weed suppression

New Tech Measures Cover Crop Biomass, Weed Fighting Potential

Collaborative study of ‘structure-from-motion’ has shown accurate assessments of cereal rye stands can be made using inexpensive GoPro cameras & sophisticated computer analysis

By Dan Crummett posted on April 7, 2025 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

Research into accurately estimating total biomass of standing cover crops from a moving tractor may eventually spawn new ways for strip-tillers to save money on planting rates and herbicide use in row crops.

Considerations for Strip-Till Weed Control Before Early Cover Crop Seedings

By Dwight Lingenfelter and John Wallace posted on August 26, 2024 | Posted in Cover Crops, Seeding & Planting

Source: Penn State University Extension

Consider herbicide carryover injury potential and rotation interval restrictions when seeding cover crops this fall.

Glyphosate's Declining Weed Control Over 25 Years

By Lauren Quinn posted on February 22, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: ACES NEWS Illinois

Although glyphosate provided superior weed control in the early years, most of the weeds in the dataset showed signs of adaptation to the chemical in just two to three years.

Conservation Ag Update

Conservation Ag Community Reflects on Life & Legacy of Dave Brandt

By Noah Newman posted on June 2, 2023 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

In this episode of Conservation Ag Update, we pay tribute to soil health legend Dave Brandt, who recently passed away from injuries sustained in a car crash. Fellow no-till legends who knew Dave best share their thoughts on the life and legacy of their friend. This episode of Conservation Ag Update is brought to you by Saddle Butte Ag Bio Till Cover Crops.

Narrow Rows & Cover Crops Bolster Weed Control in Soybeans

May 26, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops

Source: GROW IWM

If your soybean herbicide program needs a new wingman or two, Justine Fisher has two suggestions: cover crops and narrow soybean rows.

Find Strip-Till, Cover Crop Harmony

Virtual National Cover Crop Summit offers free expert advice about how to incorporate cover crops, top cover crop trends, equipment considerations & more.

By Michaela Paukner posted on February 17, 2023 | Posted in Cover Crops

Virtual National Cover Crop Summit offers free expert advice about how to incorporate cover crops, top cover crop trends, equipment considerations & more.

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Strip-Till Highlights: Dec. 20, 2022

December 20, 2022

Strip-Till Farmer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at the grower's realm from the lofty digital realm. Here is our favorite content from the past week from across the web. The Best of the Web series is brought to you by CEAT Specialty Tires.

Biomass is Key to Weed Suppression with Cover Crops

July 13, 2020 | Posted in Cover Crops

One important benefit of cover crops to our production system is providing an alternative selection pressure on weed populations. Cereal rye has the best potential to suppress weeds because it accumulates more biomass than other cover crop species. Read more in this article from Iowa State University Extension.

Let Cover Crops Do the Work to Keep Weeds Away

By Sarah Hill posted on September 10, 2019 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

We all know that one of the potential benefits of using cover crops is weed suppression, but do you know how cover crops actually provide weed suppression? There are a couple of ways: through blocking sunlight from reaching weed seeds, and also allelopathy, as the cover crop plants produce a chemical that reduces weed seed germination.