New Penn State Guide Tackles Weed Control in Organic No-Till Soybean Systems
Imagine a weed management system with no access to herbicides and no conventional tillage implements. Intimidated? Welcome to the...
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Scout for Palmer Amaranth and Waterhemp to Prevent Spreading Seeds with the Combine
The following is reprinted from Penn State Extension. Due to dry conditions early in the production season, we are seeing more...
Interseeding Cover Crops in Corn: A Research Deep Dive
Interseeding cover crops into standing corn can help growers avoid the hustle and delays of harvest season and give their covers...
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. ...
How Does Planting Green Affect Herbicide Use, Soil Moisture & More?
The practice of planting green into a living cover crop stand can be a great tool for suppressing weeds, but it comes with a lot...
Planting Green: Do Higher Cover Crop Seeding Rates Improve Weed Suppression?
The idea that increasing cover crop seeding rates will increase the cover crop’s biomass and weed suppressive benefits is a...