The wheat has really progressed well over the past two weeks. Some stands that one might think were borderline on keeping have made good progress during that time. Continue reading
18
Mar
2015
All posts by Larry Steckel, Extension Weed Specialist
17
Mar
2015
Fomesafen Use Last Summer Could Cause Grain Sorghum Stand Issues This Spring
17
Mar
2015
It appears that grain sorghum will be a historically big acre crop this year. A number of these intended fields to be planted to grain sorghum were in soybean last year and had late applications of fomesafen (FlexStar, Prefix, Reflex, Rhythm, Dawn etc). Continue reading
10
Mar
2015
Does Adding a Residual to Burndown Make Sense?
10
Mar
2015
When planning your burndown does a residual make sense? That depends on if a follow-up burndown is planned at planting, the expected planting date and what is the intended crop. If the expected planting date is 3 weeks or so off and the plan is to burndown with something at planting then a residual in with the burndown now is probably not warranted. However, if the intended planting date is more than 30 days away, then a residual can provide the advantage of not having a big, grown up mess to have to plant into. Continue reading
04
Mar
2015
Burndown – Getting Late Early
04
Mar
2015
It finally looks like this long winter is coming to a close! I hope we can start putting out burndown applications in the next week to ten days. Continue reading
30
Jan
2015
February Weed Control Considerations
30
Jan
2015
A number of calls have come in concerning weed control in wheat. Continue reading
24
Oct
2014
Wheat Planting Weed Control Considerations
24
Oct
2014
Between trying to harvest the large crop we have in the field and working around a long wet period in October very little wheat has been sowed. Continue reading
25
Aug
2014
Aerial Sowing Cover Crops for Weed Control
25
Aug
2014
Aerial sowing cover crop questions have been numerous this month. Indeed the wet month of August does greatly increase the probability that aerial seeding will be successful as we enter September. This was the case last year where aerial seeding cover crop into standing crops in September was quite successful for many. Continue reading
11
Aug
2014
Post-Harvest Weed Control
11
Aug
2014
Corn harvest will likely start toward the end of this month. As the corn dries down the next couple weeks expect a new flush of Palmer amaranth. Moreover, with all the rain the first week of August any thin corn stand areas will likely have a new heavy flush of Palmer amaranth. Though no one wants to spend more money with corn commodity price so low, it will pay off next spring to have less Palmer amaranth to mange in soybean or cotton. Continue reading