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Dry conditions will impact early season weed control
Published on May 26, 2021
What do dry conditions mean for weed management? -
2021 status of herbicide-resistant weeds in Michigan
Published on May 20, 2021
Work continues on new herbicide resistance cases in waterhemp and fall panicum. -
Weedscience Graduate Students Win Awards
Published on February 26, 2021
PSM Graduate Students from the Weed Science Program Win Awards. -
Evaluating seedling wheat stands this fall
Published on November 30, 2020
Before snow blankets the fields, evaluating wheat fields may be helpful. -
Farmers needed to help guide direction of future MSU Extension field crop programming
Published on October 23, 2020
The MSU Extension field crops team is asking farmers for guidance by filling out a brief online needs assessment. -
Corn injury from preemergence residual herbicides in 2020 MSU corn herbicide trials
Published on June 23, 2020
Check out the Michigan State University corn herbicide trials on your computer, cell phone or tablet. -
EPA’s dicamba cancellation order: What does this mean for Michigan farmers?
Published on June 11, 2020
Options for weed control in Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybean. -
Weed control considerations before planting dry edible beans
Published on May 28, 2020
There are several key points to consider before planting dry beans when controlling weeds. -
Southwest Michigan field crop update – May 21, 2020
Published on May 21, 2020
High rainfall totals from this past week have put field work on hold, but warmer weather is on the way to get planted crops up and growing. -
Creating a weed management plan for hemp
Published on April 30, 2020
Weed control in hemp will require careful planning. -
Early season weed control in corn
Published on April 30, 2020
Plan now for successful 2020 weed control in corn. -
Early-season weed control is important
Published on April 23, 2020
Not starting with a clean field can reduce yields. -
2020 Status of herbicide-resistant weeds in Michigan
Published on April 18, 2020
Screening submissions of Michigan’s most notoriously herbicide-resistant weeds decline, yet new species continue to be submitted for screening as well as those from vegetable systems. -
Be sure to check out our recently updated Factsheets
Published on April 16, 2020
Weed control in winter wheat: What do I need to consider?, Herbicide Options for Cover Crops Interseeded in Corn, Herbicide-resistant horseweed (marestail) in Michigan: Keys to management in no-till soybean, etc. -
Weed control in winter wheat: What do I need to consider?
Published on April 16, 2020
Timely herbicide applications are important for weed control in winter wheat. -
Be on the lookout for a new pigweed species, purple amaranth
Published on April 9, 2020
Purple amaranth was identified for the first time in Michigan in 2019. -
Options for controlling volunteer potatoes
Published on April 2, 2020
Volunteer potatoes can be hard to manage. Here are a few options for control and daughter tuber suppression. -
MSU Herbicide School offered in Washtenaw County
Published on March 9, 2020
This meeting will aid growers and crop consultants in making wiser decisions regarding herbicide use and reducing weed pressure in prevented planting acres. -
Field Crops Webinar Series: Weed management challenges that lurk for 2020
Published on February 18, 2020
The third webinar in the series will cover several options on how to best manage problem weeds, such as horseweed (marestail) and waterhemp, as the next crop season fast approaches. -
Fall weed control reminders on late and prevent plant acres
Published on October 16, 2019
Recommendations for fall 2019 weed control that will set the stage for successful spring 2020 weed control