7 Corn Weed Questions To Ask Yourself Before ‘spraying And Praying’

By: Eric Prostko

Not long ago, I watched an older interview of Georgia Bulldog legend Hershel Walker, who calmly stated that a football “ain’t that heavy” after carrying it 40-plus times during a game. The same might be said about field corn weed control programs. They ain’t that heavy either.

Although the Southeast is not normally renowned for its production of field corn, growers in this region planted approximately 1.485 million acres in 2017. Field corn is an outstanding rotational crop for cotton, peanut and soybean systems, but commodity prices often dictate how much corn will be planted in this region.