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Canadian Weed Science Society (CWSS) Annual Meeting at Marriott Gateway, Niagara Falls

November 21, 2011 to November 24, 2011
The CWSS annual meeting showcases the most recent innovations in weed science.This 3 day meeting starts off with a wine and vineyard tour on the 21st. The plenary session for the 22nd has a number of respected North American researchers who will tackle the issue of herbicide resistant weeds and how Agriculture has and will continue to deal with the issue. The perennial highlight of the plenary session occurs in the afternoon when graduate students from across the country showcase their research…See More
Oct 3, 2011
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Feb 2, 2010
Wayne Black commented on Mike Cowbrough's blog post I guess nightshade doesn't get frost bite
"Nightshade in some corn samples today at the elevator. My dad's field had it bad in a spot where the corn was thin and short. I think this weed needs an attitude adjustment next year!"
Nov 8, 2009
Mike Cowbrough replied to Roadrunner's discussion Anyone started grain corn? How is the moisture, yields and test weights?
"Tested 5 different fields in Waterloo and Wellington counties. Moisture ranged from 31 to 35%."
Nov 2, 2009
Mike Cowbrough commented on Mike Cowbrough's blog post I guess nightshade doesn't get frost bite
"Thanks Joe, you're absolutely right. There has been limited experience in Ontario with Valtera on nightshade, but so far it has done a very nice job."
Oct 20, 2009
Joe Dales commented on Mike Cowbrough's blog post I guess nightshade doesn't get frost bite
"Hi Mike: The Valent company has a new product registered for nightshade as well. Here is their news release on registration. Valent Canada adds Valtera™ Herbicide to 2009 product lineup Brand new active ingredient benefits soybean…"
Oct 20, 2009
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Oct 20, 2009
Mike Cowbrough commented on Mike Cowbrough's blog post Field Bindweed Control in the Fall
"John, my experience has been that banvel or 2,4-D certainly won't decrease the activity of glyhosate and bindweed will show visual injury symptoms quicker than glyphosate alone. However, when you take a look next spring, you would be hard…"
Oct 6, 2009
John Beardsley commented on Mike Cowbrough's blog post Field Bindweed Control in the Fall
"what about .15l/ac banvel and .15l/ac 2,4-d ester?"
Oct 6, 2009
OntAG Admin commented on Mike Cowbrough's blog post Field Bindweed Control in the Fall
"Thanks Mike: Good advice for fall scouting and control. Here is the latest video from Peter Gredig on his weed control strategy for one of his field. Click the link to watch the field video…"
Oct 5, 2009
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Field Bindweed Control in the Fall

Field bindweed is an aggressive perennial weed that reduces crop yield and slows harvesting speed especially in soybeans and cereals. Eradication is impossible, but minimizing its impact in field crops is possible with a management strategy that includes a fall application of glyphosate at 1.5 L/ac (360 g/L concentration).The photo below was taken in late May of 2004 and compares field bindweed populations in the untreated…See More
Oct 1, 2009
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Sep 26, 2009
John Beardsley left a comment for Mike Cowbrough
"welcome to ontag mike. hopefully we can get some good weed control discussions going on here."
Sep 25, 2009
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Sep 23, 2009
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Sep 23, 2009
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I guess nightshade doesn't get frost bite

The sight of nightshade's purplish/black berries in a "food grade" soybean crop is every producer's worst nightmare. They stain the seed and dramatically reduce the value of the crop. In theory, you would kill uncontrolled nightshade prior to harvest with either a herbicide (i.e. Reglone, glyphosate) or mother nature (i.e. a frost), the berries would drop to the ground, never go through the combine and the seed would be left unstained. Unfortunately this is a theory, and reality shows us… Continue

Posted on October 20, 2009 at 2:09pm — 3 Comments

Field Bindweed Control in the Fall

Field bindweed is an aggressive perennial weed that reduces crop yield and slows harvesting speed especially in soybeans and cereals. Eradication is impossible, but minimizing its impact in field crops is possible with a management strategy that includes a fall application of glyphosate at 1.5 L/ac (360 g/L concentration).



The photo below was taken in late May of 2004 and compares field bindweed populations in the… Continue

Posted on October 1, 2009 at 5:20pm — 3 Comments

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At 4:44pm on September 25, 2009, John Beardsley said…
welcome to ontag mike. hopefully we can get some good weed control discussions going on here.
 
 
 

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