2.11.20 Wheat farmers in the Pacific Northwest are no strangers to advice from university weed scientists to rotate their modes of action, referring to the different groups of chemicals that kill weeds. But what if your neighbors don’t rotate their modes of action? In episode 164, the second part of: The Episodes about the Biggest Threat to PNW Production Agriculture 2, listen as Katie Dentzman and Doug Finkelnburg of the University of Idaho, address how farming communities can work together to fight herbicide weed resistance. For those who still wonder how we’ve gotten to this untenable place, Steve Riggers, an Idaho wheat farmer, explains the history. The three spoke during a panel discussion at the Tri State Grain Growers Convention Nov. 15, 2020. Subscribe to Wheat All About It! on iTunes and other podcast apps like Stitcher, Pocket Cast, Overcast and Radio FM. Or download multiple episodes when you have a strong WiFi signal from the WGC website at wagrains.org.
