The Tightening Noose Patten, Majek, Sandler and others have not yet discovered the proverbial silver bullet. The future of weed control, however, looks brighter than it has in the past simply because so many new herbicides are being tested and cultural controls are being investigated more fully. At least a dozen new herbicides have been shown to be safe for cranberry. There are herbicides undergoing registration which effectively control dodder. There are herbicides undergoing registration effective against sedges, wild bean and Lotus.
Weed control has never been simple in cranberries - it requires a strong back and good timing.
References DeMoranville, Carolyn, Hilary Sandler, Anne Averill, and Susan Butkewich. Water Management for Cranberry Insect and Weed Pests. DeMoranville, Carolyn, and Hilary Sandler. Use of Flooding and Soil Amendments in the Management of Cranberry Weeds. Mahr, Susan Rice, and L. Joe Moffitt.