
Green foxtail widespread across the prairies
MELFORT, Sask. – Farmers and agronomists keep busy during the growing season keeping an eye on troublesome weeds.
One weed of particular concern is green foxtail. It has been consistently ranked in the top three in all of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada weed surveys since the 1970s.
Kaeley Kindrachuk is the crops extension specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture in Outlook.
She said it is not difficult to control weed, but because herbicide resistance is on the rise, it is becoming increasingly more important to know more about the weed.