| NY dairy and field crops weed survey | |
| Cornell University Weed Ecology and Management Laboratory The Cornell Weed Ecology lab is conducting a survey on the most common weeds and the most difficult to manage weeds on dairy and field crop farms. If you grow corn, soy, hay, pasture, or small grains, please fill out our 5-minute survey by March 31. Results will be compared to prior surveys and used to target future extension materials.
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| Background on this survey | |
| Dr. Toni DiTommaso’s Weed Ecology Lab is currently working on a project to determine what weeds are currently problematic in field crops compared to twenty years ago; assess farmer knowledge and concerns regarding regional weather changes and perceived weather-related weed management challenges; and related adaptations already in use in response to these changes. Over the course of the three year project, project team members will be utilizing existing research information to develop a set of tools to educate farmers on expected changes to weed populations, weed management, and weed/crop competition as weather patterns shift in the near- to medium-term (~ the next 20 years). The project also seeks to connect the agricultural sector to existing models utilized by invasive species managers to track range shifting plants which could be applied to agronomic weeds in New York. | |
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Cornell Weed Identification’s website |