Each season, more Southern growers are getting more effective, flexible weed control by making the switch to the Enlist® weed control system. A Texas cotton and soybean farmer shares how he conquered his most challenging weeds with the help of Enlist One® herbicide.
Effective, Flexible Control in Snook, Texas
In Snook, Texas, Jay Wilder was struggling to control herbicide-resistant waterhemp in his cotton and soybean fields when using an in-crop dicamba system on the majority of his acres. Luckily, he heard good things about the Enlist weed control system and was willing to test it out.
“Ultimately, the weed control results and the chemistry to help us manage our resistant weeds is why we decided to test out Enlist,” Wilder says. “Then we worked closely with our entomologist and PhytoGen rep to figure out the specific cotton varieties with the Enlist trait that fit our acres best.”
Wilder decided to conduct his own trial of Enlist® cotton and Enlist E3® soybeans on his fields, starting with the acres that have the heaviest weed pressure. He farms both dryland and irrigated cotton and plants soybeans as a double crop in wheat stubble. Before planting, Wilder spoke with his neighbors to plan exactly where he would place his Enlist® crops.
“I talked with my neighbors, and we tried to coordinate what fields would have the Enlist system or the dicamba system,” Wilder says. “Since this was my first year applying Enlist herbicides, I wanted to be cautious with it and get experience using the new technology before planting Enlist cotton right next to a non-Enlist cotton field.”
Applications went as planned, staying on target, and there were no issues with his neighbors, Wilder says.
“The Enlist system was a lot simpler to incorporate than I thought it would be,” Wilder says. “If you just follow the label and do a good tank cleanout, there should be no problems.”
The tank-mix flexibility and ease of use of Enlist One herbicide were big benefits for Wilder and were factors in his decision to switch more acres from the in-crop dicamba system to the Enlist® system the next season.
“I don’t have to put drift reduction agents or volatility reduction adjuvants in the tank mix with Enlist One herbicide, and there’s less restrictions compared with dicamba, which makes it easier to explain to my sons if they’re helping me with applications,” Wilder says. “We followed the label, and a tank mix of Enlist One herbicide and glyphosate got the job done. I was impressed with the weed control results in my toughest fields.”
Learn More
Enlist E3 soybeans, Enlist cotton and Enlist® corn are tolerant to glyphosate, glufosinate and 2,4-D choline, an active ingredient in both Enlist One and Enlist Duo herbicides. Enlist corn offers an additional tolerance to FOP herbicides. It’s important to remember: Enlist One and Enlist Duo herbicides are the only 2,4-D products that can be used on crops with the Enlist® trait.
Read more farmers’ stories and see how the Enlist weed control system can bring you more effective, flexible and neighbor-friendly weed control by visiting Enlist.com.
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