Frost Damaged Corn and Post-Emergent Herbicide Applications

This article was originally posted on Field Crop News. Written by Mike Cowbrough. With three consecutive days of morning frost in many parts of the province, the two most common questions are 1) Will the corn be alright? and 2) When can I start to apply herbicides? Frost injury on the morning of May 27th, 2013. The third morning in a row with frost. Question 1 is answered nicely by Greg Stewart in this story (the abbreviated version is that things will be fine but if you are nervous person like me its best to go away for a week before you look at the field again).  But when is it alright to go in and make herbicide applications in corn…