An extension specialist says drought conditions could create weed control challenges throughout the growing season.

Aaron Hager with the University of Illinois tells Brownfield pre-emergence herbicides have been less effective this year because there hasn’t been enough rain. He says that could create additional challenges later in the growing season.

“It could put a lot of pressure on the post-emergence herbicides, simply because of the much denser weed spectrum. It may actually push up that application timing because we still do not want to see weeds getting up to 6 or 8 inches tall in a soybean field.”

He says back-to-back dry years are having an impact on crops.

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