In Illinois and Virginia, Frank Rademacher and Paul Davis lean on cereal rye, no-till and patience to keep waterhemp and other tough weeds in check.

Weed suppression by using cover crops is gaining more attention in reduced and no tillage systems, in particular as an increasing number of weed species are developing resistance to herbicides Typical ...

Farmers across the High Plains are relearning the value of cover crops which, when used as part of an overall cropping system, are beneficial for reducing soil erosion, weed suppression and improved ...

Sharpen herbicide for corn and soybeans drives burndown three to five times faster than 2, 4-D or glyphosate. Its rapid ...

WESTMINSTER, Colorado - April 23, 2020 - Cover crops have a well-documented role to play in suppressing troublesome weeds. But what happens as those cover crops degrade? A new study featured in the ...

LIMESTONEVILLE — Penn State Extension is sponsoring a field meeting from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Ziegler Farm near Limestoneville, Montour County. The farm is located just north of ...

Waterhemp’s growing resistance to PPO and dicamba is spreading, forcing farmers to rethink weed control strategies.

Cereal rye is a go-to cover crop for many producers, including organic growers looking to avoid a chemical method of weed control. Eric Yu is a University of Minnesota Extension educator on crops ...

University of Idaho graduate student Adam Kennedy sees promise in using volunteer wheat as a cover crop to rid sugarbeet fields of herbicide-resistant weeds. Similarly, U of I graduate student ...

A quick start to planting in many parts of the United States and Canada this spring will likely increase the need for a quick start to weed control, according to Greg Dahl, Weed Science Society of ...

OAK GROVE – Rain moved presentations by LSU AgCenter specialists and researchers indoors during a recent field day in northeast Louisiana. “If you want to break the back of a drought in northeast ...

Considering the whole system is required when incorporating soil health practices on-farm. Often times, there are concerns about potential issues that including something like cover crops may cause; ...