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Farmer's Reminded About Post Harvest Weed Control

With harvest activities starting to wind up in some areas, farmers are looking at their fall weed control.
 
Weeds need to be actively growing in order to get the best result.
 
Crops Extension Specialist Shannon Chant says fall weed control or suppression is helpful in preventing issues in the Spring.
 
"Definitely, things are setting seed before emergence in the Spring. If they set seed before even seeding, then perhaps depending on how Spring is you're kind of eliminating some of that competition," she said.
 
Chant says now up until freeze up is a good time to focus on weed control.
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Dr. Peter James Facchini leads research into the metabolic biochemistry in opium poppy at the University of Calgary. For more than 30 years, his work has contributed to the increased availability of benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthetic genes to assist in the creation of morphine for pharmaceutical use. Dr. Facchini completed his B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Biological Sciences at the University of Toronto before completing Postdoctoral Fellowships in Biochemistry at the University of Kentucky in 1992 & Université de Montréal in 1995.