War Against Weeds

This week on the War Against Weeds Podcast, we have special guest Dr. Tom Wolf joining us to talk about water quality and its impact on herbicide applications.    You can find Tom on X: @nozzle_guy   Additional helpful links: https://sprayers101.com/mode-of-action-and-spray-quality/ 2025 ND Weed Guide: https://www.ndsu.edu/agriculture/sites/default/files/2024-12/2025%20ND%20Weed%20Guide%20Final_Wi...

Welcome back to season 9 of War Against Weeds! We are so excited to be back, and to start our season off with Roger Batts to discuss his work with the IR-4 Project. Learn about what IR-4 is and what services it provides for farmers across the United States.

For our final episode of season 8, we have agronomists Kyle Okke, Jason Hanson and Jeff Nagel on to discuss the economics of weed control for growers. They cover their major weed challenges and how additional inputs like machinery cost, fertility, and pest management are all factored into planning for '25. Let's wrap up this season by reflecting on '24, and looking into '25!   You can find Jason a...

Dr. Todd Gaines with Colorado State University joins us this week to talk about some novel genetic methods to control weeds! He covers the genomic timeline and how things have changed through the years, and  how genomics helps understand herbicide resistance by identifying target site genes and mutations.    Some links that Dr. Gaines wanted to share: https://www.weedgenomics.org/ https://link.spr...

Welcome back to the War Against Weeds Podcast! This week we are joined by guests Jeremy Safranski (Director of Strategic Planning at CHS Inc.) and Mike Bjertness (Management at C-W Valley Co-op) to discuss the herbicide supply chain and their experiences in the United States.  You can find these two guests here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-bjertness-cca-0b404326a/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/...

This week on the War Against Weeds Podcast, we have special guests Drs. Cara McCauley and Jason Adams on to chat about the herbicide discovery process. They cover the many things involved in creating new chemistries for farmers to use in the war against weeds!   If you want to reach out to either of our guests, you can find them here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cara-mccauley/ https://www.linkedin...

This week on the War Against Weeds Podcast, we have Drs. Dale Shaner and Tom Mueller joining us to discuss enhanced degradation of triazine herbicides!   You can find more information on this topic at these links below provided by our guests. https://utia.tennessee.edu/publications/wp-content/uploads/sites/269/2023/10/PB1580.pdf https://utcrops.com/ https://scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/...

This week Joe and Alyssa chat with Larry Steckel from the University of Tennessee!     We are partnered with Crop Protection Network (CPN), so check out their page for more great information, and thanks to our sponsor North Central IPM Center for their support!

This week we are talking pumpkins! Dr. Marty Williams and Dr. Alan Walters chat with Sarah and Alyssa about pumpkin production in Illinois. Jack-o'-lanterns, processing pumpkins, and gigantic pumpkins oh my!    You can find more information about our guests at: www.martywilliamslab.com and https://academics.siu.edu/agriculture/horticulture/faculty/walters-alan.php   Marty's Reference Table: Table...

This week on the War Against Weeds Podcast, Sarah and Joe chat with Lynn Sosnoskie (Cornell University) and Thierry Besançon (Rutgers University) about LASER WEEDING! Some highlights from the episode include how these machines work, their utility in different cropping systems, and how this could change weed control in the future!   Lynn can be found on X @LynnSosnoskie and Instagram @specialtycrop...

Witchweed! This spooky parasitic weed is the topic of this week's episode. Alyssa and Joe chat about witchweed's biology, history and economic impact with Dr. Bridget Lassiter and Dr. David Nelson!   You can find more information about Dr. Nelson at https://nelsonlab.ucr.edu/ , and here are some additional links that our guests mentioned in the episode.    https://www.toothpickproject.org/   https...

This week's topic is desiccation! Joe and Sarah discuss fall desiccants in various bean crops with Dr. Shawn Conley (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Dr. Jeremy Ross (University of Arkansas)!   You can find them both on X and their university websites! X: @badgerbean www.coolbean.info X: @.arksoydoc www. Uaex.uada.edu    

This week our host Joe Ikley and co-host Sarah Lancaster discuss everything "Wild Oat" with guests Kirk Howatt and Breanne Tidemann. They cover biology, spread, and management of wild oat in North Dakota and various parts of Canada. You can find Breanne on Instagram @lacombweedsci, and on X @breanntidemann. More info on the wild oat action committee can be found here: https://weedscience.ca/wild-o...

This week our host Alyssa Essman and co-host Joe Ikley chat with Dr. Dwight Lingenfelter from Penn State University about burcucumber. They discuss seed characteristics, where it's problematic for farmers, and how to control it.   We are partnered with Crop Protection Network (CPN), so check out their page for more great information, and thanks to our sponsor North Central IPM Center for their sup...

This week our host Sarah Lancaster and co-host Alyssa Essman discuss the final version of the herbicide strategy plan in accordance with the Endangered Species Act (ESA).   They are joined by special guests Bill Chism and Ashlea Frank to chat about the timeline for implementation of these strategies, and what this means for farmers and applicators in the years to come.    A few helpful links our g...

 This week our host Alyssa Essman and co-host Sarah Lancaster chat with Logan Simon (Kansas State University) and Travis Legleiter (University of Kentucky) about cover crops. They cover the trade-offs of having cover crops in their states, and their most commonly asked questions by farmers.   Our guests can be found on X @SWKSAgronomy and @TravisLegleiter   More information about their universitie...

WELCOME BACK to season 8 of the War Against Weeds Podcast! Our first episode of the season we have three special guests on to recap their summers. The whole team chats with guests Kody Came (Kansas), Austin Sundeen (North Dakota), and Greg McGlinch (Ohio) about the wins, losses, and lessons learned from the summer of 2024.

Our last topic for the season is weed control in MINT! Our guests this week are Dr. Stephen Meyers with Purdue University, and Dr. Pete Berry with Oregon State University. They chat about the challenges in growing mint, and share some other interesting facts about growing this specialty crop!   Dr. Stephen Meyers and his lab can be found at the links below: https://www.purdue.edu/hla/sites/hla-hap...

Welcome Back to the War Against Weeds Podcast! This week Joe and Sarah discuss harvest weed seed control with Breanne Tidemann. Breanne is a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada with her focus on weed management and field agronomy. Listen in to learn all about harvest weed seed control up in Canada!

Join us this week as Joe and Sarah chat with Dr. Clarence Swanton with the University of Guelph, while he delves into the intricacies of plant growth!

This weeks topic is carry over! Sarah and Alyssa chat with guest host Kevin Bradly from the University of Missouri about herbicide carry over. 

This week Sarah and Joe chat with Bryan Young from Purdue University about crop injury!

This week our topic is interseeding! What is interseeding? How is it used, and how can it be beneficial for growers?   Find out in this episode! Alyssa and Joe chat with Dr. Karla Gage with Southern Illinois University about her work with interseeding across the country.

This week on the War Against Weeds Podcast Alyssa and Sarah discuss weed control failures with Dr. Peter Sikkema (@psikkema1) who recently retired from the University of Guelph.   Thanks to our friends and sponsors @CropNetwork and @ncipmc for their support! Check out their pages for more great info!  

This week Joe and Alyssa are joined by Dr. Brian Mealor from the University of Wyoming with another exciting episode about weed control in rangelands. This week they talk specifically about broadleaf weeds including leafy spurge, yellow toadflax, purple loosestrife and many many others.  Interested in a summer internship in Wyoming? Check out our social media to see a flyer with more information....