Hemp producers struggle to manage weeds and have very few herbicide options available, with no conventional herbicides registered for use prior to April 2023.
Hemp producers struggle to manage weeds and have very few herbicide options available, with no conventional herbicides registered for use prior to April 2023.

Through the first 18 days of April, temperatures ran 5.5◦F above normal statewide (Figure 1).
2023 Black Cutworm Pheromone Trap Report Form
Armyworm Pheromone Trap Report – 2023

Many factors (many of them unpredictable) determine an insect outbreak.
2023 Black Cutworm Pheromone Trap Report Form

Moth trappers have been busy counting…look at the following “Black Cutworm Pheromone Trap Report”
Armyworm Pheromone Trap Report – 2023

Much like March, April has gotten off to a warm start.
Once the corn seed is planted, the waiting game for the first corn plants to emerge begins, which also means assessing (or worrying) if any issues had occurred.
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