Reduced Chemical
Cropping Systems
Some no-till farmers have had success in reducing use of pesticides and fertilizers on their farms. In the case of fertilizer use reduction, soils under no-till for 10 to 15 years had "rebuilt" themselves to the point where not as much fertilizer supplementation was required to produce a good crop. In the case of pesticide use reduction, less herbicide use was attributed to growing more vigourous and healthy crop plants that could compete better with weeds. A pilot project for pesticide reduction, called "Pesticide Free Production" was conducted in Manitoba for 5 years with very positive results.
Articles
Pesticide Free Production
- What is Pesticide Free Production
- Guidelines for Pesticide Free Production
- Manitoba Success With PFP (PowerPoint presentation, opens in new window)
- What Are Consumers Saying About PFP? (PowerPoint presentation, opens in new window)
- Crop Rotation and Pesticide Free Production: Carman, Manitoba
- Alternative Weed Control Strategies and Pesticide Free Production: Brandon, Manitoba
Pest Management
- Know Your Weeds: Weed Identification and Biology (opens in new window)
- Know Your Insects: Insect Identification and Biology (opens in new window)
- Predicting Weed Emergence Using Temperature
- Reducing Herbicide Rates: How Far Can We Go?
- Taming Dandelion
- How a Swedish Model Can Help You Use Fewer Chemicals
- In-Crop Tillage for Weed Control
This page created October 2005.
Updated April 2011.