Sitting in a combine gives farmers a good view of what weed strategies worked and which ones didn’t. BASF Central Region Tech Service Representative Dan Melaas says two weeds stuck out as being problematic this year. “Kochia is typically our biggest foe. Because of the drought, kochia got out of control in certain areas and put a lot of weed seed in the ground. Waterhemp was also an issue. It just seems to be getting worse and worse all the time.” Melaas encourages farmers to implement early-season weed control. “Make sure to put down a good residual product and once that’s done, do some early scouting. Making sure weeds are three inches or less really helps keep weeds at bay.”
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