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Tag: herbicides
Alabama Wheat: Annual Ryegrass Control Oct 20, 2022
Removing weedy grasses from grass crops is likely one of the most difficult tasks for weed scientists and farmers alike. Annual ‘Italian’ ryegrass (Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum) may be the […]
Kentucky: Late Season Weed Escapes Aug 27, 2022
Herbicide applications on full-season soybean have been wrapped up on most acres for several weeks now, and double crop applications will be wrapping up soon. Despite most herbicide applications being […]
Ohio: Preharvest Herbicide Treatments for Weed Desiccation Aug 25, 2022
There are plenty of fields with late season weed problems this year. Weeds that come through the crop canopy late may be small or spindly or sparse enough to be […]
Nebraska Soybeans: Harvest Aid Herbicide Options Aug 23, 2022
As we get close to soybean harvest, some herbicides can be applied as harvest aids (desiccant) to desiccate weeds and improve harvest operation. Glyphosate-resistant waterhemp and Palmer amaranth are widespread […]
Georgia Peanuts: UGA Extension Tests Herbicide for 2023 Registration Aug 8, 2022
Peanut, although a major crop in Georgia, is a minor crop in the U.S., with only about 1.5 million acres planted — versus approximately 90 million acres each of field […]
Pennsylvania Corn, Soybeans: How Late Can Herbicides Be Applied? Aug 5, 2022
Every year we are asked about how late is too late to spray herbicides to control weeds such as marestail, Palmer amaranth, waterhemp, burcucumber, and others. As usual, the answer […]
Tennessee Corn: Weed Management For Early Harvested Fields To Be Planted to Wheat Jul 24, 2022
The long hot and mostly dry June and July have driven a good bit of our corn crop to premature maturity. Similar to the drought of 2012 when the corn […]
Nebraska Soybeans: Weed Management in Storm-Damaged Fields Jul 6, 2022
Hail and windstorms in Nebraska damaged canopy in corn and soybean. Weed emergence can occur in canopy gaps. Of particular concern is Palmer amaranth and waterhemp because new emergence of […]
Pennsylvania Double-Crop Soybeans: Weed Management Considerations Jul 1, 2022
With barley and wheat harvest in various stages, double-crop soybean planting will soon follow in some areas of the state. Weeds are generally less of a problem in double-crop soybean […]
Pennsylvania Corn, Soybeans: Weed Control Considerations for July Jul 1, 2022
As the growing season progresses, crops are growing rapidly. As a reminder, many herbicides have application restrictions related to the crop stage of growth, as well as, if the crop […]
