The Canary in the Coal Mine
By Tammy Jones
We have a kochia problem and it’s getting worse. You may
think that I’m the one with the kochia problem because I...
The Prairie Weed Survey Series
By Jeanette Gaultier
The fifth iteration of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada-led Prairie weed survey series took place in 2014-15 in Saskatchewan, 2016 in Manitoba and...
Patch Management 101
by Tammy Jones
Weeds are opportunists. They seize the moment and grow in spaces and places where they are undesirable. Ehrenfried Pfeiffer wrote in the...
Managing the Growing Foxtail Barley Problem on the Prairies
Abundance of foxtail barley, a persistent weed issue for many Prairie farmers, is on the rise. This is evident from its steady increase in...
The Great Grain Robber Rides Again
By Tammy Jones
It has been more than 30 years since wild oat herbicide resistance was first confirmed in the Canadian Prairies. In 1989, Group...
Maximizing Herbicide Performance
We have amazing herbicides. So amazing that they generally overcome small things that can contribute to less than ideal application. But not always.
Something in the Water
Water makes up the bulk...
When Crops Go Wild
By Tammy Jones
“How do you spray out volunteer wheat in barley?” You
don’t. And to be honest there isn’t a surefire way to hurt...
Herbicide Breakdown and the Risk of Carry-Over
By Jeanette Gaultier
The Prairies were exceptionally dry in 2017, with most of the region receiving less than 85 per cent of normal precipitation. Parts of...
Oddball Weed Identification
By Tammy Jones
At the most recent Canadian Weed Science Society meetings
hosted virtually in Quebec, Clarence Swanton from the University of Guelph
summarized from weed surveys...
Corn Herbicides For The West
Corn acres on the Prairies have been steadily increasing, in part due to reliable shorter-season varieties with yield potentials rivalling the northern states and...
