Weed Survey – Williams County
Since 2006, Ohio State University Extension has recorded presence and level of infestation of weed species by surveying soybean fields in the fall. This information informs future weed management studies, led by Weed Science State Specialist Dr. Mark Loux, and…
Fall Herbicide Treatments – Even More Important This Year?
By: Mark Loux If you have never applied herbicide in fall to burn down winter annuals, or done it only infrequently, this might be the year to make an investment in fall herbicides.
Sorting Out the Soybean Herbicide Resistance Traits
By: Mark Loux, Ohio State University The world of soybean herbicide resistance traits has gotten more complex over the past several years. The good news is that we have new options for control of herbicide-resistant weeds, although it can be…
No pigweed left behind – late-season scouting for Palmer amaranth and waterhemp
By: Mark Loux, Ohio State University If you don’t already have to deal with waterhemp or Palmer amaranth, you don’t want it. Ask anyone who does. Neither one of these weeds is easy to manage, and both can cause substantial…
Horseweed (marestail) control options in fallow prevent plant fields
By: Christy Sprague, Michigan State University Weed control needs to be a priority in non-planted fields this summer to prevent future weed problems.
