The drought is having a mixed impact on weed control as farmers finish harvesting small grains.

University of Minnesota Extension crops educator Jared Goplen says dry conditions limited canopy development for spring wheat, oats, and barley.

“There are a number of fields that had weed escapes a little bit worse than normal.”

But he tells Brownfield one positive to a dry growing season, from a weed management perspective, is an early harvest.

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