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Guidelines for the chemical and biological control of weeds on various crops. There are a number of different practices and techniques that you can use to develop an integrated weed management program for your farm.

		Are Your Fields at Risk for Herbicide Resistance? Your farming practices influence your risk of developing weed resistance.

		Bio-Pesticides - The Future of Pest Control? Managers need to know that there is no magic cure when it comes to pest management. However, by using several integrated methods to combat pests, the overall results are often more desirable than using single methods.

		Canada Thistle and its Control Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) is a persistent perennial weed that causes signiﬁcant crop yield losses.

		Control of Select Weeds on Pastures and Hay Land In Saskatchewan - FAQ Most weeds are often best dealt with prior to seeding or re-seeding land to a forage crop.

		Control of Tumbleweeds Managing kochia and Russian thistle

		Crop Production News The newsletter includes a compilation of articles relating to entomology, plant pathology, weed science, soils and agronomy issues.

		Fall Weed Control - FAQ When is it too late to spray herbicides to control perennials in the fall?

		Foxtail Barley in Forage and Pasture Foxtail barley (Hordeum Jubatum L.) is a densely tufted perennial bunchgrass native to western North America.

		Glyphosate Resistant Kochia Where did glyphosate resistant kochia come from? What causes glyphosate resistance in kochia? How does glyphosate resistant kochia spread?

		Guide to Crop Protection Guide to Crop Protection provides information on the use of herbicides, fungicides and insecticides for control of weeds, plant diseases and insects.

		Herbicide Considerations for Dry Conditions Several environmental factors may affect the performance of herbicides when soil moisture is limiting.

		Herbicide Options to Enhance Harvesting FAQ Which glyphosate products are registered for pre-harvest application to special crops?

		Herbicide Residues - FAQ What is a residual herbicide?

		Identifying Weeds (broad-leafed) - FAQs Flowers are used to identify plants because they are unique.

		Intergrated Weed Management Integrated weed management makes use of a combination of different agronomic practices to manage weeds.

		Invasive Alien Plant Program In Saskatchewan, the worst agricultural weeds are declared noxious under the Noxious Weeds Act (NWA).

		Management of Pasture Sage Pasture Sage (Artemisia frigida) is a native species of the Prairies and Parklands.

		Potato Pest Management This publication provides information on pesticide resistance and insect, disease and weed management in a potato crop.

		Preventing Introduction Of New Weeds Preventing the introduction of new weeds to your land and the isolation of potential sources of new weeds is important to protecting the current productivity of Saskatchewan farmland

		Reducing Leafy Spurge’s Impact By Using Sheep and Goats Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) represents a serious threat to the productivity and profitability of many cattle operations and wildlife habitats.

		Scentless Chamomile Scentless chamomile (Matricaria perforata Merat) is a noxious weed in Saskatchewan.

		Urban Guide to Weed Control Provides general measures that can be applied to the control of many urban weed problems.

		Water Quality and Herbicides Performance of some herbicides can be adversely affected by some types of minerals dissolved in the water used to prepare herbicide spray mixtures.

		Weed Control - FAQ How long do I need to wait after I apply glyphosate before working or seeding with high disturbance implements?

		Weed Identification Guide This information may help identify and control various weeds in Saskatchewan.

		Weed Inspectors in Saskatchewan Weed Inspectors are the enforcement agent appointed by municipalities.

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