Old equipment can save days of labor for farms of a few acres or more. How do farmers control weeds? Learn about the advantages of mechanical weed control equipment for small farms. I was frustrated ...

Farmers look at equipment on display at the Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day at the Iowa State University Horticulture Research Station in central Iowa on August 20, 2025. Weeds are a ...

Special thanks to: Amy Thompson (Extension/DFFS) and Tricia Herr (Extension) for volunteering their time to assist with on-site activities; and Chris Adair (HLA) and Nellie Walthery (Purdue Student ...

Weeds don’t take the season off just because you’ve put up the combine and harvest is over. Especially in warmer climates, the window of time between the end of harvest and the first frost is a prime ...

Some form of mechanical weed control is generally used by most organic producers. Post-emergence weed control with an implement such as a harrow or a rotary hoe may control weeds, but does not always ...

Hand rogueing is the established but tedious means of cleaning sugar beet crops of tall weeds that have survived inter-row cultivation or a herbicide programme. So it will come as a relief to family ...

Tillage is the most common method of mechanical weed control and it's done before planting or after planting in rows. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Yield losses in maize is mainly caused by completion ...

A UK company has launched the first field-scale, tractor-powered electrical weeder for orchards, vineyards and fruit. RootWave, the Warwickshire-based electrical weed control manufacturer, points to ...

Weed control is one of the most important practices for a satisfying crop performance. In organic farming, weeds are mainly controlled by using mechanical methods, which may result in incomplete crop ...

Tillage is the most common method of mechanical weed control and it's done before planting or after planting in rows. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] Yield losses in maize is mainly caused by completion ...