Defining “Adequate Rainfall” for Herbicide
By Tammy Jones
Herbicide carryover is a potential risk every year, which is why a majority of herbicides labels have recropping recommendations. Those crop rotation...
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...
Advances in Mechanical Weed Control
According to crop protection industry experts, the arrival of a new herbicide mechanism of action (MOA) within the next 15 years is unlikely. Similarly,...
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...
Don’t Underestimate Competition
Tammy Jones B.Sc., P.Ag
Every winter, time is spent devising crop plans based on crop rotations, markets, and in some cases, specifically to deal with...
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...
Assess Weed Control at Pre-Harvest Timing
By Tammy Jones
Pre-harvest is a strategic window of opportunity for weed
control. It is an extremely useful tool for certain weeds in certain
situations, but...
Crop Rotation for Weed Control
By Tammy Jones
“Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing
unless it means effort, pain, difficulty…”
—Theodore Roosevelt
While he wasn’t referring to crop...
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...
