance Summit

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With machines like the Harrington Seed Destructor grabbing international headlines, many in Canada wonder whether post-harvest weed control could be the answer to herbicide resistance. Breanne Tidemann, a Ph.D. student at the University of Alberta, decided to find out. Lisa Guenther caught up with Tidemann at the Herbicide Resistance Summit in Saskatoon this March to […] Read more
VIDEO: Herbicide resistance spreading in Western Canada
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VIDEO: Herbicide resistance spreading in Western Canada

From the International Weed Resistance Summit

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At the Herbicide Resistance Summit this past March, Dr. Hugh Beckie presented the results of the latest weed survey in Saskatchewan. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researchers hadn’t finished screening for herbicide resistance. But Beckie expects to see herbicide-resistant weeds on over 50 per cent of cultivated land in Saskatchewan, he told Grainews reporter Lisa Guenther. […] Read more
VIDEO: Canada ranks high in global herbicide resistance ratings
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VIDEO: Canada ranks high in global herbicide resistance ratings

From the International Weed Resistance Summit

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Saskatoon hosted the International Weed Resistance Summit this March. Speakers at the conference delivered a dose of reality on the growing herbicide resistance program. One of those speakers was Dr. Ian Heap, who leads the International Survey of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds. Grainews reporter Lisa Guenther teamed up with Robin Booker of The Western Producer to cover the […] Read more
Most of the cleaver plants were still growing, and showed little affects from herbicide application.
Canola, Crops

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Cleaver in canola a mystery

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the December 2, 2014 issue of Grainews

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It was the later part of June when I received a concerned call from Riley, a grower in Marshall, Sask. The grain farmer, who grows primarily canola, wheat and barley on his 5,000-acre spread, was having a problem with cleavers in his canola fields despite his use of an in-crop herbicide. “I don’t’ think it […] Read more
“It is 
a natural 
process and 
we want 
to take 
advantage 
of that.” – Jim Radtke.
Crops, Features

Herbicide tolerant canola, but not GMO

An SU-tolerant canola is just the first of what Cibus hopes will be a long list of trait improvements

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Jim Radtke may not be a gene whisperer, but his California-based plant genetics company, Cibus, has developed technology that allows it to communicate with and influence plant genes to produce desired traits. Whether it be something like herbicide resistance, or drought tolerance in field crops, or producing a different-colored petal in a flower, as examples, […] Read more
Research plots at Southern Farming System’s Inverleigh location.
Crops, Features

Herbicide resistance rampant in Australia

In Australia, herbicide resistance is an industry-wide problem that needs solutions

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Western Australia’s farmers are fighting herbicide resistant weeds by doing everything from burning windrows to using chaff carts. But what works in one state doesn’t necessarily translate to another. In the state of Victoria, the longer growing season means much of the annual ryegrass has fallen into the base of the crop by harvest, says […] Read more
Seeding near the Goyder Line, Peterborough, South Australia.

Crops, Features

Australians resilient to herbicide resistance

After the Millennium Drought, Australian farmers handle herbicide resistance with confidence

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To understand how Australian farmers handle herbicide resistance, it’s useful to know about the Millennium Drought. The drought stretched over a decade and tested farmers’ mettle. But they emerged from those dry years with heightened confidence, says Brad Collis, editor of Ground Cover. “The industry’s come through it in very resilient frame.” Collis credits agriculture’s […] Read more
VIDEO: “Old soil-applied” solutions to fight herbicide resistance
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VIDEO: “Old soil-applied” solutions to fight herbicide resistance

Crop Diagnostic School: Know your target weed issues... and your problem weeds of the past

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To help keep herbicide-resistant weeds at bay, some older soil-applied products are rejoining the fight. At the 2015 Crop Diagnostic School, Jeanette Gaultier, pesticide use specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, talks about which herbicide-resistant weeds producers should watch for and what they need to consider before choosing a herbicide for their situation.
New growth Kochia emerging from the soil
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Fighting herbicide resistant weeds with change

Multiple modes of action and stacked seed traits help farmers manage resistance

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When it comes to herbicide resistance, chemical companies are focusing on multiple modes of action. More varieties with stacked herbicide-tolerant traits are also on the horizon. But as western Canadian farmers sail towards that new future, they should keep in mind management goes hand-in-hand with technology. Stacked herbicide-tolerant traits are a new tool, giving farmers […] Read more

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