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Register for the Corn-Soybean Weed Management Field Day on July 12 in Rosemount

Growers, crop consultants, agronomists, and other stakeholders are invited to attend the University of Minnesota Extension’s Corn-Soybean Weed Management Field Day on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Rosemount Research and Outreach Center at Rosemount, MN.

Research plot demonstrations

The field day will include research-plot demonstrations on the following topics:

  • New herbicides and technologies in corn and soybean
  • Conventional corn weed control
  • Weed management in soybean systems
  • Waterhemp resistance screening update
  • Biology and management of waterhemp and giant ragweed
  • Cover crops – weed management, soil health, and dry-year considerations!
Source : umn.edu

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