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Meeting grower expectations for waterhemp control requires the best product available
Watch this video for insights from Cooke’s experience controlling waterhemp and other tough weeds with Resicore® REV herbicide and why he recommends it.
Why I Recommend Corn Herbicide Series: Flexible Herbicide Hammers Stubborn Waterhemp
Welcome to the Why I Recommend Corn Herbicides series. Waterhemp is a major challenge for many growers. Matt Cooke of AgState in Iowa explains why Resicore® REV herbicide is a vital part of an effective weed-control program. Three modes of action, application flexibility and residual control are value features of Resicore REV herbicide. Oh yeah, and it hammers waterhemp.
Why I Recommend Corn Herbicide Series: Flexible Herbicide Hammers Stubborn Waterhemp
Welcome to the Why I Recommend Corn Herbicides series. Waterhemp is a major challenge for many growers. Matt Cooke of AgState in Iowa explains why Resicore® REV herbicide is a vital part of an effective weed-control program. Three modes of action, application flexibility and residual control are value features of Resicore REV herbicide. Oh yeah, and it hammers waterhemp.
With more than 35 locations, AgState Cooperative has a solid foothold across the fertile fields of northwestern Iowa. Regrettably, waterhemp also has a firm grip there. This tough weed has been plaguing area farm fields and aggravating farmers for years.
Matt Cooke, sales agronomist in the cooperative’s Calumet, Iowa, location, thrives when he is helping people. Cooke takes pride in never telling a farmer what to do, but he knows meeting customers’ expectations for control of waterhemp in corn requires recommending the best products available.
“Our customers don’t want to throw anything and everything at controlling waterhemp, because they know it is becoming tolerant of several active ingredients,” Cooke said. “They understand we need to start with a clean field and come back with a product that will clean up any early season weed escapes and a residual to suppress weeds until the crop reaches canopy.”
To deliver the weed control customers expect, Cooke recommends a preemergence application of Surpass® NXT herbicide, often paired with UAN 32 to make the most of the early trip through the field.
“The residual activity of the acetochlor in Surpass NXT gives us a clean field until it’s time for the first postemergence application,” Cooke explained. “One of the best programs I’ve found is to apply Resicore REV herbicide as the first postemerge application. It has three modes of action. The clopyralid and mesotrione really control the emerged weeds, and the residual activity of the encapsulated acetochlor works for six to eight weeks to suppress the weeds that haven’t emerged.”
The weather is one thing that keeps Cooke awake at night. It’s so unpredictable. But Resicore® REV herbicide helps him sleep a little better.
“Another beautiful thing about Resicore REV is the extended period of time for application,” Cooke said. “We had a stretch of rain, and the fields were pretty wet. Being able to apply this product in corn up to 24 inches tall gives us valuable time to get out and make the needed application.” The encapsulated formulation of acetochlor sets Resicore REV herbicide apart from other products containing acetochlor and provides the crop safety for corn up to 24 inches tall.
With a broad application window and long‑lasting residual activity, Resicore REV fits seamlessly into both preemergence and postemergence programs. It also offers the tank‑mix flexibility needed to tailor weed control strategies to each field’s weed challenges.
“At the end of the day, it’s the grower’s farm and their decision. My job is to recommend what truly works. Resicore REV works,” Cooke said.
Resicore® REV and Surpass® NXT are not registered for sale or use in all states. Resicore REV and Surpass NXT are not available for sale, distribution or use in Nassau and Suffolk counties in the state of New York. Contact your state pesticide regulatory agency to determine if a product is registered for sale or use in your state. Always read and follow label directions.