Drought-Stricken Crops Hold on With Spare, Timely Rains in Nebraska
Agronomy
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6m 11s
Jeff Baker, a dryland farmer, elaborates on various decisions he has made to keep steady crop production.
“We’ve been dry, we’ve been hot, to this point though it's been alright and things look decent.”
Baker discussed his approach to weed control, especially water hemp. Baker concludes with his thoughts on fertility rate and fungicide applications.
Learn more about Baker’s crop production progress in this week’s episode of Fridays in the Field
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