For Illinois grower Mike Yordy, a successful corn crop isn’t only about what happens at harvest. It starts with evaluating the previous year’s crop and carrying those insights forward to protect yield potential in the season ahead. As growers look ahead to 2027, lessons from 2026 help set the course and reinforce the value of timely, consistent weed control.
For Yordy, keeping cornfields clean isn’t a one-time task; it’s a season-long priority. That perspective means results from the field in 2026 will help inform another growing season as he seeks to secure strategies to protect yield potential in 2027.
“We start setting our next season goals in the fall,” Yordy said. “As we’re harvesting corn, we’re evaluating hybrids, tillage systems and herbicide programs. We’re looking for areas that we can improve. As we identify those areas, those become our goals for the following year.”
Weeds aren’t something you want to chase after they become a problem. Keeping fields clean throughout the growing season protects the crop’s ability to perform.
“As I look at programs and challenges, I look for products that are bulletproof,” Yordy said. “I want something that is easy to apply, has application flexibility and tank mixes well.”
The goal isn’t simply to apply a herbicide to control weeds. The goal is to implement a comprehensive weed control program that gives growers confidence that weeds will be controlled without putting the crop at unnecessary risk and to provide residual control that will give the crop the best chance to maximize yield potential.
Those priorities are what make Resicore® REV herbicide a fit for growers looking ahead to next year’s corn crop. Resicore REV herbicide combines multiple modes of action and enhanced crop safety via encapsulated acetochlor. The timing flexibility gives growers another tool for managing applications around the realities of the growing season.
Alan Alderks, agronomy manager with Maplehurst Farms in northern Illinois, recommends Resicore REV herbicide to his customers for many of the same reasons Yordy emphasizes.
“Resicore REV has been popular here for several years now,” Alderks said. “It’s because of the different modes of action, the timing flexibility and the efficacy that we see year to year. It has turned out to be a great program and a great product for the grower.”
Alderks said the ability to tank mix with other qualified tank-mix partners based on specific needs and the enhanced crop safety are also high on the priority list for growers in his area.
“With the residual coverage and the crop growth into canopy, the two-pass system definitely gives us our best efficacy and keeps the crop clean until harvest,” Alderks said.
Alderks reinforces the importance of a proactive weed control program.
“To prevent yield loss and weed outbreaks in the future, an investment today does a lot for tomorrow or the next year,” Alderks said. “Anytime you get behind, considering the amount of seeds that one weed plant can make, it’s very hard to make up on the other side.”
Growers who are planning ahead can take advantage of the TruChoice® offer from Corteva Agriscience, which provides an opportunity to purchase crop protection products ahead of the 2027 season at a discounted rate.
“The TrueChoice offer definitely gives growers the most bang for their buck,” Alderks said. “By taking advantage of upfront savings, you’re getting that value at the beginning of the season and not waiting for a rebate later. The TruChoice offer provides a lot of flexibility on financing and it gives you a wide variation of products to choose from. No matter which way you go, you’re getting upfront savings.”
For growers thinking about next year’s season, a prepaid account can be a good way to get inputs lined up before the field work begins.
“We’re watching every input cost,” Yordy said. “When the price is such that we believe that it’s a buy signal, we’ll jump in and buy inputs. That might mean buying inputs 14 months in advance, but it’s all part of the economic game.”
For Yordy, everything comes back to a simple objective: Keep fields clean, have a plan and give the crop every opportunity to reach its full potential.
“We need to stay focused on the future and make sure that we’ve got everything in place so that we can cross the finish line successfully with our corn crop,” Yordy said. “We’re planning for 2027, and looking at 2026, we have a lot to be thankful for.”
Learn more about how this powerful herbicide can help next season at Corteva.us/ResicoreRev.
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