On this edition of the Cover Crop Connection, associate editor Mackane Vogel pays a visit to Jay Baxter’s farm in Georgetown, Del. The no-tiller takes us to one of his fields and shows how multiple cover crops species, including hairy vetch, buckwheat and winter annuals, are helping his soils retain moisture during a dry stretch.
2019 was a generally tough year for weed control, leading to higher end of season weed populations in some fields. If you have never applied herbicide in fall to burn down winter annuals, or done it only infrequently, this might be the year to make an investment in fall herbicides, says Ohio State University.
Now that row crop harvest is underway and fall moisture has been received, it is time to start planning your fall herbicide applications to control winter annual broadleaf weeds and grasses ahead of grain sorghum or corn, says Kansas State University Extension.
There are several herbicide options for controlling winter annual broadleaf weeds in wheat. Generally, fall applications provide the best control of winter annual weeds with any herbicide, as long as the weeds have emerged, says Kansas State University Extension.
Applying herbicides in the fall may help farmers save time in dealing with winter annual weeds next spring during planting time, says Aaron Hager, University of Illinois Extension weed specialist.
As much as Shane Reinneck values residue, the Freeburg, Ill., no-tiller knows residue slows the warming of his soils, forcing him to be a little more patient than conventional-till neighbors when it comes to planting.
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