The proposed herbicide strategy was released in July 2023 and outlined the EPA’s plan for meeting ESA obligations with respect to herbicide drift, runoff and/or erosion.

For Canadian strip-tiller Mike Verdonck, weed pressure, erosion and a reliance on heavy herbicide and fertilizer applications are all symptoms of “sick” soil. The antidote? Reducing tillage, moving to a year-round, multi-species cover cropping system and putting a focus on rebuilding and maintaining soil health.

Herbicides applied in the fall often can provide improved control of many winter annual weed species compared with similar applications made in the spring.

Joe Bassett, president of Dawn Equipment, introduces the company’s ZRX cover crop roller crimper, which allows farmers to plant in tall cereal rye, while helping reduce herbicide application passes.

With row crop harvest underway, it's time to start planning your fall herbicide applications to control winter annual broadleaf weeds and grasses ahead of grain sorghum or corn.

The wet season has delayed crop development and post-emergence herbicide applications in many soybean fields, and there are some large giant ragweed waiting to be treated.

This year was exceptionally warm in many areas of the U.S. and farmers may now see new growth emerging from some surviving Tillage Radish tubers.