Source: John Hart, FARM PROGRESS, 1/11/21


Crop damage from pre-emergent herbicides has become a bigger issue across North Carolina with farmers seeing stunted plants, deformed leaves and even stand loss with worries the injury will lead to yield loss. For the most part the injuries are primarily cosmetic and don’t harm yields, but Wes Everman, North Carolina State University Extension weed specialist, says farmers still need to take steps to avoid pre-emergent herbicide damage.

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