Cover Crops as a Tool to Fight Weeds

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

By Dan Crummett posted on January 23, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

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.

What You Need to Know About Pesticides and the Endangered Species Act

June 4, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Washington State University

Over the past year, you may have heard about the Endangered Species Act and how it will soon affect pesticide labels and pesticide use throughout the country.

2017 Chart for Selection of Herbicides Based on Site of Action

February 6, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

An easy-to-use Herbicide Classification chart has been developed by Take Action Against Herbicide Resistant Weeds group to help farmers identify which herbicide belongs to which site of action.

Tips To Avoid Pesticide Spray Drift

June 5, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Weed Science Society of America

Recently, pesticide spray drift from different pesticide applications caused damage to field corn on a bordering farm, vegetables in an adjacent backyard, trees and bushes in a nearby state park and vegetation on an adjoining campus. In all cases, the applicators were fined because they had not taken the necessary precautions to avoid drift.

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No-Till Innovator: ‘Zero Dust Storms’ with No-Till & Cover Crops

On this episode of Conservation Ag Update, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Ohio State Univ. retired ag engineer and No-Till Innovator Randall Reeder discusses the true cost of erosion, and why no-till and cover crops would help cut down on dust storms.

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