date:Nov 14, 2012
ught year reminds us why that is so important. We have a tendency in dry years to maybe let a few things go here and there, Ebelhar said. Grass and weed species are highly competitive for moisture with the soybean crop. We want to keep those in check. We want that moisture going to the beans not the weed.
Foliar fungicides and insecticides also are applied to protect yield potential.
We dont see quite a consistent result here in the north because of the shorter growing season, but I tell my