Weed Walk in Dryden
Event Details
Date
August 21, 2026
Time
11am - 12:30pm
Location
Carpenter Farm
216 Ferguson Rd
Dryden, NY 13053
Host
Janice Degni
email Janice Degni
Access plots from 216 Ferguson Rd, Dryden. Enter the farm using the driveway after the barn and sheds. Follow the field laneway, solar panels will be to your left. Plots will be to the right. Watch for signs.
What: See the efficacy of different herbicide programs, both pre and post to control this weed with multiple herbicide resistance.
Glyphosate-resistant (GR) weeds including waterhemp are an increasing concerns for NY field crops. Growers and Industry representatives will have an opportunity to tour and observe effective preemergence and Postemergence applied herbicides for controlling waterhemp in Enlist soybeans. Dr. Vipan Kuman, Cornell weed scientist, will lead the tour through the small plot treatments and discuss the impact of these integrated herbicide strategies, with multiple modes of active, from a resistance management standpoint.
Cointact Janice Degni with questions at JGD3@cornell.edu or 607-591-1943.
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Weed Walk in Dryden
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