While chemists have done most of the heavy lifting in agriculture’s battle with weeds since World War II, electrical and mechanical engineers are increasingly supporting the fight with innovations to make herbicides more efficient, and in some cases, bypass chemistry altogether.
As no-tillers, researchers and chemical companies scramble to control increasingly tough herbicide-resistant weeds, University of Missouri extension weed specialist Kevin Bradley says the current science of weed control will likely soon need to be broadened.
Collaborative study of “structure from motion” has shown accurate assessments of cereal rye cover crop stands can be made using inexpensive GoPro cameras and sophisticated computer analysis
Research into accurately estimating total biomass of standing cover crops from a moving tractor may eventually spawn new ways for no-tillers to save money on planting rates and herbicide use in row crops.
Winter wheat no-tilled into sandy, late-fall crabgrass pastures adds nearly $80,000 per year to the bottom line for Oklahoma producer who bypasses the grain market to sell everything “on the hoof”
Darrick Rains owns a chisel plow, disc and field cultivator to support his cow-calf operation in north-central Oklahoma, but he says his 40-foot no-till drill is what made it possible to double the number of animal units he markets each year for a handsome economic advantage.
Researchers probed grower experience with covers to assess what’s planted, any positive results from the practice, as well as changing attitudes over 10 years
Cover crops are widely credited for their ability to reduce soil erosion and nutrient losses in farm fields, and Iowa growers seem to agree increasingly at significant levels.
While cover crops are useful for suppressing weeds, research finds they don’t stand alone as a tactic in the long-term fight against herbicide resistance
While the USDA estimates only about 10% of U.S. cropland is being managed with cover crops for various soil health and weed suppression reasons, recent research across the Corn Belt shows over-wintering cereal crop covers can significantly reduce weed biomass.
New tool to boost the efficiency of inserting desirable traits into corn hybrids is key to field successes seen with a proprietary 3 Bt-trait stack in heavy CRW fields.
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to cause consternation from those who worry about “robots taking over” to lawmakers in Congress who grapple with what, if any, regulation is needed for the technology.
Until recently, once the EPA issued a registration for various crop protection products, growers and product manufacturers seemed to be on solid ground when they read and followed application rules and regulations published on the official label.
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