My family farms on what is known as the Comanche Flats just northwest of Billings, Mont. As the name implies, the terrain is relatively level — in fact, the plow horses my great grandfather used to work the land were likely grateful for — so erosion isn’t a major concern for us.
Should growers who want to treat their wheat fields with a cheatgrass herbicide spend the money and apply it this fall or wait until spring to see if the wheat is going to yield enough to pay for it? Kansas State University Extension weed management specialist Dallas Peterson offers some suggestions.
Kansas State University Extension says that the most commonly used cheatgrass herbicides are most effective when applied in the fall, especially for control of downy brome.
No-tiller Steve Pope is working with cover crops and interseeding on the family’s Oklahoma farm to improve crop diversity, reduce weed pressure and rebuild worn-out soils.
Early spring weeds such as cheatgrass, wild oats, and downy brome often are a problem in native grasses, but you can limit their damage through grazing or herbicides.
Growing continious irrigated corn, Kevin Penny isn’t fully convinced no-till is the way to go. But when it comes to dryland acres where water is a major concern, no-till definitely is the way he likes to farm.
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On this edition of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by CultivAce, longtime no-tiller Jim Leverich explains why 20-inch corn rows are paying off big time on his Sparta, Wis., farm.
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