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  • NATIONAL AG WEEK: Weeds took advantage of Iowa's wildly mild winter

    Meaghan Anderson, ISU Extension Field Agronomist|Mar 21, 2024

    February and early March 2024 will go down in the history books as unusually warm and dry. Many winter annual, biennial and perennial weeds have resumed growth earlier than usual. Managers will need to be especially vigilant to treat these “early” weeds in a timely manner this spring. The primary concern this spring is that temperatures have been warm enough for these species to resume growth but too cool overall to achieve effective, consistent control with herbicides. Herbicide applications for winter annual and biennial control should be...

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