Minnesota farmers adapting to herbicide resistance

Minnesota farmers adapting to herbicide resistance

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.

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