Agriculture and the Supply Chain Knot
March 9, 2022
U.S. farmers should consider a multitude of weed control options for the upcoming growing season as herbicide supply issues could linger for months.
Bayer expects repairs of the production line to take around three months.
Premix formulations help fight resistance and benefit sustainable crop production.
A proposed bill in Illinois would prohibit the herbicide’s usage after the 2022 growing season.
The first half of 2021 benefited from an improvement in crop protection product price at farmgate level, but the supply situation simmered in the second half.
Even with lots of negative issues afflicting agriculture, retailers intend to increase their buying habits in many segments for the year.
By switching up the planting dates of soybeans, growers and retailers need to be open minded to the idea of altering their weed control programs.
University of Illinois weed scientists have confirmed resistance to the herbicide dicamba in a Champaign County waterhemp population.
Editor Eric Sfiligoj is slightly more hopeful that the ‘hangover’ 2021 experienced from the trials of 2020 will finally start lifting in ’22.
As the supply situation simmers, agronomists and other experts warn about unintended effects.
Heavy corn rootworm pressure is also expected to push more acres to soybeans next season.
The NanoPro crop additive product promises to help growers improve crop response as ongoing supply issues potentially take other options off the table.
Purdue Extension Specialists discuss ways to minimize the impact of herbicide shortage on corn and soybean production.
The number of moving targets with bull’s-eyes on them seems to get larger each and every day as 2021 speeds to a close.
Industry experts discuss how to steward dicamba and 2,4-D — and warn that supply chain delays didn’t happen overnight.
We must continue to be flexible in our approach to pest management as we find ways to make our conventional and cultural tools work together better.
The company has both a new corn herbicide and seed treatment coming next year.
The company will offer alternatives, with glyphosate use remaining for the agricultural industry.
Alta Seeds will feature igrowth technology for pre- and post-emergence weed control applications with IMIFLEX herbicide.