Although complete elimination of spray drift is impossible, problems can be reduced significantly if you are aware of major factors which influence drift and take precautions to minimize their influence on off-target movement of spray droplets.

Residual herbicides that prevent weed emergence are the foundation of any weed management program. Fortunately, many of the residual products that might be applied preemergence to corn can also be applied to small corn.

The University of Minnesota explains 5 situations when seed treatments may be necessary for small grains. 

While nothing can be done immediately, growers can prioritize fields where they sample for freeze damage symptoms depending on conditions that were more likely to result in freeze damage. Experts from Kansas State University identify individual conditions that might help growers prioritize fields to be sampled, as well as injury symptoms to look for, in this article.

Survey respondents provided information for more than 122,000 dry bean production acres in 2021, which represents about 14% of the 900,000 dry bean acres planted in the Northarvest area of Minnesota and North Dakota.

A Penn State-led team of researchers suggests that the best pest management outcomes may occur when growers encourage biological control — in the form of pests' natural enemies — by planting cover crops and avoiding broad-spectrum insecticides as much as possible.