Fall herbicide applications are still a good idea this year, despite a later-than-normal harvest, according to Ohio State University Extension weed specialist Mark Loux.

With harvest in full swing, many farmers are probably reflecting on the season, and some are considering what they'll do differently next year. This is a good time to take a few notes on what you're seeing and start planning for next year's crops.

Lets look at ways to increase the resilience of the soil to compaction, to avoid compaction, and ways to alleviate compaction.

We are now limited to herbicide treatments that can be applied just prior to harvest to help dry down weed vegetation prior to a killing frost.

The rate of field drydown of corn grain and the resulting grain moisture content at harvest obviously influences growers' cost of artificially drying the grain after harvest.