When using crop protection products, mitigating drift is key not only to the health of surrounding plants but also to increasing effectiveness of the product and maximizing profits. Find out more from South Dakota State University.

With the wild spring and slow, wet, cool start to the growing season, many fields did not get the early-season residual herbicides they usually would, according to the University of Nebraska — Lincoln.

While seed companies would lead you to believe growers will be planting dicamba-tolerant soybeans this spring to improve yields or do a better job of controlling weeds, results from a No-Till Farmer survey indicate many will only be doing so to protect their bean crop against potential herbicide drift concerns from neighboring soybean fields.

There have been many reports across Iowa of corn along the edge of the fields yielding drastically less than the remainder of the field. In many cases, the yield loss is most obvious on the southern edge of the field, says Iowa State University.

University of Nebraska Extension shares some important information about the Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybean weed management system that offers an additional means of managing herbicide-resistant weeds.

Sprayer contamination is the most common way dicamba has injured soybean, followed by physical drift, volatility and temperature inversion, says University of Tennessee Extension.

As we proceed through the growing season, there are a few issues surrounding weed control and herbicide use.

Herbicides can cause serious injury to plants when applied improperly or when non-target drift occurs.