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War Against Weeds

Sarah Lancasterwaragainstweeds.libsyn.com
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. Funding for the podcast is provided by the North Central IPM Center, on of four regional centers funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to promote and facilitate the adoption of effective integrated pest management (IPM) strategies. You can also find our episodes at https://cropprotectionnetwork.org/.
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Episodes

S2 E1 - Weed Seed at Harvest

Welcome to Season 2. Mandy and Joe are joined with two guests this week, Kevin & Lauren and they discuss weed seed at harvest.

Sep 15, 202142 minSeason 2Ep. 1

BONUS - Field Update (September 1, 2021)

Joe Ikley reports with the current field conditions from all three states. He also discusses some of the upcoming Season 2 content that we are preparing for. You can now follow War Against Weeds podcast on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to see upcoming episode content, behind the scenes & more!

Aug 31, 20216 min

BONUS - Field Update (August 25, 2021)

Mandy Bish brings you the current field updates and introduces you to some more topics that we will cover in Season 2. Our summer field updates will end next week and we are bringing you Season 2 starting September 15th.

Aug 24, 20214 min

BONUS - Field Update (August 18, 2021)

This week Sarah gives you field updates from all three states and a sneak peek into what season 2 topics you can expect to hear about. Season 2 will begin with full length episodes after Labor Day!

Aug 17, 20214 min

BONUS - Field Update (August 11, 2021)

Join Joe Ikley as he discusses the field condition updates and the current herbicide conditions. We will return back to our full length episodes in September!

Aug 11, 20217 min

BONUS - Field Update (August 3, 2021)

Tune in this week to hear from Dr. Mandy Bish as she gives this weeks field updates and also speaks with some graduate students from the University of Missouri.

Aug 04, 20216 min

BONUS - Summer Weed Contest at NDSU

Sarah and Joe visit with graduate students to discuss some the training opportunities available at the summer weed contest sponsored by the North Central Weed Science Society.

Jul 29, 20217 min

BONUS - Field Update (July 21, 2021)

Joe joins us this week and gives updates from around the states. He discusses an update on one of his research locations and talks about how weed seed was imported through cheap cattle feed.

Jul 20, 20218 min

BONUS - Field Update (July 14, 2021) with Dr. Larry Steckel

We hope everyone had a great holiday weekend last week! We are back with Mandy Bish who is joined by Dr. Larry Steckel from the University of Tennessee. They discuss the herbicide issues we are facing and the different herbicide management practices we can use for crops.

Jul 13, 20219 min

BONUS - Field Update (June 30, 2021) with Dr. Aaron Hager

This week Sarah gives some insights on the weather from our three hosts' states and talks about spraying management. Aaron Hager joins us this week as our guest from the University of Illinois. He discusses weed management, graduate research, and other exciting topics.

Jun 29, 202111 min

BONUS - Field Update (June 9,2021) with Dr. Rodrigo Werle

Sarah Lancaster covers the field updates and discusses the concerns from the rain amounts some have received along with the difficulties of the control of weeds. Guest speaker this week is Rodrigo Werle from the University of Wisconsin.

Jun 09, 20217 min

BONUS - Field Update (May 26, 2021)

Joe covers the field updates from Sarah, Mandy, and himself. He discusses Pigweed density, weed control, and herbicide application.

May 25, 20218 min

BONUS - Field Update (May 19, 2021)

Mandy talks about the rain mounts seen in Missouri, North Dakota, and Kansas along with planting conditions and yield loses. Please consider filling out our listener survey .

May 18, 20214 min

S1 E16 - Season 1 Recap

Sarah, Joe, and Mandy review the topics and highlights of the first season of full length podcasts and share a vision for the future of the podcast. A listener survey is announced.

Apr 27, 202116 minSeason 1Ep. 16

S1 E15 - Spray Nozzle Selection

Joe and Mandy talk with Travis Legleiter, Extension Assistant Professor with the University of Kentucky about factors to consider when selection a spray nozzle.

Apr 20, 202128 minSeason 1Ep. 15

S1 E14 - Sprayer Clean Out

Sarah and Joe catch up with Bill Johnson, Extension Weed Scientist at Purdue University to talk about whys and hows of sprayer cleanout.

Apr 13, 202128 minSeason 1Ep. 14

S1 E13 - Custom Applicator Concerns

Mandy and Joe talk with Jean Payne as she prepares to retire after 17 years as the President of the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association. The topic is concerns of custom applicators in 2021.

Apr 06, 202130 minSeason 1Ep. 13

S1 E12 - Volunteer Corn Control

Joe and Mandy talk recommendations for controlling volunteer corn with Meaghan Anderson, a field agronomist with Iowa State University Extension.

Mar 30, 202125 minSeason 1Ep. 12

S1 E10 - Cover Crops for Weed Management - Part 1

Cover crops are such a hot topic that we're going to spend two episodes on the subject. In part 1, Mandy and Sarah visit with Kevin Bradley from the University of Missouri to discuss what the research says about weed management with cover crops.

Mar 16, 202125 minSeason 1Ep. 10

S1 E9 - Marestail/Horseweed Dispersal and Control

Joe and Mandy visit with Mark VanGessel from the University of Delaware, who was the first to confirm glyphosate-resistant marestail (horseweed) in the US. The discussion focuses on how wind helps marestail move long distances and offers some tips for control.

Mar 10, 202131 minSeason 1Ep. 9

S1 E7 - Herbicide Rotation Considerations

Mandy and Sarah visit with Mark Loux, from Ohio State University to talk about the best time to use preemergence herbicides and other topics related to rotating herbicides to manage herbicide resistant weeds.

Feb 23, 202127 minSeason 1Ep. 7

S1 E6 - Crop Rotation

Joe and Sarah visit with agronomists Jason Hanson and Kyle Okke about managing weeds in diverse crop rotations.

Feb 16, 202138 minSeason 1Ep. 6

S1 E5 - Integrated Weed Management

Lee Briese joins Joe and Sarah to discuss practical aspects of integrated weed management, including tillage cover crops.

Feb 09, 202136 minSeason 1Ep. 5

S1 E4 - Herbicide Resistance Update

Mandy and Joe discuss resistance to residual herbicides with Aaron Hager from the University of Illinois. Then, starting at 21:30, they visit with Bryan Young from Purdue University to discuss resistance to postemergence herbicides.

Feb 02, 202146 minSeason 1Ep. 4

S1 E3 - Herbicide Classification

Sarah and Mandy visit with Christy Sprague, Professor and Weeds Specialist at Michigan State University to talk about how agriculture professionals can use the Take Action herbicide classification chart ( www.iwilltakeaction.com ) to manage herbicide resistant weeds

Jan 26, 202120 minSeason 1Ep. 3
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