A pesky weed called kochia AND Senator Todd Lewis [REPOST]

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Agriculture through a modern lens.

This is The AgriPod with Alice McFarlane.

I'm taking a short break this week, but I didn't want to leave you empty handed.

In the meantime, please enjoy this encore episode from our archive and I'll return next week with some fresh content.

There has been a lot of discussion surrounding a pesky weed called kochia.

Wind helps spread the tumbleweed longer distances, and there are more reports of herbicide-resistant kochia.

Kochia seed banks are only viable for three years, but we're finding that forages can compete with kochia in low-lying marginal areas.

Ducks Unlimited Extension agrologist Jodi Horvath says they've sponsored research projects in the last year using drones at seeded forages on 14 farms covering a total of 560 acres.

She says there were promising results with more drone seeding projects coming up this year.

Saskatchewan farmer Todd Lewis got the call from the Prime Minister himself and will be accepting an appointment to the Canadian Senate.

Lewis is a former president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan and current vice president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture.

For the farmer from Grey near Regina, the title of senator is still something he's getting used to after getting the call.