Weed Info

Music Playlist for the Field

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…

Does ammonium sulfate make glyphosate work better?

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…

What did we learn about Giant Hogweed in 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…

Ontario Weed Tour July13-15th

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: …

Weed Inspector's Conference

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.

A video on Giant Hogweed

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…

Weed Control in Non-GMO Soybeans

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.

Herbicide Resistant Weed Testing Results

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…

Fail Proof Weed Management?

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…

New soybean herbicide registered in Ontario

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…