Tips for Managing Weeds in the Summer Time

1. Control them early - The greatest yield reduction to the crop occurs when weeds that emerge with the crop are allowed to escape. For most spring planted crops the critical time to manage weeds is during June and early July.
   
   
2. Know which weeds cause the most problems (crop competition, harvest interference or quality, weed seed potential) and put extra efforts on them.
   
   
3. Understand the biology of the weed especially if they are annual or perennial to know how best to work with them.
   
   
4. Don't let weeds go to seed in the field or in the field boundary areas, especially weeds that will blow seeds into the field to cause problems for next year.
   
   
5. Manage your crop to be as healthy and vigorous as possible to help it compete with the weeds.

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