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Weed management in soybeans

With high seed prices, farmers will be tempted to lower soybean seeding rates

By Michael Flood March 12, 2015

Soybean farmers have been facing a growing threat to their bottom line: rising seed costs. Seeds for the very popular glyphosate resistant cultivars have increased in price by $47.75 an hectare (or 230 per cent) since they were first introduced in 1996. This trend is likely to continue given soon-to-be-introduced varieties with new herbicide resistant […] Read more

Features, Winter Wheat

Getting herbicides on your winter wheat

Everyone wants to get their winter wheat sprayed early in the spring. Find out how soon you can get started

By Michael Flood March 5, 2015

There are many reasons to grow winter wheat. But one mark against this crop is its vulnerability to weeds. Winter wheat growers want to get in a herbicide application as early as they can during the growing season. This can be a problem. Ontario farmers have observed that applying too early can injure the growing […] Read more

Columns, Crops

Tillage: not always a dirty word

Moisture cycles change over time. It’s not a crime for soil management practices to change too

By Les Henry December 15, 2014

When soil-incorporated herbicides were all the rage, tillage was the main operation on many farms. For some granular soil-applied herbicides, the recommendation was to cultivate several inches deep at high speed and to go over it twice at right angles. In the best black soils it was not uncommon to hear farmers say they had […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Features

Plant growth regulators

They’re not new, but plant growth regulators  are not yet common on the Canadian Prairies

By Leeann Minogue November 26, 2014

Prairie farmers might be seeing ads for plant growth regulators for the first time, but PGR’s are not new. “They’ve been using them in Europe for over 30 years,” Tom Tregunno, Engage Agro’s product manager, told farmers at the Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation (IHARF) Crop Management field day in July. Plant growth regulators are […] Read more

Crops, Features

Avadex back in the game to fight herbicide resistant weeds

When herbicide resistant wild oats crop up on you’re farm, you may be looking backwards in time to find a solution with a different, “new” active ingredient

By Leeann Minogue November 25, 2014

The Brady Bunch. ABBA cassettes. Avadex. Things we remember fondly, but don’t really see much anymore. Right? Wrong. Avadex is back in town. In 2004, Gowan, an Arizona-based company, bought the formulation and trademarks from Monsanto. As wild oats with resistance to Group 1 and Group 2 herbicides continue to pop up across the Prairies, […] Read more

Crops, Features

Avoiding herbicide resistance

Worried weed scientists gather to discuss the future of weed control without new chemistry

By Leeann Minogue November 12, 2014

The loss of glyphosate is something that we should all lament,” said Steven Powles, director of Australia’s Herbicide Resistance Initiative. Powles compared the importance of glyphosate to penicillin, calling it a one-in-100 year herbicide. Powles was speaking to a gathering of weed scientists at the Weed Science Society of America’s second herbicide resistance summit in […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Soybeans

New nitrogen stabilizer and herbicide system for crops

Dow AgroSciences is bringing products to market this fall that are more than just “new and improved”

By Lee Hart November 3, 2014

Dow AgroSciences does have improved chemistry for weed control in wheat and barley, but along with that it is also introducing a whole new weed control system that includes ramped up genetics in corn and soybeans to improve weed control options in those crops. Along with that, DAS is introducing new-to-Canada nitrogen stabilizers that will […] Read more

Wheat & Chaff

Coverage is key when using desiccants

By David Forster August 26, 2014

A crop desiccant is an herbicide intended for the rapid drydown of the crop, not for long-term weed management. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that applying a diquat-based desiccant entails a few distinctive “best practices.” Firstly, you need to use a higher water volume. Contact desiccants should be applied with at least 20 […] Read more

Wheat & Chaff

Store ag chemicals safely

By Canadian Agricultural Safety Association July 24, 2014

Pesticides are often a necessary part of farm production. Agricultural chemicals present risks to farmers, agricultural workers, children, livestock and the environment if not used and stored properly. Farmers generally only purchase enough agricultural chemicals for one growing season, reducing the need for long-term storage. However, it is sometimes necessary to store agricultural chemicals. The first step for […] Read more

Crops, Features

Three tips for a successful post-harvest burndown

There’s only a small window to get your  weeds under control after harvest and  ahead of the frost. Make the most of it

By Michael Flood July 22, 2014

At the end of a long growing season with the harvest in and the fields clear it’s tempting to let your guard down against weeds. You may see a few spots of Canadian thistle and dandelion and feel that with frost coming on soon you can wait until spring to deal with them. Before you […] Read more

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Tag Archives herbicides

Weed management in soybeans

Getting herbicides on your winter wheat

Tillage: not always a dirty word

Plant growth regulators

Avoiding herbicide resistance

New nitrogen stabilizer and herbicide system for crops

Coverage is key when using desiccants

Store ag chemicals safely

Three tips for a successful post-harvest burndown

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