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Growing soybeans that out-compete weeds
Jan 11, 2018, 15:10 PM
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Weed management continues to be a top priority for soybean growers.
University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Lisa Behnken says weeds are becoming more difficult to handle.
“We have problems with herbicides that may not be working as well, or we’re looking at systems that perhaps allow water hemp to sneak through at the end of the season. So an approach that we’re trying to take is this Strategic Farming and growing soybeans that can out-compete the weeds.”
She tells Brownfield the idea is to grow a crop that’s part of an overall weed control program.
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