
Michael Flessner
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Weed management researcher in agronomic crops and pasture/forage serving the Commonwealth of Virginia
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https://agweedsci.spes.vt.edu/ 10-11-2010 15:35:04
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Today is another Weedy Wednesday, GROW's monthly spotlight on weed ID tips! For March, Virginia Tech master's student Juan Romero and his daughter Sofia have some quick tips on how to identify goosegrass! #weedywednesday #growiwm #integratedweedmanagement


The Take Action (Herbicide-Resistance Management) program is moving to a new home! You can now find this popular weed management resource from United Soybean Board on the GROW website, at growiwm.org/Take-Action-Ho…. Learn more here: growiwm.org/take-action-ha…







There might be multiple active ingredients in your tank mix, but are you actually using more than one effective mode of action? Check out GROW's latest video where Mark VanGessel explains how to determine how many effective MOAs you're actually using every time you make an

Our recent paper evaluated 4 cover crops; results highlight biomass increase for every 100 growing degree days. Title "Impact of cover crops and termination timing on weed management in corn" | Weed Technology | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/3G0nItV Vipin Kumar Michael Flessner

Is harvest weed control now possible in corn? Michael Flessner found that 360 Yield Saver gathering chains don’t just catch corn kernels – they can also capture weed seeds and keep them from dropping to the ground at harvest time. Learn how here: growiwm.org/this-harvest-d… #growiwm



Meet the Crop Lookout tool, the newest interactive resource from Crop Protection Network meant to help farmers track and visualize crop problems countrywide on the county level! This United Soybean Board funded project is part of the Better Together initiative, meant to bring research-backed tools


Underground Warfare! Cereal rye cover crops may be battling johnsongrass by suppressing the weed's belowground rhizome production, according to preliminary results from a new Texas study. Learn more about this promising cover crop research from Texas A&M Weed Science Research &


Wonder how current #USSoy research applies to your farm? Get the monthly Crop Research Alliance enewsletter, filled with our relevant #SoyResearch, plus info from Crop Protection Network, GROW.IWM and Science for Success: bit.ly/3eDSF6X.


Could those creepy crawlies underneath the soil actually be helping farmers battle weeds? One species of springtails decreased weed biomass by up to 23%, according to research by Virginia Tech’s Ashley Jernigan 🌱. These findings are certainly promising, but could also be due to many


Are you using the right vetch cover crop for your area? Research from Agricultural Research Service scientist Dr. Neal Tilhou discovered that not all hairy vetch is hairy! Smooth vetch is a recently identified vetch species which outperforms hairy vetch in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest. His
