It’s still summer but not too early to start thinking about fall herbicide applications.
David Wheeler with FMC Corporation says with all the resistant weed pressure around the country a fall burndown is more important than ever. “Primarily we use a fall burndown application in soybeans or corn to prevent the early season growth of winter annual weeds that can interfere with the planting operation,” he said during an interview at the recent Ag Media Summit. “We have some winter annuals like mare’s tail that have presented a big challenge to us in that they have become resistant to certain types of herbicides, specifically glyphosate, and if we don’t manage them early when they’re small we have a much more difficult time in the spring.”
Wheeler says FMC products Aim® and Authority® work well for fall burndown applications. He explains more in this interview: [wpaudio url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/zimmcomm/ams15-fmc-wheeler-3.mp3″ text=”Interview with FMC’s David Wheeler on fall herbicide application”]
2015 Ag Media Summit Photo Album
