Marbleseed Conference 2025 - Presentations

New to weed management in organic grains? Effective organic weed management requires well balanced integration of cropping system strategies and direct control practices. Cropping system strategies like crop rotation that reduce weed pressure serve as the foundation for effective direct control practices like blind cultivation, row crop cultivation and rescue interventions such as weed zapping. Dr. Joel Gruver at Western Illinois will discuss how to choose and fine-tune time tested cropping systems and direct control practices. In addition, Dr. Gruver and his research technician Dr. Andrea Venturi will discuss some cutting-edge organic weed control strategies.