Northwest Research and Outreach Center

Northwest Research and Outreach Center
2900 University Ave.
Crookston, MN 56716
Phone: 218-281-8604
Fax: 218-281-8603
quirk010@umn.edu

Cropping Issues in Northwest Minnesota: September 12, 2008

2008   Sunflower Field Day and Plot Tour

Thursday            September 18th          1:30 PM
Northwest Research and Outreach Center
University of Minnesota, Crookston

Sheep Production Meeting

Saturday            September 20                 1:00 PM
Location:  Ron Roed Farm, northeast of McIntosh, MN

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Glyphosate Resistant Weed Survey:

Do you have a RR soybean field with suspicious broadleaf weed escapes?
The University of Minnesota Extension and North Dakota State University are collaborating on a survey of RR soybean fields to evaluate possible resistance to glyphosate in broadleaved weeds that have survived herbicide treatment.

Glyphosate Control Concerns Come Closer to Home

On August 5, sugarbeet growers and industry representatives toured a plot near Mayville, North Dakota where common ragweed is proving difficult to control with glyphosate.