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South Dakota Seeks Dicamba Cutoff Date Exception
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA) has applied for Special Local Needs registration labels, also known as 24(c) labels, from the U.S. EPA…
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Study Explains Waterhemp’s Metabolic Resistance to Topramezone
Corn naturally tolerates certain herbicides, detoxifying the chemicals before they can cause harm, writes Lauren Quinn on the University of Illinois Crop Sciences website.…
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Minnesota Keeps June 20 Deadline for Using Dicamba
Minnesota is maintaining its June 20 cutoff date for farmers to use the herbicide dicamba, which has been blamed for drifting and damaging neighboring…
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Bayer Posts More Than 300 Glyphosate Safety Study Summaries Online
Today, Bayer marks the first anniversary of its Transparency Initiative, designed to enhance trust in the science behind crop protection products. As another important…
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Online Course Offers Assistance in Developing Weed Management Plan
Designing an effective weed management plan to combat troublesome weeds and delay the development of herbicide resistance requires careful planning. The USDA estimates the…
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Herbicides in 2019: Price Tag Shocks, Dicamba 3.0
Herbicide price hikes across the board are an inevitability for 2019, as retailers and the entire ag community deal with a couple of harsh…
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Corteva Agriscience Submits New Pasture Herbicide to EPA
Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, submitted a new herbicide for broadleaf weed control on pastures and rangeland to the U.S. EPA. Pending EPA…
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Detecting and Reporting Palmer Amaranth
This fall, Palmer amaranth was discovered for the first time in soybean fields in Redwood and Jackson counties, writes Jeff Gunsolus, Extension Agronomist –…
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The U.S. Battle over Glyphosate Has ‘Old World’ Roots
Although it’s been in use since 1974, glyphosate has come under intense attack here in the U.S. just recently. Much of this seemingly stems…
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EPA Renews Dicamba Label, with New Restrictions
Long-awaited news from EPA came on the evening of Oct. 31 that it has decided to renew the label for over-the-top use of dicamba,…
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