Managing Broadleaf Weeds in Peas and Chickpeas With Kyle Okke

Kyle Okke is an independent crop consultant in Dickinson, North Dakota with his own company, Agile Agronomy. Before starting Agile Agronomy three years ago, he had worked for several years as a regional agronomist in the area with Winfield United. Kyle deals with a wide variety of crops in his area including pulse crops, specifically lentils, chickpeas and field peas. He also has farmer clients that grow durum, wheat, flax, canola, corn, soybeans and sunflowers. In this episode, he discusses the various details about products, timing, water rates, adjuvants, and other considerations for controlling broadleaf weeds.

“ You get what you get as far as options for broadleaf control in pulse crops. So there's no perfect product in a broadleaf sense on a post emergent basis. So you're never always going to have excellent activity in everything. That's why there's so much emphasis on fall residuals and spring applied residuals, because that's going to do a lot of the heavy lifting for you that hopefully either you don't apply post-emerge products, or if you do, you keep the weeds small enough that you get the activity you need out of those post-emerge broad leaf products.” - Kyle Okke

This Week on Growing Pulse Crops:

• Meet Kyle Okke, an independent crop consultant in Dickinson, North Dakota with his own company, Agile Agronomy
• Explore the many considerations needed to be addressed to manage broadleaf weeds
• Understand the value of finding weeds early and selecting the correct surfactants for the type of weed you are targeting
• Discover how certain chemicals can uniquely work together to enhance weed control

Growing Pulse Crops is produced by Dr. Audrey Kalil and hosted by Tim Hammerich of the Future of Agriculture Podcast.