Paying attention to the quality of seed and importance of good seed treatments pays off on a year when conditions are not favorable. Here’s a great example of that from one of our plots. 2 seed companies with completely different seed treatments. What a difference!

Dusty Danos

If you are having weeds coming in your Express sunflowers use, 0.25 to 0.5 ounces of Express and 10 to 12 ounces of Select to kill the grasses.

Eddie Gonzalez

If you weren’t able to get a pre down on corn, you can tankmix some Harness in with your Roundup and DiFlexx for extended weed control.

Tyson Goossen

One of the most important things you can do on your farm is scouting. Pests such as cutworm will appear early in the growing season. These pests are typically found in high residue areas or fence lines at first and will spread throughout the field over time. Damage will typically look like the picture below. To be proactive, spray insecticide around the boundaries of your fields.