Looking for alternatives for yellow peas. Been using Odyssey and now Viper in crop for probably 15 years. Maybe time to consider alternatives if not for the simple fact of doing what you always do may be correct, but you don't know if you don't try alternatives. The peas are extremely clean though, it not that the plan isn't working.
Also been using Authority preseed for about 6 years now. Don't have kochia except some places where soil is really bad it will be about 18" tall so not a problem for the combine. Thing is it does get expensive at about $13/ac for Authority and $20 for Viper.
Thinking of changing things up. Probably switch to a post seed burnoff plan and thus drop Authority and perhaps use Heat Complete. Express SG is an option but have numerous sandy, gravel and eroded knoll areas that trigger warning for Express usage.
Right now thinking about in-crop, the above mentioned for developing a larger plan. Have some areas where perennial sow thistle is dominant. Viper worked ok on sow thistle last year actually. I could use MCPB/Mcpa and spray these areas then cover the main field with something else. Being as dry as it is, doing the entire field with B/A may be hard on the peas to mix it at the rate needed for targeting thistle specifically. So perhaps a tank mix of something else for the bulk of the acres.
So, if a guy was to get away from an expensive herbicide program, what would be alternatives. I do preharvest with glyphosate as a tool needed to control grass.
Also been using Authority preseed for about 6 years now. Don't have kochia except some places where soil is really bad it will be about 18" tall so not a problem for the combine. Thing is it does get expensive at about $13/ac for Authority and $20 for Viper.
Thinking of changing things up. Probably switch to a post seed burnoff plan and thus drop Authority and perhaps use Heat Complete. Express SG is an option but have numerous sandy, gravel and eroded knoll areas that trigger warning for Express usage.
Right now thinking about in-crop, the above mentioned for developing a larger plan. Have some areas where perennial sow thistle is dominant. Viper worked ok on sow thistle last year actually. I could use MCPB/Mcpa and spray these areas then cover the main field with something else. Being as dry as it is, doing the entire field with B/A may be hard on the peas to mix it at the rate needed for targeting thistle specifically. So perhaps a tank mix of something else for the bulk of the acres.
So, if a guy was to get away from an expensive herbicide program, what would be alternatives. I do preharvest with glyphosate as a tool needed to control grass.
