Take Action Webinar Series: Weed & Herbicide Management
The USB Take Action initiative and university weed scientists across the region have developed a free webinar series covering various weed and herbicide management issues. Each webinar will have two weed scientists giving presentations about 15 minutes long, and there is opportunity for viewers to ask questions via the web portal. Recorded webinars can be viewed at a later date by following the links below.
Every Thursday, February 13 – March 26, 11 A.M. EST.
Location: Remote delivery Cost: Free
Register Weekly At: http://iwilltakeaction.com (bottom of the page)
February 13
Christy Sprague, Michigan State University – herbicide classification chart
Rodrigo Werle, University of Wisconsin-Madison – pre-herbicides, waterhemp & giant ragweed
Recording: Week 1
February 20
Aaron Hager, University of Illinois – effective long-term management of waterhemp
Travis Legleiter, University of Kentucky – spray deposition factors
Recording: Week 2
February 27
Pat Tranel, University of Illinois – metabolism-based resistance, multiple resistance, etc.
Amit Jhala, University of Nebraska – pollen-mediated gene flow and transfer of herbicide-resistance
Recording: Week 3
March 5
Tom Peters, North Dakota State University – status of research on electricity methods
John Wallace, Penn State University – cover crops and weed management
Recording: Week 4
March 12
Bryan Young, Purdue University – drift retardants, volatility
Bill Johnson, Purdue University – mixing & antagonism, volunteer corn issues
Recording: Week 5
March 19
Kevin Bradley, University of Missouri – status of on-combine seed destruction technologies
Joe Ikley, North Dakota State University – Enlist mixing issues
Recording: Week 6
March 26
Mandy Bish, University of Missouri – inversions, weather effects on dicamba
Bryan Young, Purdue University – dicamba off-target movement research
Recording: Week 7
