Sarah Lancaster

War Against Weeds

Science EN ↓ 182 episodes

Sarah, Joe, and Alyssa are three Extension weed scientists on a mission to help their audience understand what it takes for farmers to fight the war against weeds. This podcast is funded through the North Central Integrated Pest Management Center through support by the Crop Protection and Pest Management Program, project award no. 2022-70006-38001, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this podcast are those of the presenters and should not be construed to represent any official...

Author

Sarah Lancaster

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Science

Podcast website

waragainstweeds.libsyn.com

Latest episode

May 20, 2026

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Episodes

S3 E12 - Delay is Equal to Decay 06.04.2022

Peng Tian, from MU, joins us to cover submitting samples to your extension services. There are a lot of helpful tips in this episode. 

S3 E11 - You've Got to Read the Labels 30.03.2022

Andrew and Bridgette join us to talk about pesticide residues and what you might be doing without even knowing you are. The link to their lecture is on our Twitter page.   

S3 E10 - Weed Management in Dry Beans and Field Peas 23.03.2022

Find out what challenges and opportunities lie within the dry bean and field pea crops when it comes to weed management. 

S3 E9 - Turf Talk 16.03.2022

Scott McElroy from Auburn joins us to #talkturf. Find out about herbicides used in turfgrass and more. 

S3 E8 - It Only Takes One Person To Make A Difference 09.03.2022

Stanley Culpepper joined us to discuss the Endangered Species Act and the work that he does. 

S3 E7 - WSSA Winners from Illinois 02.03.2022

This week we chatted with the Weed Science Society of America's winners from the University of Illinois. They covered lots of topics and focused on their findings and their areas of expertise. 

S3 E6 - Planting Green 23.02.2022

Dr. Werle joins us to talk about planting soybeans green and how to terminate cover crops. 

S3 E5 - Got Manure? 16.02.2022

Melissa Wilson, the manure specialist, talks about some stinky stuff this week and how manure is related to weed science. 

S3 E4 - Tumbleweeds in Real Life 09.02.2022

Curt Thompson came out of retirement to help us with this one. Kochia tumbleweeds are a common species that we all know a little too well. Curt gives us an insight into the characteristics, tolerance, and much more of the tumbleweed. 

S3 E3 - Let's Talk Formulations 02.02.2022

Dawn Refsell, field science leader with Corteva, joins us to talk all things herbicide formulations. She covers multiple aspects of the formulations like discovery, development, the chemistry of them, and more. 

S3 E2 - The More You Know 26.01.2022

Mandy and Sarah are joined by Greg Dahl to discuss adjuvants and how you can utilize them. 

S3 E1 - Looking Ahead Into 2022 19.01.2022

Welcome to Season 3! We are excited to take a look into 2022 with several different people from all different regions and get their opinions about the top weed management concerns going into 2022. 

S2 E14 - NCWSS Student Winners 22.12.2021

This week Joe Ikley interviewed several of the student winners from the NCWSS annual meeting. They shared their major findings and takeaways from their research. 

S2 E13- Publication Process 15.12.2021

Anita Dille joins us this week to discuss peer-review publications and gives us some behind-the-scenes insight into the process of them. 

S2 E12 - This Weed Has To Go 08.12.2021

Precision weed management with Tom Wolf, Sarah, and Joe.  Check out our social media to find out more about Tom and the link to his website.

S2 E11 - A Global Perspective of Weed Science 01.12.2021

Weeds and Genomics: Dr. Gaines guides us past the jargon and helps us understand the value of genomics in weed management. The link to the website mentioned in this episode can be found on our Twitter and Facebook.

S2 E10 - The Label is the Law 17.11.2021

Lee Van Wychen joins us this week to discuss herbicide registration and labels that you should be aware of. 

S2 E9 - A Company's Perspective 10.11.2021

Sarah and Joe are joined by two guests, Carroll and Charlie, who are with the Syngenta company. They give you insights into herbicide registration from a company perspective. 

S2 E8 - What To Do Next? 03.11.2021

Bish and Ikley are joined by Tommy Butts from the University of Arkansas, to discuss herbicide technologies and application for next year. 

S2 E7 - They're Back 27.10.2021

JD Green from the University of Kentucky is our guest for this episode and we talked with him about the resurgence of old threats, like cocklebur and velvetleaf. 

S2 E6 - What's Your Plan for Addressing Herbicide Shortages? 20.10.2021

All three of our hosts are joined by a panel of weed scientists this week. They are putting their minds together to update you on the herbicide shortage and how you can prepare for it. 

S2 E5 - Better Early than Later? 13.10.2021

The risks and the advantages of planting soybeans early are on the agenda for this episode. 

S2 E4 - They're Coming for Us 06.10.2021

Mandy and Sarah are joined by Lynn Sosnoskie from Cornell University. Invasive weeds and controlling perennial weeds are on the agenda for today. 

S2 E3 - Building a Crop Rotation for Specialty Crops 29.09.2021

Join our hosts this week to hear what they have to say about building a crop rotation for specialty crops. Our guest this week is Dr. Tom Peters. 

S2 E2 - Bioassays and Herbicide Degradation 22.09.2021

Sarah and Joe are joined by Dr. Senseman from OSU and they cover herbicide carryover potential, herbicide degradation, and bioassays. 

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