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Glyphosate's Declining Weed Control Over 25 Years

By Lauren Quinn posted on February 22, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

Although glyphosate provided superior weed control in the early years, most of the weeds in the dataset showed signs of adaptation to the chemical in just two to three years.

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Conservation Ag Community Reflects on Life & Legacy of Dave Brandt

By Noah Newman posted on June 2, 2023 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

In this episode of Conservation Ag Update, we pay tribute to soil health legend Dave Brandt, who recently passed away from injuries sustained in a car crash. Fellow no-till legends who knew Dave best share their thoughts on the life and legacy of their friend. This episode of Conservation Ag Update is brought to you by Saddle Butte Ag Bio Till Cover Crops.

Narrow Rows & Cover Crops Bolster Weed Control in Soybeans

May 26, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: GROW IWM

If your soybean herbicide program needs a new wingman or two, Justine Fisher has two suggestions: cover crops and narrow soybean rows.

Find Strip-Till, Cover Crop Harmony

Virtual National Cover Crop Summit offers free expert advice about how to incorporate cover crops, top cover crop trends, equipment considerations & more.

By Michaela Paukner posted on February 17, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops

Virtual National Cover Crop Summit offers free expert advice about how to incorporate cover crops, top cover crop trends, equipment considerations & more.

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Strip-Till Highlights: Dec. 20, 2022

December 20, 2022

Strip-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web. The Best of the Web series is brought to you by CEAT Specialty Tires.

Biomass is Key to Weed Suppression with Cover Crops

July 13, 2020 | Posted in Cover Crops

One important benefit of cover crops to our production system is providing an alternative selection pressure on weed populations. Cereal rye has the best potential to suppress weeds because it accumulates more biomass than other cover crop species. Read more in this article from Iowa State University Extension.

Let Cover Crops Do the Work to Keep Weeds Away

By Sarah Hill posted on September 10, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

We all know that one of the potential benefits of using cover crops is weed suppression, but do you know how cover crops actually provide weed suppression? There are a couple of ways: through blocking sunlight from reaching weed seeds, and also allelopathy, as the cover crop plants produce a chemical that reduces weed seed germination.

Unverferth Announces New Cover Crop Roller for Ripper-Stripper Tillage Tool

August 17, 2018 | Posted in Equipment, Strip-Till Equimpent

Source: Natalina Sents, Successful Farming

The optional roller is mounted to the front of the tillage tool and features chevron-pattern blades.

Cover Crop Control on Glyphosate-Resistant Palmer Amaranth

June 7, 2016 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection

Source: Weed Science Society of America

Researchers found that a grass and legume cover crop combination produced the most biomass and reduced emergence of glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth by half.

Plant-Soil Interaction Could Lead To New Ways To Combat Weeds

March 28, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Illinois

Using high-powered DNA-based tools, a recent study at the University of Illinois identified soil microbes that negatively affect ragweed and provided a new understanding of the complex relationships going on beneath the soil surface between plants and microorganisms.

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