Herbicides
Farmers will be able to plant Enlist E3 soybeans in select areas because of a partnership of Dow AgroSciences with ADM. This will allow certain farmers to use not only the herbicide tolerant seed, but the accompanying over-the-top herbicide as well.
Evaluate early season weed control to preserve yield potential
Matching yield goals to water supply lets you choose the right hybrids and populations for each management zone.
To provide additional options to farmers, BASF recently acquired L-glufosinate ammonium from AgriMetis.
The agency announced its interim decision regarding these herbicides Friday, answering questions for farmers across the U.S. as atrazine is the No. 2 most used herbicide.
Bayer has withdrawn a motion to settle lawsuits related to its Roundup herbicide after the judge in the case questioned provisions of the agreement that would have created a scientific review panel.
As farms change hands, rural internet access improves and reliable online options increase, virtual shopping for inputs is expected to continue to grow.
Bayer sold its Bromacil herbicide business in the U.S. and Canada to AMVAC Chemical Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Vanguard Corporation. This deal is not related to Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto.
BASF and its licensee partners are rolling out LL-GT27 soybean trait in a variety of maturities and varieties this year across the U.S.
Helm announces the signing of an agreement to acquire Extreme herbicide from BASF Corporation.
Agricultural groups challenge California weed-killer warning
Manage fall-emerging weeds before they can cut into 2018 yields
Herbicide resistance trends show using multiple modes of action is increasingly critical
As glyphosate resistance stretches across the U.S. the need for alternative chemistries is at an all-time high. Your corn fields are likely better off than your soybeans fields because most troublesome resistant weeds are post emergent broadleaves that can often be controlled by herbicides used in corn production systems.
California bans use of some farming pesticides near schools
Researchers have discovered that waterhemp, and possibly other weeds don’t respond to rotating herbicides each year as they originally thought.
Use five simple steps to plan a multi year strategy to gain control of problem weeds.
On each herbicide label, companies specify active ingredients and sites of action alike. Note, each herbicide active ingredient falls into a specific site of action and the two are not the same classification and should not be treated as such.
About two years. That’s all the time you have to prove to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) you and your neighbors will follow new dicamba formulation label requirements, or the agency could let its approval expire at the end of 2018.
About two years. That’s all the time you have to prove to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) you and your neighbors will follow new dicamba formulation label requirements, or the agency could let its approval expire at the end of 2018.
To date, several dozen states have the green light from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use of the new dicamba formulations, BASF Engenia and Monsanto XtendiMax with VaporGrip Technology. Monsanto has also licensed its product to DuPont, which is marketing it as FeXapan with VaporGrip.
Differentiate fact and fiction as you plan your weed control strategy.
The bad news? Marestail is a problematic weed lurking in many fields. The good news? There are several control options, according to Kansas State University Extension specialists Dallas Peterson and Doug Shoup.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently expanded Dow AgroSciences’ Enlist Duo herbicide geography from 15 to 34 states.
You or your neighbors could be unknowingly planting Palmer amaranth anywhere Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) mixes are grown or pollinator mixes are established. Palmer amaranth seed in CRP planting mixes have been identified in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota and Ohio. It could be in CRP mixes in other states, too, just not identified yet.
Many grasses and annual weed seeds have a relatively short life, two to five years, but researchers are finding other seeds to be more resilient. The Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) recently released a fact sheet with information about weed seed dormancy.
While all weeds are problematic, waterhemp, marestail, palmer amaranth, giant ragweed and Italian ryegrass are among the worst because they have documented cases of resistance to multiple herbicide groups, which makes them more difficult to control. In addition to resistance, they have the natural ability to evade herbicide control methods.
Doctors don’t prescribe treatment without first diagnosing the ailment. Weed control should work the same way.
With one glance at the yellowed soybean leaves at her feet, Audrey Kalil knows exactly what is ailing them.