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Pre-harvest weed control slows spread

Aug 31, 2021
Aug 31, 2021 Updated Sep 1, 2021

Weeds on field edges can move into crop fields if not controlled.
Photo courtesy Dave Nicolai/University of Minnesota

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Editor’s note: The following was written by Jared Goplen and Dave Nicolai, University of Minnesota Extension crop educators, for the university’s website Aug. 25.

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