War Against Weeds

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/.

S7 E15 - Weed Control in Mint 04/24/2024

S7 E15 - Weed Control in Mint 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: Dr. Pete Berry can be found at this link: /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/30969143

S7 E14 - A Canadian Perspective on Harvest Weed Seed Control 04/17/2024

S7 E14 - A Canadian Perspective on Harvest Weed Seed Control 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! /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/30874213

S7 E13 - A Conversation Between Plants 04/10/2024

S7 E13 - A Conversation Between Plants 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! /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/30765918

S7 E12 - Herbicide Carry Over with Kevin Bradley 04/03/2024

S7 E12 - Herbicide Carry Over with Kevin Bradley This weeks topic is carry over! Sarah and Alyssa chat with guest host Kevin Bradly from the University of Missouri about herbicide carry over. /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/30660548

S7 E11 - Crop Injury with Bryan Young 03/27/2024

S7 E11 - Crop Injury with Bryan Young This week Sarah and Joe chat with Bryan Young from Purdue University about crop injury! /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/30565983

S7 E10 - Interseeding 03/20/2024

S7 E10 - Interseeding 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. /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/30445553

S7 E9 - Weed Control Failures 03/13/2024

S7 E9 - Weed Control Failures 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! /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/30357023

S7 E8 - Broadleaf Weeds in Rangelands 03/06/2024

S7 E8 - Broadleaf Weeds in Rangelands 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. Other links mentioned in the episode: /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/30258718

S7 E7 - Poison Hemlock 02/28/2024

S7 E7 - Poison Hemlock Alyssa and Joe chat with Bill Johnson from Purdue University about poison hemlock, and other plants from the parsley family. /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/30156918

S7 E6 - Herbicide Burndown in No-Till 02/21/2024

S7 E6 - Herbicide Burndown in No-Till This week on the War Against Weeds Podcast Joe and Sarah chat with Tommy Butts about herbicide burndowns in no-till fields. An Arkansas, Kansas, and North Dakota perspective on burning down weeds prior to or after planting. Some links Tommy mentioned in the episode: Tommy Butts on Twitter/X: @weedsARwild /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/30049433

S7 E5 - What's in a Formulation? 02/14/2024

S7 E5 - What's in a Formulation? Sarah and Alyssa chat with Dustyn Sawall about herbicide formulations. Dustyn works as a principle chemist for Winfield United and really gets “into the weeds” about the behind the scenes work and ideas that go into formulating the herbicides that make it to the market. /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/29950783

S7 E4 - What About Safeners? 02/07/2024

S7 E4 - What About Safeners? Sarah and Joe chat with Dr. Dean Riechers from Univeristy of Illinois about safeners. What they are, how they are used and potential future uses! /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/29841633

S7 E3 - Isomers 01/31/2024

S7 E3 - Isomers This week’s topic is ~isomers~ Join Sarah and Alyssa as they sit down with Mark Kitt, a Technical Product Lead with Syngenta to chat about herbicide formulations. /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/29732883

S7 E2 - The Silver Bullet That Wasn't 01/24/2024

S7 E2 - The Silver Bullet That Wasn't This week on the War Against Weeds Podcast Alyssa and Joe chat with Marty Williams and Christopher Landau about glyphosate resistance in North America. The Silver Bullet That Wasn’t: Rapid Agronomic Weed Adaptations to glyphosate in North America Here is a link to the article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10697415/ /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/29617823

S7 E1 - Rewind and Fast Forward on the Farm 01/17/2024

S7 E1 - Rewind and Fast Forward on the Farm We are BACK with our first episode of season 7! This week all three hosts chat with 3 farmers from the Midwest about their weed management programs and experiences. Our guests include Mike Langseth from North Dakota, Rick Clifton from Ohio, and Scott Gigstad from Kansas. /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/29534233

S6 E16 - Parasitic Plants 12/20/2023

S6 E16 - Parasitic Plants Tune in to our last episode of the season, where Alyssa and Joe chat with Dr. Jim Westwood and Dr. Claude dePamphilis about parasitic plants. (Including mistletoe, among many others!) Some links mentioned in the episode: /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/29134828

S6 E15 - History of NCWSS (North Central Weed Science Society) 12/13/2023

S6 E15 - History of NCWSS (North Central Weed Science Society) This week on the War Against Weeds Podcast Joe and Alyssa are joined by Dr. Hartzler to discuss the North Central Weed Science Society and how it has grown and changed over the years. /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/29044278

S6 E14 - European Weed Management Perspective 12/06/2023

S6 E14 - European Weed Management Perspective This week on the War Against Weeds Podcast Sarah and Joe chat with Mark Waddington about his perspective on weed management in Europe. /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/28937698

