Weeds

Considering pre-harvest weed control, desiccation or late insect and disease control? Then look at the pre-harvest interval (PHI) of a product before spraying. PHI

Many growers have not been able to apply their second and some cases first weed control application but the crop is near the end

Issues of the week June 16, 2010 — Spraying delays due to wet fields, rain and wind have made for a “super weedy year.”

Timing needs to be right for both the weeds and the insect. Presently there are no insecticide tank mixes registered for glyphosate, Liberty or

Issues of the week June 9, 2010 — With many reports of weeds getting ahead of the crop, weed control is the big push

1. Missing a window of opportunity (due to moisture or any other reason) with herbicides, fungicides or insecticides often results in greater yield losses

When fields are too wet for the sprayer, canola growers do have options for aerial application. —Roundup WeatherMax is the only glyphosate registered for

We have received a few questions about Liberty and whether to use the high rate of Liberty alone or apply a lower rate and

Weed growth will resume quickly when conditions get warm and the rains stop. Then it will be at least a day or two after

With high emergence rates of volunteer canola, some growers with many acres still to seed may be tempted to leave these volunteer “crops” to

Liberty works best when applied with water volumes of 10 gallons per acre and when temperatures are warm. “When I worked in retail, we

Canola volunteers are a weed that should be controlled ahead of your canola crop. CleanStart is the only pre-seed burnoff registered for use ahead