Despite the recent snowfall and extreme cold, the state of Iowa is in the midst of a relatively mild winter by Iowa’s standards. While day-to-day life is helped by mild winter weather, it can also have negative knock-on effects for the 2025 growing season.
Adrienne Drescher is a retail sales representative for Syngenta in western Iowa and she says one of the immediate concerns of a warmer winter is heavy insect pressure in the spring.
Drescher discusses some of the products available from Syngenta to help farmers battle insects following mild winter weather.
2024 was the first season in which Storen corn herbicide was commercially available for growers and Drescher says farmers were pleased with the performance in year one.
She says growers should focus on efficacy and quality when choosing crop protection products for this growing season.
