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...
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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...
Virginia Tech Scientists Test See & Spray Tech from Blue River & John Deere
The long-awaited promise of precision spray technology seems closer than ever, especially to Virginia Tech researchers who are...
Research Deep Dive: How to Suppress Palmer Amaranth with Cover Crops
Should you plant brown or green into cover crops? Roll your cover or leave it standing? How much biomass do you need? These are...
Updates on Harvest Weed Seed Control from WSSA Members Across the Country
Harvest weed seed control research is growing across the U.S., with farmers and researchers trying out chaff lining and seed...
A Q&A on chaff lining with Michael Flessner
What is chaff lining? Chaff lining is one of the easiest entry points to harvest weed seed control. A combine set up for...
What is the Best Way to Terminate a Cover Crop?
Cover crop termination should be considered in advance when choosing a cover crop. Select a cover crop based on your cropping...
Mix Together Effective Modes of Action to Decrease Herbicide Resistance Development
Research from the past few years has shed light on how important it is to mix herbicides rather than rotate herbicides. Herbicide...
Cover crop strategy for Weed Suppression=HIGH BIOMASS
Now is the time to think about planning your cover crops if you would like to “add” a different weed management...
