A central Iowa farmer says weeds got a jump start on crops this year.
Corey Hillebo of Polk City tells Brownfield mild conditions in February and March resulted in an early start to the growing season.
“We had a little bit of spring anhydrous to do, and (the weeds) were noticeable when we were doing that. Like boy, we were putting some anhydrous on in March and there were already some 3 and 4 inch weeds out there, and now they’re a foot tall.”
He says the problem is being compounded by a lack of days suitable for spraying herbicides.
