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ifr160513–116 Marestail Control Prior to Planting Aaron Hager, Extension Weed Scientist - University of Illinois link to article online Farmers in Illinois, other states too, are struggling to control glyphosate resistant weeds. Todd Gleason has more on marestail. Marestail can be one of the most challenging… 1:12 radio 1:20 radio self contained Marestail can be one of the most challenging under no-till conditions prior to planting soybeans. More often than not farmers are using a tank mix of glyphosate and 2,4-D (two-four-dee). Sometimes the problem is that the weed is already too big to control, at others says University of Illinois Extension Weed Scientist Aaron Hager is its just that the 2,4-D isn’t doing the job any better than the glyphosate. Hager :37 …of the tank mix that still has activity. Quote Summary - Well, there are some alternatives that can be used for control of mares tail in a burn down scenario. A product called Sharpen cou...

ifr160513–112 What’s with all the Yellow Flowers in the Fields Aaron Hager, Weed Scientist - University of Illinois If you’ve been driving around a good part of the nation you’ll have noticed a lot of yellow flowers in the fields. Todd Gleason has more on this springtime show. Mostly you’ll see these yellow flowers in fields… 1:12 radio 1:32 radio self contained 1:27 tv 1:37 tv cg You’ll see the bright color in fields stretching from Texas east to Florida, northward along the Atlantic coast to Virginia, and back west to Nebraska. It’s butterweed says University of Illinois Weed Scientist Aaron Hager. Hager :14 …these very bright showy yellow flowers. Quote Summary - And butterweed is typically a species that germinates in the fall. It will overwinter as a small rosette of leaves and then about late April to the early part of May it bolts and produces these very bright showy yellow flowers. The bad news for far...