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In Crop Protection, America First
In nominal terms, the global market for crop protection chemicals further declined to $53.1 billion in harvest year 2016 as measured…
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Midwest Seed Genetics: Countering Big Seed
Veteran seedsman Don Funk has started a new company called Midwest Seed Genetics, based in Kentland, IN. Why? Though he…
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Does Foliar Feeding Work?
It is becoming a common practice to foliar feed crop plants when spraying herbicides, insecticides or fungicides, writes agronomist Daniel…
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AMVAC’s Trogele: ‘Entire Downstream Channel of Our Industry Will Be Challenged’
Retailers have increasing interest in exploring post-patent manufacturers as alternative suppliers to needed products, prompted by upheaval among the basics…
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GSI Updates Willmar Sideshooter Tender
GSI is introducing new features for its Willmar Sideshooter tender models for 2018. These upgrades are the first phase of…
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New Thio-Sul Plant Opens in Illinois
On October 4, Crop Vitality, the crop nutrition business unit of Tessenderlo Kerley, Inc. (TKI), officially opened its newest liquid…
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Thanksgiving, FBN, and Dicamba
Editors Paul Schrimpf and Eric Sfiligoj talk about the start of the holiday season, FBN’s Cyber Monday effort, and the…
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Praxidyn Mixmate Named 2018 AE50 Award Winner
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has named the Praxidyn Mixmate portable ag chemical blending and recordkeeping system…
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Considerations for Using Starter Fertilizer
When choosing a starter fertilizer system that works best for your specific field or operation, there are three main things…
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Top 10 Strategies for Managing Herbicide Resistance
Two Canadian weed scientists published a paper ranking their top 10 herbicide-resistant weed management strategies. Bob Hartzler, Iowa State University Professor…
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Herbicide Debates Move Into the Courtroom
While consumers, regulators, and suppliers continue to do battle in the court of public opinion, many complaints are now actually…
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University of Arkansas Offers Screening for Non-Dicamba Soybeans
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is offering a service to screen non-dicamba tolerant soybeans being grown for…