Weeds
Move over waterhemp, ragweed, lambsquarters and all your weedy friends. There’s a new rabble-rouser in cornfields this season: volunteer soybeans.
The next generation of weed scientists battle it out in the field.
In addition to tillage and herbicides, other basic practices can help farmers manage weed seeds.
Is it waterhemp or Palmer amaranth? Identification can be difficult but early detection is essential to reduce the potential for crop yield loss.
Team up with Weed Warriors to attack leafy field invaders.
Team up with Weed Warriors to attack leafy field invaders.
Team up with Weed Warriors to attack leafy field invaders.
Manufacturers are bringing new soybean trait systems to the market to help farmers combat weeds and boost yields.
Farmers who use several strategic control strategies will put the hurt on weeds and see payoffs both in crop yield and cleaner fields this season.
Kelli Bassett, Pioneer area agronomist, gives an update on pest and weed pressures in central Illinois as well as an update on the region’s wheat crop.