Several factors inhibiting herbicide applications this spring
May 17, 2023 By Mark Dorenkamp Filed Under: Crops, Minnesota, News, Weed management Metalaxyl 350g/l FS
Several factors have slowed herbicide applications across the Midwest.
In Minnesota, extension crops educator Dave Nicolai says a cool, wet start to spring limited planting until the first of May.
“So there’s been a lot of hours put in in terms of planting corn, I mean we’ve had a rapid increase in planted acres across the state. So then it becomes a problem in terms of how far behind the sprayer is from the standpoint of pre-emerge, whether it’s the farmer themselves or a custom application that’s being done.”
He tells Brownfield windy conditions have impacted post-emergence spraying.
“And can be (a problem) to some extent on a pre, depending on how close you’re getting to other fields and crops. But I think a lot of it is timing.”
Nicolai says waterhemp has begun to emerge right along with corn and soybeans, so farmers need to make herbicide applications as quickly as possible.
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