Cover Crops Can Do it All
Agricultural processes tend to be lumped into overarching categories which can then be used as buzz words to discuss agriculture without having to go into …
weeds
Superweeds: The Canadian Prairie Experience with Herbicide Resistant Weeds
Unwanted weeds within farmers’ fields is not a new problem, but it is still one of the greatest challenges farmers face on a yearly basis. …
The Issues with Weed Inspection in Saskatchewan compared to Alberta
Farrah Fischer, University of Saskatchewan Student Guest Blogger Noxious weeds significantly affect the value, or intended use, of field and crop products1. These weeds have …
The Cost of Your Neighbour’s Weeds
John Deere 4730 Spraying Soybeans By: Andrew Mitchell, University of Saskatchewan Student Driving down the grid roads around our farm this summer, I couldn’t help …
The Good, The Bad, the Issue & Importance of Using Dicamba in Agriculture
By: Baxter Watson, University of Saskatchewan Student The Issue There is no doubt that dicamba works to kill weeds, but policy changes restricting the use …
Those Dang Weeds
Weeds have a large impact on farming if improperly controlled Weeds can be controlled by one of two means, cultivation or chemicals. For decades, fields …