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Experts: Watch For Drought-Induced Herbicide Carryover
October 26, 2012
This summer’s lack of rain has translated into the potential for summer-applied herbicides to carry over into winter wheat or even spring-planted corn and soybean crops – something growers need to be monitoring, two Purdue Extension weed scientists say. In a normal year, soil moisture helps dissipate herbicide soil concentrations, but in a drought year,
Engenia Field Trials Demonstrate Control Of Resistant Weeds In Soybeans
October 17, 2012
Results from more than 300 soybean field trials conducted in 2011 and 2012 show soybean growers there’s hope for control of resistant weeds. Engenia herbicide, a technologically advanced dicamba formulation developed by BASF, demonstrated effective control of key broadleaf weeds including glyphosate resistant Palmer amaranth, waterhemp, marestail, and common and giant ragweed. BASF anticipates the
What Is Your Crop Protection IQ?
October 4, 2012
To say that crop protection practices are in a state of rapid transformation is no exaggeration. How do you keep up with it all? The 2013 Edition of the MeisterPro CROP PROTECTION HANDBOOK, published by Meister Media Worldwide, is a compendium of more than 20,000 product names and descriptions, and more: It also keeps you
Instigate Herbicide Adds Greater Weed-Control Flexibility In Corn
October 4, 2012
Corn growers in the northern and eastern Corn Belt who are looking for more flexibility in crop production have a new tool: DuPont Instigate herbicide has received federal registration approval from the EPA for application from preplant through early emergence to control tough broadleaf and grass weeds in corn. Instigate provides burndown plus residual weed
Weed Management Video Shows How To ‘Be Part Of The Solution’
October 4, 2012
A stunning new video by Syngenta illustrates the growing threat of herbicide-resistant weeds on America’s farm lands while offering hope to growers who proactively choose to “Be Part of the Solution” in the battle against so-called “super weeds.” From the South to the Midwest and to the Southwest, weeds, such as Palmer amaranth, horseweed and
Combating A New Generation Of Weeds
October 1, 2012
Traditional weed management practices are under attack as glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth takes a firm and frightening grip on fields throughout the Mid-south. Yet Southern growers aren’t the only ones concerned, as the now all too common sight of fields overrun with pigweed could spread throughout the Midwest, with the nuisance having already reared its head
Ruling Validates Dow AgroSciences Position In Key Herbicide Tolerance Technology Case
September 28, 2012
Dow AgroSciences LLC, a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Co., has prevailed in its motion for summary judgment in a key patent infringement lawsuit involving its highly-anticipated Enlist Weed Control System. The lawsuit, filed in December 2010 by Bayer CropScience SA, alleged that Dow AgroSciences’ herbicide tolerance technology infringed one of its patents. In a ruling
Specialist: Control Weeds Before Planting Winter Crops
September 27, 2012
Proper weed management is important for the success of winter crops after the fall harvest, a Purdue Extension weed specialist says. While the drought has led to a harvest earlier than normal, that also means farmers can prepare fields for winter crops, such as wheat, earlier this year. “Farmers looking to plant wheat in the

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