At the EIMA international agricultural machinery exhibition earlier this month, Ferrari Growtech had an impressive piece of equipment on the show floor weed control. Named the Twistweed, this automated weeder […] Read more
Tag Archives weed control
VIDEO: Automated weeder uses AI to manage weeds in vegetable crops
US court cancels approvals for widely used dicamba weedkillers
EPA violated procedures mandating public input, judge rules
A U.S. court has nullified the government's latest approvals of certain agricultural weedkillers sold by Bayer, BASF and Syngenta, fueling uncertainty among farmers who spray the products on soybeans and cotton genetically engineered to resist them.
New herbicide for weed control in wheat registered
Batalium, a herbicide for the control of broad spectrum of grass and broadleaf weeds that limit the yield potential of winter, spring, and durum wheat, has been registered for use […] Read more
VIDEO: Liquid helps electric weed killing machine
Crop.zone has partnered with John Deere on a new, wider machine for in-crop weed control
A German company tested its electric desiccation system on Canadian farms this year as it works to bring weed control using electricity to large-scale farms. Crop.zone is unique in that […] Read more
Agritechnica update: Give a big shock to weeds
Farmers are being pushed to find an alternative to desiccants to burn down crops, as companies are increasingly leery of herbicides approved close to harvest. People have been shocking weeds […] Read more
Well-chosen tillage part of organic family’s innovative crop system
Adding alfalfa to the rotation inspired the moldboard plow's return
Brett Israel of Drayton-area 3-Gen Organics shared his family’s recent experiences on how reintroducing the moldboard plow can be a winner for both yield and soil health on heavier-textured land. […] Read more
Palmer amaranth pops back up in Ontario
Weed infamous in U.S. for multiple herbicide resistances
A single plant that showed up this summer on the edge of a southwestern Ontario cornfield is cause for concern among Canadian farmers, weed specialists warn. Writing Monday in the […] Read more
Herbicide resistance fight requires integrated seed management
‘You’re not going to spray your way out of this’
Seed control at harvest is not a golden ticket to tackle weeds resistant to glyphosate, fluroxypyr and dicamba, but it’s among a range of solutions needed to stem the tide, […] Read more
Slow burn: Weed control at 0.2 kilometres per hour
A laser weeder helps with weed control in high-value crops
Kerr Farms was presented with a challenge by one of the buyers for its conventional carrots: could they grow them organically? Nature’s Finest, a major Ontario supplier of root vegetables […] Read more
At Ag in Motion: Herbicide resistance fight needs integrated seed management
'Those seedlings we don’t manage to kill (are) probably the most herbicide-resistant'
Harvest weed-seed control takes aim at reducing herbicide-resistant weeds that western Canadian farmers find more and more every year. At the Ag in Motion outdoor farm show this week, field […] Read more
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