HWSC in the Pacific Northwest: Simon Crawford’s First Year with a Seed Impact Mill
There’s a new tool at work in the fields of JIG Farms – a seed impact mill. Owned and operated by Simon Crawford, JIG...
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Weed Control Remains a Primary Goal for Cover Crop Users
The numbers are in, and weed control remains one of farmers’ primary – and most successful – goals for adding cover crops...
HWSC in the Pacific Northwest: Druffel Farms Adds a Seed Impact Mill to Manage Weeds
Dale and Nick Druffel farm almost 2,800 acres near Uniontown, WA, in the beautiful rolling hills of the Palouse Region. As...
HWSC in the Pacific Northwest: Farmers Lead the Way in this Series
The Palouse region is the heartland of the inland Pacific Northwest (PNW), covering the stunningly beautiful landscapes of...
Three Things to Know About Spot Spray Technology Today
If you aren’t familiar with the growing industry of precision weed applications – known generically as spot spray, smart...
Chaff Lining Limits Weed Seed Spread at Harvest, Research Finds
See those waterhemp escapes towering over your soybeans right now? They’re looking forward to harvest, when combines will mow...
The Hunt to Learn How Much Herbicide is Intercepted by a Cover Crop
A thick stand of cover crops can help suppress weeds, but it can also intercept residual herbicides sprayed in the spring to...
Should You Adjust Cover Crop Seeding Rates as Planting Dates Change?
Cover crop seeding is often the last box to check in the fall for farmers, and planting windows don’t always cooperate. Is...
Planting Fall Covers? Know Your Herbicide Carryover Risks.
It’s fall cover crop seeding time, and with large swaths of the Midwest facing droughty soils, herbicide carryover injury could...
