Machinery
Congratulations to Donny DeLine, a farmer from Charleston, Mo.
Dr. Dirk Voeste on the benefits of Headline for Plant Health
Late planting combined with a number of other weather trials this summer resulted in some quality issues such as cob rot, agronomists report. Learn how to overcome these issues.
Buys out remaining share of Cat joint venture.
It’s “back to the future” for two familiar tractor brands from the past –AgWeb.com Editors
Overall, flat growth for the entire industry, while Deere economizes and attempts to grow market share in a feeble marketplace. More focus on Europe. Leveraging record new product offerings.
Sleek and sexy! With plenty of muscle! Next generation tractors compete for attention at this year’s National Farm Machinery Show, Feb. 13-16th., Louisville, Ky. New brands; new labeling; new technology on display.--AgWeb.com Editors.
Four models, ranging from 340 to 500 gross engine horsepower, stretch the limits on productivity and performance in the high-horsepower tractor category.
Deere introduces the new GreenStar® AutoTrac assisted steering system at National Farm Machinery Show.
Are yields being stunted by density levels in the soil profile? Five years of field studies suggest cramped roots crimp corn yields. Are new tillage approaches needed? Farm Journal’s field agronomist shares his findings.
New Holland’s new HT152 (standard) and HT154 (deluxe) trailing wheel rakes are built to handle the rigorous demands of operation over rough or uneven fields.
Using a disk-ripper-disk configuration, the Case IH MRX690 mulch-till ripper works to manage residue, improve soil tilth and optimize seedbed conditions, in one pass.
The 3-section frame of the 1770NT offers the greatest frame flex of any John Deere planter, with a 21-degree wing flex relative to the center section.
Small square; large rectangular; or round—take your pick from 10 new models.
Find all of the official results and placings by weight and style classes: Click here for official results.
A new corn herbicide from BASF is giving growers a combination of excellent weed control with a new standard in safety, say company spokesperson. (Source: Carolina-Virginia Farmer)
New rate recommendations for Headline® fungicide have been permitted under a FIFRA section 2(ee) for control of all key diseases in corn. (Source: Seed Quest)
Fungicides are being widely used in corn right now. Yield data from corn fungicide trials at the UNL South Central Agricultural Lab near Clay Center during 2005 and 2006 highlight the “Yield Effects of Headline on Multiple Corn Hybrids” (Source: CROP WATCH; 7/13/07)
More and more Indiana farmers are turning to aerial application of fungicides and insecticides this year. John Hussey of Windfall said, in his area, there is a lot more aerial application being done this year, “There is a tremendous amount of aerial application being done in this area, in fact we have done some ourselves.” (Source: Hoosier Ag Today)
PDF - BASF Corporation and Monsanto Company announced a co-promotional agreement that will see each partner’s sales force promote Headline® fungicide from BASF – an ideal combination to help corn and soybean growers improve yields and manage risk (Source: BASF)
There has been some activity by the EPA concerning fungicides for soybean rust. The fungicide Caramba™ (metconazole), manufactured by BASF Corp., has been approved as a Section 18 fungicide in Iowa, effective on June 15, 2007. (Source: Integrated Crop Management from Iowa State)
There’s still time to get the Plant Health ™ benefits of Headline ® fungicide on corn and prevent the worst
There’s still time to get the Plant Health ™ benefits of Headline ® fungicide on soybeans and prevent the worst
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Headline Fungicide: Plant Health for Corn and Soybeans
Headline fungicide has become a major crop protection product for corn, not as a fungicide but as an overall plant health product. In this story BASF Vice President Emmanual Butstraen offers more insight on the plant health benefits of Headline . (Source: Agwired.com, 9/17/07)
About a third of Arkansas’ roughly 3-million acre soybean crop is still in danger from exposure to Asian soybean rust. According to Cliff Coker, an extension plant pathologist, when you spray a fungicide for rust, “you get the benefit of controlling other diseases.” (Source: Delta Farm Press, 9/12/07)
Ohio’s soybean season may be winding down, but there are still numerous diseases and pests that growers are contending with. Anne Dorrance, Ohio State University plant pathologist, said that growers should scout and manage these fields where needed to keep late-season soybean diseases at bay. (Source: Corn and Soybean Digest, 8/28/07)