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Weed control a major issue for Ohio farmer in 2016

 

Controlling weeds was one of the biggest challenges for an Ohio farmer this year.

John Motter farms in Hancock County (in northwest Ohio) and says the wet spring delayed herbicide applications and gave weeds the opportunity to get out of control.

“It’s much more important to get some fall spraying done. It’s certainly higher on my priority list this fall than it was last year,” says Motter

Motter tells Brownfield in spite of the weed issues, yields were fairly good on his farm.

“There’s that old adage that the dry year will scare you to death and the wet year will starve you to death. I think it pretty well followed that pattern. We were very worried about our yields but they did come in better than what anybody would have guessed,” says Motter.

He says corn yields varied from 120 to 200 bushels per acre and soybeans averaged around 50 bushels per acre.

Audio: John Motter, Hancock County Ohio