Old equipment can save days of labor for farms of a few acres or more. How do farmers control weeds? Learn about the advantages of mechanical weed control equipment for small farms. I was frustrated ...

A new statewide series by University of Minnesota Extension fuels the demand by growers for training to understand and ...

Weeds don’t take the season off just because you’ve put up the combine and harvest is over. Especially in warmer climates, the window of time between the end of harvest and the first frost is a prime ...

Farmers look at equipment on display at the Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day at the Iowa State University Horticulture Research Station in central Iowa on August 20, 2025. Weeds are a ...

Tillage is the most common method of mechanical weed control and it's done before planting or after planting in rows. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Yield losses in maize is mainly caused by completion ...

WOOSTER -- This year’s Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day — The nation’s premier event for mechanical weeding tools — will take place on Sept. 27, at The Ohio State University, CFAES Wooster ...

International and indigenous engineers engaged by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IIATA)-led Cassava Weed Management Project have made significant progress in the adaptation of ...

Special thanks to: Amy Thompson (Extension/DFFS) and Tricia Herr (Extension) for volunteering their time to assist with on-site activities; and Chris Adair (HLA) and Nellie Walthery (Purdue Student ...

Yield losses in maize is mainly caused by completion with weeds. Weed infestation is a severe problem in early part of the growing season. This is because of the slow growth and wide row spacing.