Fall Herbicide Programs Are Essential To Controlling Weeds
A number of winter annual, biennial, and perennial weeds can be successfully controlled with a fall herbicide program
A number of winter annual, biennial, and perennial weeds can be successfully controlled with a fall herbicide program
With drought conditions threatening, a common question from farmers concerns the efficacy of their herbicide application
Two common weed questions we get this time of year concern poison hemlock and “that yellow weed in my fields” which is cressleaf groundsel
As crops mature and we get to see a little deeper into the fields, you may be able to better see a few of the weed escapees that have been hiding among the crops all season long
The fall harvest season offers an opportunity to make note of problem weeds, and fields where weed control did not meet expectations. The next step is to make plans to use this fall as an opportunity to control some problem weeds. Fall is a good time to use herbicides to control problematic perennial, biennial and winter annual weeds because those plants are moving carbohydrates down into their root systems as part of the overwintering process and so herbicides are also translocated to the root system. This week Mark Loux, OSU Extension weed specialist offers the following recommendatio