Dry conditions will challenge weed management later

An extension specialist says drought conditions could create weed control challenges throughout the growing season.

Aaron Hager with the University of Illinois tells Brownfield pre-emergence herbicides have been less effective this year because there hasn’t been enough rain. He says that could create additional challenges later in the growing season.

“It could put a lot of pressure on the post-emergence herbicides, simply because of the much denser weed spectrum. It may actually push up that application timing because we still do not want to see weeds getting up to 6 or 8 inches tall in a soybean field.”

He says back-to-back dry years are having an impact on crops.

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