This is an intensive course on herbicide physiology and biochemistry (chemical structure, mode-of-action, selectivity, weed control efficacy, crop injury).
Location
Four Points by Sheraton Winnipeg South
2935 Pembina Highway
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2H5
Date & Time
January 26, 2026: 1:00pm-5:00pm
January 28-29, 2026: 7:15am-5:00pm
January 30, 2026: 7:15am-Noon
Cost
$1781 + PST/ GST (12%) = $1995
Includes presenter fees, course materials and handouts, breakfasts, lunches, and coffee breaks
Course Presenters
Ms. Kim Brown
Ms. Kim Brown is the Provincial Weed Specialist in Manitoba. She provides information on weed management in field crops in Manitoba.
Martin Carr
Martin Carr leads the Agronomy and Market Development research program for Winfield United Canada in western Canada. Winfield United is recognized as a global leader in adjuvant technology.
Dr. Charles Geddes
Dr. Charles Geddes is a weed scientist with AAFC in Lethbridge, AB. He leads the prairie herbicide-resistant weed surveys, and research on the discovery, characterization, monitoring, and management of herbicide-resistant weeds in western Canada.
Dr. Rob Gulden
Dr. Rob Gulden is a faculty member in the Department of Plant Science at the University of Manitoba. Rob conducts research on weed and crop ecology, herbicide resistance, crop modeling, and biostatistics.
Dr. Joe Ikley
Dr. Joe Ikley is an Assistant Professor and Extension Weed Specialist with North Dakota State University. He has responsibility for weed control in agronomic crops. His research program focuses on management of herbicide-resistant weeds in row crops.
Dr. Peter Sikkema
Dr. Peter Sikkema conducts research on weed management in corn, soybean, edible beans, and cereals. Peter taught the “Herbicide Physiology and Biochemistry” course.
Dr. Breanne Tidemann
Dr. Breanne Tidemann is a weed scientist with AAFC in Lacombe, AB. She conducts research on integrated weed management strategies, novel weed control, and weed biology and ecology.
Dr. Tom Wolf
Dr. Tom Wolf is owner of Agrimetrix. Tom is recognized as a global leader on herbicide application. Tom has presented at conferences around the world.
More than five hundred people have taken the course! Attendees have come from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, plus numerous US states. The age range of course participants was from 20 to 74. Attendees were from almost all the herbicide manufacturers and many of the ag retailers across Canada plus farmers, agronomists, university professors, and Agriculture Canada research scientists.
Course Agendas
1:00 pm
1 - Herbicide uptake and translocation
2:00 pm
2 – Kochia – Biology, resistance and control
3:00 pm
Coffee Break
3:30 pm
3 – Herbicide mode of action & selectivity
5:00 pm
Supper on your own
7.15 am
Breakfast
7:55 am
4 – Group 1 herbicides
9:30 am
5 – Herbicide Application I
10:30 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am
6 – Group 3 herbicides
Noon
Lunch
1:00 pm
7 – Group 5 herbicides
2:00 pm
8 – Herbicide Application II
3:00 pm
Coffee Break
3:30 pm
9 – Group 2 herbicides
5:00 pm
Supper on your own
7.15 am
Breakfast
7:55 am
10 – Group 6/24 herbicides
9:00 am
11 – Herbicide resistance
10:00 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am
12 – Group 4 herbicides
Noon
Lunch
1:00 pm
13 – Group 10 herbicides
2:00 pm
14 - Integrated Weed Management
3:00 pm
Coffee Break
3:30 pm
15 – Group 9 herbicides
5:00 pm
Supper on your own
7.15 am
Breakfast
7:55 am
16 – Group 13 & 22 herbicides
9:00 am
17 – Adjuvants I
10:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am
18 – Group 14 herbicides
Noon
Lunch
1:00 pm
19 – Group 15 herbicides
2:00 pm
20 – Adjuvants II
3:00 pm
Coffee Break
3:30 pm
21 – Group 27 herbicides
5:00 pm
Supper on your own
7.15 am
Breakfast
7:55 am
22 – Herbicides – variable weed control
9:30am
23 – Herbicides - carryover
10:30 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am
24 – Herbicides – crop injury
Noon
Lunch