The
skinny on a big problem…weeds
NEW! October 18, 2007NewFarm.org
readers respond to a web-based survey about weed management and
tell how they deal with their weeds.
Choosing
cover crops for
no-till organic soybeans
The more biomass the better for weed suppression—but you
do have to be able to plant through the stuff. Rodale Institute
researchers continue to work the kinks out of the no-till fields.
Above: One advantage of no-till, they've discovered, is the weeds
are confined mainly to the rows. MORE>
Banking
on BARC
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July 15, 2005: Thanks in part to
the work of weed ecologist John Teasdale, left, the USDA Agricultural
Research Service's oldest experiment station is doing some
of the agency's most forward-looking work. MORE> |
Weed
management research
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Part
2: Identifying weed-tolerant corn and soybean varieties
For the past three seasons, researchers here at The Rodale Institute
have been testing off-the-shelf organic corn and soybean varietiesto
find those whose yields are least affected by weed pressure.
Part 1:
Can organic crops tolerate more weeds? Ongoing research
at The Rodale Institute examines the apparent ability of organic
crops to maintain yields in the presence of substantial weed pressure.
Above: Conventional (left) and organic (right) corn in
the FST.
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Look,
Ma! No Weeds
A 3-Part Series on Early Season Weed Control
Part
1: The basics of effective tillage techniques
Posted January 27, 2005: Knowing just when to use just
the right tool for just the right weed is critical to early season
weed control.
Part
2: Blind cultivation
Posted February 10, 2005: Get weeds before they become
established and the battle is nearly won. Above: Lely
finger
Part
3: In-row cultivation
Posted March 17, 2005: It’s as much about the technique—and
being able to adapt to fickle weather—as it is about the tools
Use
tadpole shrimps to control weeds in transplanted paddy rice
August 2002: These tiny crustaceans occur naturally if
you know how to promote the right conditions in your paddy fields.
RESEARCH UPDATE: New Farm Research
Outsmarting
weeds
Posted Oct. 15, 2004: New initiative to investigate non-chemical
weed management strategies while emphasizing farmers' innovations
and insights
Biodynamic Farming Conference, Nov. 14 to
16, Ames IA
Beating
weeds naturally
Posted Jan. 9, 2004: When it comes to weed suppression
without pesticides or herbicides, understanding growth cycles and
plant habits is key, and a lot of little actions now can add up
to a whole lot of control later.
By Darcy Maulsby
Upper Midwest Organic Conference, Wisconsin
The
basics of biological weed control
Posted March 21, 2003: Gary Zimmer, author of The Biological
Farmer, laid out the ABCs of controlling weeds through building
soil, rotating crops and cultivation before a standing room only
crowd at the Upper Midwest Organic Conference in late February
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