It’s no secret that weed escapes are an unwelcome presence in crops, often rearing their ugly heads at critical growth stages and depriving your crops of life-sustaining nutrients. Don’t have the time ...

As your corn and soybean crops enter July, August and September, keep a close eye on weed escapes. Troublesome weeds such as Palmer amaranth, horseweed and kochia are notorious for releasing seeds ...

Southeast Iowa farmer Mike Hammes said yields for his 2025 corn crop were good, but he knows that if he had not used a fungicide in particular the story could have been different. Hammes, from ...