When you come off a string of growing seasons that have seen significant challenges, the last thing you want to do is think about the challenges that await you in the coming growing seasons. Now, just because it is the last thing many of us want to think about, doesn?t mean it is the last thing we think about. Producers all know that if they don?t prepare themselves for as many eventualities as they can, they can find themselves in a position in which they would rather not be.
Audio: Full Interview with FMC’s Nick Hustedde.
Some of us are more in tune with these coming issues than others. Those issues may also vary from farm to farm. In some cases, you do not have to be a rocket scientist to see the writing on the wall. However, when you know what to look for, you can be better prepared to take those challenges head-on.
Nick Hustedde is with FMC. He has been giving us his insight into future agricultural challenges for a few years now, and he is ready with his list of topics for 2022, 2023, and 2024. Two topics he generalizes on are corn rootworm and weed control against an ever-growing list of tolerant or resistant species.
Delving a little deeper into the corn rootworm issue, Hustedde talks about what makes the billion-dollar pest different than other insects out there. He also describes how there are similarities, especially when it comes to treating these stubborn yield-robbers. This means throwing everything at them, including the kitchen sink.
When talking about weeds, Hustedde dropped a who?s who list of the problem children of the weed world. Ragweed, Waterhemp, Palmer Amaranth, and more. Just like with pests, you want to throw multiple modes of action at these problem weeds. This gives you a better shot at managing them when they are most vulnerable and coming out ahead of them in this growing season.
Of course, one option you have with weed control that you don?t get with pests, and that is with tactics we don?t pour out of a jug. Some are simple and some are more complex. However, all these options come with a balancing act that must be maintained.
Hustedde tells us about the weed control options that FMC has available for your acres if you are in the market for products that fit these tactics.
As for pests like corn rootworm, FMC has you covered there as well.
To learn more about practices in your fight to get more bushels from your field, options that FMC has to offer, or to find a retailer; visit the FMC website.
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