S6 E13 - Herbicide Modes of Action 11/29/2023

S6 E13 - Herbicide Modes of Action Join Joe and Sarah this week as they chat with Hudson Takano about herbicide modes of action! /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/28842548

S6 E12 - Eat the Weeds! 11/22/2023

S6 E12 - Eat the Weeds! EAT THE WEEDS! We have a SPECIAL episode this week for Thanksgiving. Alyssa and Sarah chat with WAW podcast editor Steph DeSimini about edible weeds!! /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/28756068

S6 E11 - Group 15 Herbicides - Long Chain Fatty Acid Inibitors 11/15/2023

S6 E11 - Group 15 Herbicides - Long Chain Fatty Acid Inibitors Sarah and Alyssa chat with Dr. Aaron Hager about Group 15 herbicides (Long-Chain Fatty Acid Inhibitors)! Listen now! /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/28651888

S6 E10 - On Farm Research 11/08/2023

S6 E10 - On Farm Research This week Sarah and Alyssa sit down with Dr. Nathan Mueller and Dr. Elizabeth Hawkins to talk about on farm research! /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/28553801

S6 E9 - Weed Control Guides 11/01/2023

S6 E9 - Weed Control Guides This week Alyssa and Joe chat with Dr. Bill Johnson from Purdue University about weed control guides. How they are made, the differences between regions, and the importance of these guides. Listen now! Some links mentioned in the episode: /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/28430888

S6 E8 - Update on Targeted Herbicide Applications 10/25/2023

S6 E8 - Update on Targeted Herbicide Applications This week Sarah and Alyssa are joined by Tom Wolf, Lauren Lazaro (@laurenmlazaro) and Brian Burgran to talk about targeted spray applications! You can find more information about more of their links provided below: https://sprayers101.com/ https://www.facebook.com/PrairieLandPartnersLLC/ /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/28418891

S6 E7 - Poisonous Plants and Livestock 10/18/2023

S6 E7 - Poisonous Plants and Livestock This week Alyssa and Sarah are joined by Dr. AJ. Tarpoff from Kansas State University. They discuss poisonous plants in livestock! /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/28354517

S6 E6 - Pasture and Rangeland Weed Control 10/11/2023

S6 E6 - Pasture and Rangeland Weed Control This week on the War Against Weeds Podcast we are joined by Dr. Brian Mealor from the University of Wyoming to discuss weed control in pasture and rangeland. Link mentioned in the episode: https://www.eddmaps.org/ /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/28286198

S6 E5 - Turf Weed Management 10/04/2023

S6 E5 - Turf Weed Management Noxious weeds, robot mowers, and snow mold, oh my! Join us this week as Joe and Sarah chat with turf weed scientist, Dr. Quincy Law. /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/28211789

S6 E4 - Harvest Weed Seed Control 09/27/2023

S6 E4 - Harvest Weed Seed Control This week on the War Against Weeds Podcast Alyssa and Joe are joined by Dr. Flessner, an extension specialist with Virginia Tech (@VTAGWeeds). They chat about harvest weed seed control methods, pros and cons, and how folks can look into these methods for their own farms. Here are some links mentioned in the episode to get started: /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/28147244

S6 E3 - EPA Herbicide Action Plan Part II 09/20/2023

S6 E3 - EPA Herbicide Action Plan Part II This week Sarah and Joe are joined by special guests Dr. Kelly Tindall, Dr. Cameron Douglass, Dr. Stanley Culpepper, and Dr. Lee Van Wychen. Part 2 covers the herbicide strategy plan in more detail. Please check out these links to learn more about the topics discussed today: Webinar Link to EPA’s Proposed Herbicide Strategy and EPA’s Vulnerable Species Pilot Project: https://www.usda.gov/oce/pest/webinar Draft Strategy Press Release: To Provide Comments and to see the herbicide framework and documets: /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/28088435

S6 E2 - EPA Herbicide Action Plan Part I 09/13/2023

S6 E2 - EPA Herbicide Action Plan Part I This week Sarah and Joe are joined by special guests Dr. Kelly Tindall, Dr. Cameron Douglass, Dr. Stanley Culpepper, and Dr. Lee Van Wychen. In part 1 they introduce the vulnerable species pilot program and the herbicide strategy plan. Part 2 will cover the herbicide strategy plan in more detail. Please check out these links to learn more about the topics discussed today: Webinar Link to EPA’s Proposed Herbicide Strategy and EPA’s Vulnerable Species Pilot Project: https://www.usda.gov/oce/pest/webinar Draft Strategy Press Release: To Provide Comments and to see the herbicide framework and documets: /episode/index/show/waragainstweeds/id/28012668

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