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Weeds Make Themselves Scarce When Calcium Enters The Picture

Applying calcium to balance soil nutrient levels and manage weeds allows no-tillers to reduce herbicide rates, cut fertilizer costs and increase profitability.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on October 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Got weeds? Calcium may be part of the solution as it has been for Oldham, S.D., no-tiller Ron Kaufman.

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Herbicide-Resistant Weeds Get Foothold In HPPD Chemistry

September 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

The first confirmed case of weeds resistant to HPPD-inhibiting herbicides has been found in waterhemp in Illinois, according to University of Illinois weed scientists.

New Herbicide-Tolerance Traits To Change The Landscape

Companies are combining new and existing traits to improve weed-control flexibility and stack the deck against resistance to glyphosate and other highly valuable active ingredients.

By Martha Ostendorf posted on August 1, 2010 | Posted in Crop Protection

Dicamba-, 2,4-D-, ALS- and HPPD-inhibitor-tolerant crops are the next innovations rolling out of the technology pipeline for in-plant weed control.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Seven Strategies Help Missouri No-Tiller Excel

Diverse rotations, improved plant nutrition and control of tough weeds are some of the ways Eddie Hoff boosts no-till yields.

By Eddie Hoff and Ron Ross posted on August 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment, Soil Health

I’m the third generation of the Hoff family to operate our farm near Boonville, Mo. Following an early example set by my dad, John Hoff, who first no-tilled in the early 1970s, I’ve spent the past several years fine-tuning our no-till program.

No-Till Briefs

May 1, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

No-tillers should be cautious about planting corn 2 inches deep or more, says Barry Fisher, Indiana state agronomist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service

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Selling SmartStax Versus Triple Stacks Creates Challenge For Monsanto

April 1, 2010 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection

In selling its eight-trait SmartStax corn hybrids, Monsanto is not only competing with competitors’ hybrids, but also its own triple-stacked hybrids, says Brett Begemann, the company’s executive vice president for seeds and traits.

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Switchgrass-Based Ethanol Nets Major Energy Gain

March 1, 2008 | Posted in Equipment

Switchgrass grown for biofuel can produce 540% more energy than needed to grow, harvest and process into cellulosic ethanol, according to estimates from a large on-farm study conducted by researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Spraying Late Is Costly

You’ll sometimes have less than a day to make a timely herbicide application — at a time when it may interfere with other essential no-till work.

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 1, 2005 | Posted in Crop Protection

When it comes to effective weed control, timing is always critical. But it is particularly important when you are using a total post program since dead weeds with late spraying can still trim your yields.

Growing Resistant Worries

By Frank Lessiter posted on September 1, 2004 | Posted in Crop Protection

While there's been considerable talk among no-tillers about weed resistance to glyphosate products, Bryan Young says early signs point to the development of serious problems.

Be On The Lookout For Waterhemp Resistance

Weed scientists agree that glyphosate-resistant waterhemp is a reality and a growing concern for no-tillers.

February 1, 2003 | Posted in Crop Protection

During a symposium on glyphosate-resistant weeds held during the annual early winter meeting of the North Central Weed Science Society in St. Louis, Mo., university researchers confirmed the development of glyphosate-resistant waterhemp.

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Articles Tagged with ''waterhemp''

Weeds Make Themselves Scarce When Calcium Enters The Picture

Herbicide-Resistant Weeds Get Foothold In HPPD Chemistry

New Herbicide-Tolerance Traits To Change The Landscape

Seven Strategies Help Missouri No-Tiller Excel

No-Till Briefs

Selling SmartStax Versus Triple Stacks Creates Challenge For Monsanto

Switchgrass-Based Ethanol Nets Major Energy Gain

Spraying Late Is Costly

Growing Resistant Worries

Be On The Lookout For Waterhemp Resistance

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