Start Clean Now for Spring Planting

Melissa Sandfort

Farmers are being encouraged to start clean for next year’s planting season, and now is the time to get a handle on tough weeds. Tom Rothman with Minnesota Farm Network recently spoke with Monsanto’s Ryan Rector about why weed control in the fall is important and what tools growers have to help them be proactive when it comes to weed management, including the new Roundup Ready PLUS Weed Manager PLUS App for iPhone and Android platforms.

Listen to Tom’s interview here: Tom Rothman and Ryan Rector

Weed Manager PLUS, launched at the 2012 Farm Progress Show, provides weed management recommendations by region and crop, calculates potential incentives for farmers who use endorsed residual herbicide products and delivers a tank mixing tool and measurement conversion calculator. All that, PLUS – it’s FREE! Weed Manager PLUS can be downloaded at Google Play or the Apple App Store. For more information on weed control, visit RoundupReadyPLUS.com.

Agribusiness, Audio, weed management