- Music Playlist for the Field
by: Mike Cowbrough
Monday April 25th, 2011
With rain in the forecast for several days and no field work in sight, I thought I would distract myself from the worrying by coming up with a playlist for the tractor for the inevitable "fever pace" of planting in 2011. These are the top 15 songs that tickled my fancy today. Maybe you'll get exposed to… [Full Story]- Does ammonium sulfate make glyphosate work better?
by: Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA
Tuesday February 1st, 2011
Inevitably every spring I'll get asked by a grower or crop consultant about adding ammonium sulfate (AMS) to the spray tank prior to adding glyphosate. Although not recommended in Ontario, in Michigan not only is it recommended, but it almost seems apocalyptic not to. I recently sat down with Dr. Peter Sikkema… [Full Story]
Associated Weeds: | Velvetleaf | Lamb's-quarters | - What did we learn about Giant Hogweed in 2010
by: Mike Cowbrough
Thursday October 14th, 2010
To say that I was overwhelmed by the amount of Giant Hogweed at the Scotch Block site in the Town of Halton Hills would be a gross understatement. By all accounts, local residents have claimed that the population has been there for over 40 years. I certainly did not have eradication on my mind as a realistic… [Full Story]
Associated Weeds: | Giant Hogweed | - Ontario Weed Tour July13-15th
by: Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA
Monday July 5th, 2010
The Ontario Weed Tour is a great way to see first hand all the incredible public work done in weed management across the province.Scheduled stops are as follows: Tuesday, July 13: 9:00 am – Woodstock 2:00 pm… [Full Story]- Weed Inspector's Conference
by: Mike Cowbrough
Wednesday March 24th, 2010
The Weed Inspector's Conference will be held on April 14th, 2010 at the Victoria Golf and Country Club. For more information call 519-826-3318. [Full Story]- A video on Giant Hogweed
by: Mike Cowbrough
Friday July 24th, 2009
Check out this interesting video on Giant Hogweed. We certainly have had an increase in the number of people e-mailing and phoning in suspected infestations in Ontario. Not surprising given the cooler and wetter conditions. However, some of these suspected cases have been Angelica, which often gets confused with Giant… [Full Story]
Associated Weeds: | Giant Hogweed | Angelica | - Weed Control in Non-GMO Soybeans
by: Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA
Wednesday June 17th, 2009
Weed control in conventional soys can be a challenge. Check out the following article summarizing weed control ratings of all the conventional soybean herbicides regsitered in Ontario. [Full Story]- Herbicide Resistant Weed Testing Results
by: Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA
Friday May 1st, 2009
Controlling six common annual species in Ontario fields just got tougher since the University of Guelph's Department of Plant Agriculture confirmed 43 herbicide resistant weed populations from the 2008 growing season. These testing results represent a 90% confirmation level of "suspected" herbicide… [Full Story]
Associated Weeds: | Eastern black nightshade | Giant foxtail | Green foxtail | Lamb's-quarters | Pigweed, Green | Pigweed, Redroot | Ragweed, common | - Fail Proof Weed Management?
by: Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA
Monday April 13th, 2009
One thing has remained common since I started my career in weed management….things go wrong, especially when mother nature has a hand in it. That being said, surely there has to be some way of minimizing the impact of any weed control failures? I recently glanced back over 20 years of weed management studies… [Full Story]- New soybean herbicide registered in Ontario
by: Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA
Wednesday February 18th, 2009
With Identity Preserved (IP) soybean premiums ranging from $2 to $3/bu, the control of "IP premium killing" weed species is important. Valtera is a newly registered pre-emergent soybean herbicide manufactured by Valent. More information on this herbicide can be found at the attached article.Valtera… [Full Story]
Associated Weeds: | Eastern black nightshade | Lamb's-quarters | - A smart phone application for Weed Management
by: Mike Cowbrough (OMAFRA)
Monday January 19th, 2009
Mobile phone applications that allow you to do anything from getting your air flight boarding pass to checking out the latest hockey scores have become incredibly popular. Not surprisingly, a number of innovative growers and agronomists have asked that www.weedinfo.ca and www.weedpro75.com be mobile web friendly so… [Full Story]- Perennial weeds on Organic farms
by: Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA
Friday January 16th, 2009
A crop that produces a delicious nut-like tuber is being grown near Velencia Spain. Consumers from around the world have ordered this heathly snack food product that boasts a nutritional profile superior to olive oil. In North America this plant is considered a horrific perennial weed called Yellow nutsedge.In… [Full Story]
Associated Weeds: | Yellow nut sedge | - Ontario Weed Tour Highlights
by: Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA
Wednesday July 23rd, 2008
The Ontario Weed Tour was held during the week of July 14 and visited University of Guelph research stations at Elora, Huron Park, Ridgetown and Woodstock as well as the Agriculture and Agrifood Canada research station in Harrow. A number of interesting research trials were showcased ranging from organic management… [Full Story]
Associated Weeds: | Yellow nut sedge |
