A soybean researcher says farmers in his state are adapting to the herbicide-resistant weed epidemic.
David Kee with the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council tells Brownfield growers are mixing up chemistries and making more passes.
“We’re seeing more and more pre-emergent programs put together. You can really spot the fields that didn’t get a pre-emerge put down this year.”
He says many growers have moved to a three-layer package aimed at keeping resistant weeds like waterhemp and ragweed under control early, then promoting canopy closure.
Continue reading Minnesota farmers adapting to herbicide resistance at Brownfield Ag News.
