Waterhemp June 3, 2020 - From Issue: 675 By: Jeanine Arana and Stephen Meyers Read More Waterhemp is prevalent in the Midwest and the Great Plain States. It became a significant agricultural weed in 1990s. Before then it was present in crop fields, but it is[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Weed Management
Instructions on Finding the 24(c) Dual Magnum® Herbicide Label May 6, 2020 - From Issue: 673 By: Stephen Meyers and Liz Maynard Read More Dual Magnum® is registered for use in numerous row crops and specialty crops in the state of Indiana. While some vegetable crops (beans, peas, potatoes, pumpkins, rhubarb, and tomatoes) appear[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Weed Management
Giant Ragweed May 6, 2020 - From Issue: 673 By: Jeanine Arana and Stephen Meyers Read More Scientific name: Ambrosia trifida Giant ragweed is a weed member of the sunflower family (Asteraceae) and native to the United States. It is extremely competitive and difficult to control in[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Weed Management
Canada thistle April 22, 2020 - From Issue: 672 By: Stephen Meyers Read More Spring is here and with it comes the emergence of weeds- especially problematic perennials like Canada thistle (Figure 1). Below is some information about Canada thistle and methods to manage[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Weed Management
A Look at the New Closed Transfer System for Paraquat-Containing Herbicides March 16, 2020 - From Issue: 669 By: Stephen Meyers Read More In the October 2019 issue of the Vegetable Crops Hotline, I referenced the new regulatory changes to herbicides containing the active ingredient paraquat. One of the new requirements is for[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Weed Management
Weed Science Updates October 21, 2019 - From Issue: 667 By: Stephen Meyers Read More As the production season winds down there are two weed-related news items that producers should be aware of: New Requirements for Users of Paraquat Herbicide. Paraquat dichloride is the active[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Weed Management
Dual Magnum Indiana 24C Label Amended to Include More Crops March 19, 2019 - From Issue: 655 By: Liz Maynard Read More Dual Magnum® has had a special local needs (24C) label in Indiana for use on transplanted bell peppers and other vegetables for a number of years. Last week the label[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: 24C Label Herbicide Weed Management
Videos on Mechanical Weed Control May 24, 2018 - From Issue: 643 Three videos on in-row weeding tools (Finger weeder, Torsion weeder, Tine harrow) were developed at the Michigan State University Department of Horticulture. Each video is 20 minutes: introduces the tool, how[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Weed Management Chateau Herbicide for Use in Melon Production May 10, 2018 - From Issue: 642 By: Wenjing Guan and Dan Egel Read More This article provides more detailed information about this herbicide. How does Chateau® herbicide work Chateau® is a group 14 mode-of-action herbicide. Compounds in this group are most active on broadleaf[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Weed Management Chateau Herbicide SW 24(c) label May 1, 2018 - From Issue: 642 By: Dan Egel Chateau SW® herbicide now has a 24(c) special local needs label for cucurbits. This product is produced by Valent, but the label is held by the Indiana Vegetable Growers Association[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Melons, Other Watermelon Article Tags: Weed Management 12345 (current) 6Page 5 of 6
Chateau Herbicide for Use in Melon Production May 10, 2018 - From Issue: 642 By: Wenjing Guan and Dan Egel Read More This article provides more detailed information about this herbicide. How does Chateau® herbicide work Chateau® is a group 14 mode-of-action herbicide. Compounds in this group are most active on broadleaf[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Watermelon Article Tags: Weed Management
Chateau Herbicide SW 24(c) label May 1, 2018 - From Issue: 642 By: Dan Egel Chateau SW® herbicide now has a 24(c) special local needs label for cucurbits. This product is produced by Valent, but the label is held by the Indiana Vegetable Growers Association[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Melons, Other Watermelon Article Tags: Weed Management
