When it comes to growing corn Mike Leetch, Technical Services Representative, Syngenta says remember the soda can rule. That is that you don’t want your corn to be full of weeds when it gets to about 6 inches high. He also says you can use a beer can too. The reason for this is that studies show that yield will be severely impacted if this happens.

He highly recommends the application of a pre-emergence herbicide and an in-season 2 pass program. He says that if the corn doesn’t have to compete with weeds growers can see up to a 20 bushel per acre advantage and that converts to a lot of money. Mike also talks about some new technology that’s going to be available from Syngenta soon. Mike is pictured here talking to growers at the Syngenta Learning Centers program in Milford, IA.

You can listen to my interview with Mike here: learning-centers-leetch.mp3

Or you can download the interview using this link: Mike Leetch Interview (4 min MP3)