Timely Topics – Weed Management

First COVID-19 and now DROUGHT-21. We just can’t seem to catch a break. As I drive around the region, I see a lot of green fields, but that green often turns out to be common…

The addition of winter and spring canola to the crop rotations of Eastern Washington has provided growers with increased options for weed control, particularly for some of the most troublesome grass weeds such as downy…

The Washington Grain Commission held its 2021 Wheat and Barley Research Review on February 17th and 18th. This year’s event was conducted virtually due to COVID-19. This annual review provides growers and other industry members the…

The 2020 WSU Weed Control Report is now available on the Wheat and Small Grains website. Drew Lyon and Ian Burke, WSU weed scientists, manage numerous field studies to evaluate new herbicides, and new uses of older…

Herbicide resistance has been a focus of WSU Weed Science for several years. The overreliance on herbicides for weed control has brought us to a situation where we are quickly running out of effective herbicide…

As I watch the snow falling outside my basement window – COVID-19 has driven me from my university office to my basement – I find myself not only reflecting back on the 2020 crop season…

Due to COVID-19, there are several significant changes to obtaining recertification credits and taking pesticide license exams. Washington State Dept. of Agriculture (WSDA) is the regulatory agency that administers the pesticide program.Recertification Credits There are…

Ventenata infests millions of acres of rangeland, however, this winter annual grass can also infest your crops and significantly impact yield. Ventenata can out compete downy brome populations, has less nutritive value than most of…

Integrated Management of Downy Brome in Winter Wheat (PNW668) has been updated. Downy brome, also known as cheatgrass, is a troublesome weed in winter wheat production systems throughout the PNW. Integrated Management of Downy Brome…

I discuss current research with a weed sensing sprayer in the YouTube video titled, (09) Lydia Fields: Weed-IT Systems for Chemical Fallow. Weed sensing sprayers function in real time through detection of differential reflectance, facilitated…

Integrated Management of Feral Rye in Winter Wheat (PNW660) has been updated. Feral rye, also known as volunteer or cereal rye, is a troublesome weed in winter wheat production systems in the low and intermediate…

Episode 182 of Wheat All About It! features postdoctoral researcher at Washington State University, agricultural sociologist Katie Dentzman.Join Scott Yates, director of Communications and producer relations for the Washington Grain Commission in, Working Together: Communities…

Two invasive grass weeds in wheat have been added to our common weeds list: rattail fescue & ventenata. Please visit the Weed Resources page for information on these weeds and other common weeds in wheat…

I have been wanting to try my hand at blogging for some time now, but the time investment required has always deterred me. I recently decided to invite my weed science colleagues from the Pacific…

Herbicide resistance is a problem that is quickly spreading throughout the wheat-growing regions of the inland PNW. The newly created Herbicide Resistance Weeds Map lets you see the results of Dr. Ian Burke’s herbicide resistance testing program.

The 2019 WSU Weed Control Report summarizes 36 field studies conducted across eastern Washington in winter wheat (4 studies), spring wheat (6 studies), chemical fallow (10 studies), chickpea (3 studies), fall-sown dry pea (3 studies), grass seed (2 studies), CRP (6), and organic cropping systems (2 studies).

Harvest Weed Seed Control: Applications for PNW Wheat Production Systems, (PNW730), is a new publication that discusses the various Harvest Weed Seed Control systems and their potential suitability for PNW wheat production systems across rainfall regions.

Australia has been on the forefront of herbicide resistance management for many years now because they developed some of the worst weed resistance issues in the world.

Join Scott and Aaron as they go through a tour of the 340 acres Wilke Research and Extension Farm on episode 144 of the Wheat All About It! podcast.

The regional Extension publication, PNW492: Russian Thistle Management in a Wheat-Fallow Crop Rotation was updated recently to reflect the latest research on the biology and management of Russian thistle in the inland Pacific Northwest. The…

Shortly after arriving at WSU in the fall of 2012, a farmer near Rearden took me for a drive to show me numerous no-till fields infested with smooth scouringrush (Equisetum laevigatum).  Smooth scouringrush is a…

I have seen more canola growing around Pullman this year than I recall seeing before. There are probably a couple of things driving this increase. One is the sharp drop in chickpea and lentil prices…

Drew Lyon’s timely topic about how proper sprayer cleanout can prevent crop injury.

Herbicide-resistant weeds are becoming increasingly common in the Pacific Northwest, threatening the economics and sustainability of farming systems. The new Herbicide Resistance Resources page has been added to the Wheat and Small Grains website to…

Effective, new herbicides are not as common as they once were. When we are lucky enough to have a new one come to the wheat industry, it is an exciting time for those of us involved in the management of troublesome weeds. It is particularly exciting when these new products can help us manage weeds