The warm, sunny weather of the last couple of weeks sent the growth signals to the winter annuals and many spring weeds. Many fields are covered with chickweed and henbit. Dandelions, annual blue grass, mustards and golden ragwort can be seen throughout the area.
Correct identification is critical to developing a control strategy.
Note of where the plant is in its lifecycle can be important in determining control measures. Scouting the entire field to determine the weed species present and their density. Completely understand the crop to be planted, rotation to sensitive crops and tillage practices. There are several good identification manuals available. However, our 23 Certified Crop Advisors are pretty good at identifying weeds species.