Articles tagged under: waterhemp

The Sugarbeet Report

Published June 13, 2025

The Sugarbeet Report airs on Thursdays on the Red River Farm Network. In this week's report, NDSU/University of Minnesota Extension Sugarbeet Agronomist Dr. Tom Peters says there have been waterhemp breaks in the region. Weed control options are part of…
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Pre’s Are Key to Weed Management

Published January 9, 2025

University of Minnesota Extension Crops Educator Angie Peltier spoke at the series of Small Grain Update meetings. "Ragweed is one of the earlier emerging weeds in our cropping system and the most important and vulnerable point in any weed life…
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Managing Waterhemp in Canola

Published December 6, 2024

Canola acres continue to increase in Minnesota. NDSU Extension weed specialist Joe Ikley says that creates waterhemp management concerns because of limited chemistry compared to corn and soybeans. "We have a couple of pre-plant incorporated options and we're going to have…
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Clean Fields Critical During Emergence

Published November 26, 2024

Syngenta Agronomy Service Representative Phil Krieg says weed pressure during corn emergence can negatively impact growth throughout the plant’s life. "Early season weed control means everything to yield," said Krieg. "We always see an advantage to controlling weeds early, controlling…
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2,4-D Resistant Waterhemp Likely in IA

Published February 19, 2024

Corteva has reported the discovery of a suspected 2,4-D resistant waterhemp population in north-central Iowa. A Corteva employee collected two samples of waterhemp seed , one from plants in the field and one from plants growing in the ditch next…
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Resurrecting Old Chemistries

Published January 14, 2024

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Research Agronomist David Mettler will continue to look for new ways to use old chemistries in 2024. “We are resurrecting some of these older products,” said Mettler. “We’re not really getting any new products and…
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Challenges Seen With Kochia, Waterhemp

Published January 10, 2024

Despite a late start to planting, a record sugarbeet crop was seen this past year. At the Sugarbeet Research Reporting Session, Extension Sugarbeet Specialist TomPeters said he is concerned about weed control. "I'm worried a lot about kochia and your audience already…
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Waterhemp is Here to Stay

Published July 19, 2023

Waterhemp is covering more acres every year. NDSU Extension Weed Specialist Joe Ikley says the weed is widespread across the southern part of the state. "It is continuing to spread north every year we get a flood event or waterfowl…
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