Beating herbicide-resistant weed populations means making a plan with clear goals and objectives and staying on top of it — and that means not allowing weeds any opportunity to set seed in big numbers.
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Farm gets aggressive on wall-to-wall resistant wild oats
Agronomist says managing herbicide-resistant weeds is like starting a fitness routine: make a plan, set goals, stick with it
Using steam as a weed control alternative to chemicals
Two application methods highlight efficacy rates and cost differences
A U.S. propane industry group is touting the concept of injecting steam into soil to kill weed seeds, but other research shows difficulties in heating soil to a high enough temperature to kill weed seeds with a mobile implement.
Europe’s illegal pesticide trade surges as farmers cut costs
At least 14 per cent of pesticides used on EU fields today are illegal
As the cost of spraying crops with pesticides becomes increasingly expensive, farmers in Greece's agricultural heartland have turned to a cheaper alternative: liquids in unlabeled plastic bottles smuggled over land and sea.
Hazy conditions, clear decisions: How wildfire smoke affects spraying and crops on the Prairies
No direct research has yet been done on how wildfire smoke affects herbicide application
As wildfire smoke becomes more common on the Prairies, understanding its effects on herbicide performance and crop development can help farmers make better-informed spraying decisions and avoid costly delays.
Managing diseases in alfalfa
From seedling issues to stand die-off, understanding the timing and symptoms of alfalfa diseases can help protect yield
Understanding the multiple potential disease pressures on your alfalfa stand can help you improve its yield.
Fungicide, glyphosate don’t hurt your hard red wheat quality
In terms of grain quality, this University of Manitoba-led research finds weather and variety matter most
The results of this study may not seem all that surprising: everyone expected weather and genotype to be the most impactful factors on wheat quality. But this research hadn’t been done before, so it offers up the good news that fungicides and glyphosate aren’t making things worse.
What would happen if Roundup disappeared?
Bayer hints it might stop selling Roundup due to legal problems. What could it mean for farmers?
As Bayer hints it may soon exit the glyphosate business, the once-hypothetical scenario of farming without Roundup is suddenly on the table.
New risks flagged in this year’s ‘Keep it Clean’ list
The updates affect insecticide use on cereals and lentils
Keep it Clean, a collaboration between the Canola Council of Canada, Cereals Canada, Pulse Canada and the Prairie Oat Growers Association, publishes an annual advisory to help farmers navigate market risks related to agrochemical use.
Editor’s Rant: The coffee conundrum
The “end of the road” for glyphosate is a swamp of litigation
To be sure, many cancers are no hot coffee burn; it’s difficult at best to assign an indisputable exact cause to cancer. Going by the jury awards against Bayer so far, though, the company may well wish it had been in the coffee business instead.
New Group 14 tank mix partner may be on horizon
A Japanese firm’s new chemical isn’t like the other PPO inhibitors
Not yet registered in either Canada or the U.S., the Japanese active ingredient-in-waiting could be needed sooner than later, because many growers in Saskatchewan and Alberta are struggling with herbicide-resistant kochia.
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