306 Berg Agricultural Hall
Agronomy, Horticulture & Plant Science-2207A
Brookings, SD 57007
Eric supports the citizens of South Dakota as an Assistant Professor and SDSU Extension Weed Management Specialist at the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings.
The 2026 growing season was abnormally hot and dry, which may have reduced the number of weed flushes witnessed this year.
Leafy spurge is a noxious weed of many pastures and rangelands in South Dakota. This research study looks at the effectiveness of Saflufenacil mixed with imazapic to manage leafy spurge.
Fall-applied residual herbicides can help manage early emerging weeds, such as kochia, by using snowmelt and early spring rainfall as activating precipitation to move the herbicide into the soil layer of emerging weed seedlings.
