Getting Adjuvant Certified

DuPont Pioneer has launched Encirca, a suite of whole-farm decision services to help improve productivity and profitability of grower operations.

Mike Donaldson, President and CEO of Valent U.S.A. Corp., Valent BioSciences and Pace International, will retire at the end of March.

Currently code-named SYN-A197, the product will be marketed as Acuron herbicide upon EPA registration, which is expected for the 2015 growing season.

Effective management of stored manure depends on a number of important factors, most notably a good knowledge of storage options.

While most guidelines for manure management have been based on nitrogen, experts recommend having a good understanding of the environmental impact and crop requirement of phosphorus.

If approved, ILeVO seed treatment would be the first product to provide breakthrough protection for soybean seedlings from the soil borne pathogen Fusarium virguliforme, the fungus that causes SDS.

A new storm track is expected to bring precipitation to parched areas out west while also bringing not-so-timely precipitation to southern areas looking to get into the field and start planting.

The explosion, which forced the evacuation of Northwood’s approximately 2,000 residents for most of the day, has resulted in zero casualties and only four injuries.

Last week 52 members of Congress urged EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy in a letter to acknowledge that the current ag worker protection standards are “limited” and “insufficient” to protect workers from the hazards of handling pesticides.

The recognition is the latest for Monsanto which in the past year has received accolades from dozens of organizations.

The company claims its Sercadis fungicide provides rice growers with a solution for resistant sheath blight in rice.

YaraVita Glytrel MnP is specifically formulated to be sprayed with glyphosate, which can reduce soybean uptake of needed manganese from the soil.

Arborite AG-NT is an additive for urea and urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) that is proven to reduce nitrogen volatility by inhibiting the activity of the urease enzyme.

In the last 3 years SCN was identified in more counties in Ohio, indicating the pathogens are on the move and gaining strength.

A Canadian agronomist advises against getting sloppy with rotations and using a seed treatment as a magic bullet to protect against Phytophthora

Seed treatment should be thought of as a long-term investment rather than an extra cost, says Agrii.

Syngenta CruiserMaxx Beans seed treatment was recognized as the No-Till Product of the Year for 2013 in the seed treatments/inoculants category.

Arysta LifeScience North America recently hired two new territory sales managers: Ryan Meredith and Richard (Rick) Liesener.