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![An unplanted field with weeds growing throughout.](/sites/default/files/2020-02/W-00490-00-crops-weeds-seed-planting.jpg)
Managing Weed Seed in 2020
Producers need to plan in advance on how to deal with bare fields that contain an overabundance of weeds. Weeds in these fields have deposited significant amount of seeds on the soil surface, which can easily germinate when adequate moisture and temperature are available.
![Marestail growing abundantly in a soybean field.](/sites/default/files/2021-10/W-00415-02-Weeds-Marestail-Invasive-Plant.jpg)
Marestail Fall Control
Marestail (also known as horseweed) is considered either a winter annual or biennial species that is often difficult to identify at the rosette stage. In the Dakota’s, marestail will germinate in the fall and bolt in the spring.
![A group of mixed cattle grazing in a pasture with several Canada Thistle plants spreading throughout.](/sites/default/files/2020-03/W-00494-00-cattle-pasture-weeds-range-thistle-noxious.jpg)
Alternative Pasture Weed Control
The term ‘weed’ can be broadly applied to any plant that is undesirable at any given time and place based on certain criteria. It is important to understand that the word ‘weed’ has become a general term with no universal definition, and many plants are considered to be weeds, depending on location.
![Two side-by-side fields. The left field is planted with perennial grass. The right field is bare with salty soil exposed.](/sites/default/files/2020-03/W-00513-00-salty-soils-vs-perennial-grass.jpg)
Managing Weeds While Transforming Marginal Land Into Perennial Forages Production
There are currently millions acres across South Dakota impacted by saline and sodic conditions. Research has shown that salt-tolerant perennial grasses are a possible way to bring land back into production.
Dakota & Lakota Traditional Games Resource
Play these games to promote the development of physical endurance, coordination, dexterity, quickness and strength.
![A drop of dew on a green leaf.](/sites/default/files/2020-01/W-00470-00-water-dew-leaf-spraying.jpg)
How to Choose the Right Adjuvant for the Job
With the rise of herbicide-resistant weeds, the use of an adjuvants is also on the rise and may be necessary to help control resistant weeds.
![grass with field bindweed, a viny green weed with white flowers](/sites/default/files/2018-11/03-06-02-teaser-WeedInvasivePlants.jpg)
Weed Control: Noxious Weeds
Noxious Weed Recommendations: Herbicides for pasture, range, and non-crop areas, including roadside and other right-of-way that may be harvested for hay or grazed, are given a priority.
![A herd of cattle gather around a stock pond on a vast, lush grassland. Courtesy: USDA [CC BY 2.0]](/sites/default/files/2019-05/W-00231-00-cattle-grazing-grassland-pasture-range.jpg)
Weed Control: Pasture and Range
There are 24 million acres of native and tame pasture and range as well as 1.4 million acres of grass hayland in South Dakota.
![close up of Palmer Amaranth stem A close up view of the stem of palmer amaranth which is hairless.](/sites/default/files/2020-01/Palmer%20Amaranth.jpg)
Identification and Management of Palmer Amaranth in South Dakota
Guide for the identification and management of Palmer Amaranth in South Dakota
![Rows of empty white, plastic pesticide containers.](/sites/default/files/2020-07/W-00668-00-pesticide-herbicide-container-recycling-disposal.jpg)
New Training Options Available for Pesticide Applicators in 2021
January 07, 2021
Join us for more information on the pesticide applicator training in 2021.