European Research Develops Digital Integrated Weed-Management Tool

A six-year European project focused on integrated weed management with the aim of pesticide use reduction has developed a digital tool to help farmers plan weed control. The project coordinator at Aarhus University explains, “We have also developed a very concrete and user-friendly tool that can help farmers and advisors plan their weed control and incorporate many more measures that can prevent weed problems, implement non-chemical control, and minimize seed shedding, as well as the build-up of the seed pool in the soil.” The tool helps farmers take a long-term approach to weed management by diversifying strategies, combining diverse cropping systems, cultivar choice, field and soil management, direct control, and monitoring and evaluation. The tool is available online.
Related ATTRA topic area: Weed Control