Weeds
Earning a 93% on a test will earn you an “A” in class, but it’s not near good enough for weed control in your fields, especially if your corn is under stress.
For Zach Bailey of Bailey Family Farms in Xenia, Ill., weed management success has chemical, mechanical and out-of-the-box tools.
Get ahead of weed pressure and supply challenges this fall for a cleaner start to planting next spring.
Four growers from Illinois, Indiana, Kansas and Colorado, sound off regarding weed control in 2021.
The emerging bioherbicide market offers an alternative tool.
These biological products have the ability to increase germination, improve nutrient uptake, enhance nutrient-use efficiency and increase tolerance to and recovery from abiotic stresses.
Careful notes and planning will put you ahead of weeds.
Weeds cost farmers money in ways such as yield loss, contamination, harboring insects or disease or even wear and tear on equipment.
Farmer beware: The future impact of herbicide-resistant weeds is a question within a greater Pandora’s Box.
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