Dicamba-tolerant soybeans pose a dilemma for farmers, ag­­ronomists and weed scientists as they look ahead to the 2018 growing season.

“I feel like as an agronomist, we’re going to need this technology to combat waterhemp and Palmer amaranth,” said Jay Magnussen, an agronomist and farmer from Paullina.

But, he added, “I don’t want to spend the entire summer next year walking fields and having hard feelings between neighbors.”

That was the story of the summer of 2017 for Magnussen and many other agronomists.

Weed control ...