The Cost of Waiting: Early Weed Competition Explained

Weeds don’t wait — and neither should your weed control. Early-season weed competition can steal nutrients, water, and yield from corn starting day one. In this video, Mark Kitt, Technical Product Lead for Corn Herbicides at Syngenta, explains how small weeds can lead to real yield and ROI losses — and why a strong, overlapping residual herbicide program is critical to protect yield potential early. Learn why preventing weeds from emerging matters and how early control helps keep resources where they belong: with your crop.