Agronomy • Strategies & Solutions
How to Control Winter Weeds
Getting into your fields in the fall to control winter weeds can help you stay one step ahead of pest pressure come spring.
Doyle is a senior staff agronomist at FBN. He graduated from Kearney State College with bachelor's degree in biology and chemistry in 1972. After working as a research technician for the University of Nebraska for three years, Doyle started his career as an independent consulting agronomist in 1978. He was the owner/operator of Midwest Crop Consulting, Inc., of Holdrege, Nebraska, for 37 years, giving unbiased agronomic field scouting and agronomic advice on all aspects of farming. In the fall of 2015, he became senior account manager and in-house agronomist for Midwest Agronomy, LLC, a chemical sales company in Lincoln, Nebraska. Doyle is eager to use his hands-on experience to answer questions and resolve problems that arise on today's farms.
Getting into your fields in the fall to control winter weeds can help you stay one step ahead of pest pressure come spring.
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