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Author: Mike Cowbrough

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About Mike Cowbrough
Mike has been the Weed Specialist in Field Crops for the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs since 2002. His work focuses on providing tools and resources to help Ontarians manage weeds. He obtained both BSc. (Agr) and MSc. Degrees at the University of Guelph. In addition to his role with the Ministry, Mike also has Adjunct Faculty status in the Department of Plant Agriculture at the University of Guelph. He resides on the family farm north west of Guelph with his wife and daughter where they grow corn, soybeans and wheat.

Posts by Mike Cowbrough

Ragweed Control

Posted on June 25, 2020 (August 21, 2021)

When a grower asks two specialists the same question, they can receive skewed (or even contradictory) answers. In this case, however, we were all on the same wave length. The following exchange took place between an Ontario grower with a nozzle/weed question and Jason Deveau (nozzles) and Mike Cowbrough (weeds). Grower: Can you please help […]

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Posted in Boom SprayersTagged ragweed

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