Performance of Strawberries on Black vs. White Plastic Mulches in Indiana May 16, 2025 - From Issue: 753 By: Wenjing Guan, Jeanine Arana and Stephen Meyers Read More From 2022-2024, we evaluated the performance 15 strawberry cultivars grown in plasticulture system using black and white-on-black plastic mulches (Figure 1) at two locations: Southwest Purdue Agricultural Center in Vincennes,[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Article Tags: Plasticulture Weed Management
Midwestern Regional Climate Center Launches New Experimental Weed Emergence Scouting Tool May 2, 2025 - From Issue: 752 By: Austin Pearson Read More Midwestern farmers have faced a buildup of pesticide resistance in pigweeds (waterhemp and Palmer amaranth), highlighting the importance of scouting to detect weeds early in their growth stages. Otherwise, weed[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather MRCC Weed Management
Sharpen® Herbicide Now Labeled For Use in Mint in Select States March 12, 2025 - From Issue: 749 By: Stephen Meyers Read More A new supplemental label allows for Sharpen® herbicide to be applied to mint in Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin. This registration follows several years of field trials conducted[Read More…] Article Categories: Mint Article Tags: Weed Management
Weed Sptolight: Common Ragweed August 23, 2024 - From Issue: 743 By: Stephen Meyers Read More Common names: Common ragweed, annual ragweed, hogweed, hay-fever weed, Roman wormweed, and bitterweed. Latin name: Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. “Ambrosia” is from Greek mythology and refers to the food or drink[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Spotlight Weed Management
Weed Spotlight: Common Purslane August 7, 2024 - From Issue: 742 By: Celia Corado and Stephen Meyers Read More Common names: purslane, pusley, pursley, wild portulaca, common portulaca, little hooweed, low pigweed Latin name: Portulaca oleracea L. Family: Portulacaceae (Purslane family) Life Cycle Common purslane is a summer annual[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Spotlight Weed Management
New Anthem® Flex Supplemental Herbicide Label for Mint and Potatoes August 6, 2024 - From Issue: 742 By: Stephen Meyers Read More Earlier this year, FMC released a supplemental label for Anthem® Flex herbicide that includes additional uses for potatoes and mint. Anthem® Flex is a premix product containing pyroxasulfone (the active[Read More…] Article Categories: Mint Solanaceous Crops Potatoes Article Tags: Weed Management
EPA Issues Emergency Order to Stop the Use of Dacthal herbicide August 6, 2024 - From Issue: 742 By: Stephen Meyers Read More In a press release on August 6, 2024, the EPA announced the emergency suspension of all registrations of DCPA (marketed and sold as Dacthal® herbicide). The full press release can[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: OISC Weed Management
Weed Spotlight: Ground Ivy July 24, 2024 - From Issue: 741 By: Helen Angelina Nocito and Stephen Meyers Read More Common names: Ground ivy, gill-over-the-ground, creeping Charlie, field balm, haymaids, cat’s foot, alehoffs Latin name: Glechoma hederacea L. Family: Lamiaceae (Mint Family) General Description and Identification Ground ivy is a[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Spotlight Weed Management
Post-Directed Herbicide Applications in Pumpkin July 11, 2024 - From Issue: 740 By: Stephen Meyers and Celia Corado Read More Across the state, pumpkin plantings are hitting their stride with varying degrees of success. The grower phone calls I’ve received lately revolve around options for managing emerged weeds. Broadcast options[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Article Tags: Weed Management
Weed Spotlight: Yellow Nutsedge July 11, 2024 - From Issue: 740 By: Josue Cerritos and Stephen Meyers Read More Common names: Yellow nutsedge, yellow nutgrass, nut sedge, chufa, earth almond, northern nutgrass Latin names: Cyperus esculentus L. Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge family) General Description Perennial sedges are among the most[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Spotlight Weed Management
