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EPA registers new fungicidal seed treatment

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Vayantis fungicide seed treatment from Syngenta for use on soybeans and corn. It contains the active ingredient picarbutrazox, a completely new active ingredient that targets key blight and damping-off diseases, such as Pythium and...

United Soybean Board launches sustainably grown logo

The United Soybean Board has launched a pilot sustainability program complete with the Sustainably Grown U.S. Soy logo that identifies products that contain U.S. soy grown according to its protocols. From Jan. 19 through March 19, the board will team...

North Carolina Soybean Producers announce yield contest winners

• By Rachel Vann • The North Carolina Soybean Producers recently named the winners of the 2020 North Carolina Soybean Yield Contest. The full results for the 2020 NC Soybean Yield Contest are now available on the North Carolina State Extension...

BASF plans launch of new insecticide premix Renestra

BASF plans to introduce Renestra insecticide for the 2021 growing season. A premix of the pyrethroid, alpha-cypermetrin, and afidopyropen, Renestra offers knockdown and residual control of a broad array of aphid and lepidopteran pests in soybeans and cotton, according...

Arkansas Crop Protection Conference moves online Dec. 1-2

An annual conference offering expert insights into managing weed, insect and disease pests in Arkansas crops is moving online. The Arkansas Crop Protection Conference is scheduled for Dec. 1-2 and will feature 22 presentations geared toward growers, consultants and other...

NCSU launches hybrid grower auxin training for 2021

As most have heard, the recently approved federal labels for dicamba-containing products or over-the-top use to dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybeans still require annual training. Therefore, North Carolina State Extension, in cooperation with North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer...

Corteva launches Kyber, a 3-way herbicide premix

Corteva Agriscience recently launched Kyber herbicide, a three-way liquid premix for soybeans, for the 2021 season. The preemergence soybean herbicide has three effective modes of action: metribuzin, a Weed Science Society of America Group 5; flumioxazin, a Group 14;...

XtendFlex soybeans clear last major regulatory hurdle with EC approval

The European Commission has authorized XtendFlex soybean technology for food, feed, import and processing into the European Union, marking the final major approval hurdle to the genetically modified stacked traits. As a result, Bayer plans a full launch in the...

Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board elects new officers

During its recent board meeting, the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board elected new officers to lead the organization. Elected to chair the nine-member board is Donald Morton Jr. of Prairie County. John Freeman of Desha County was elected vice chair, with...

NCSU plans late-season soybean management webinar Sept. 11

Have questions about late-season insect and disease management? Want to learn about the new historical basis tool developed by North Carolina State Extension to aid in grain marketing? Please join us for a Zoom webinar at 8 a.m. EDT, Sept....

3 ag chem wholesalers/retailers form joint venture as GreenPoint AG

Agri-AFC, GreenPoint AG and Tennessee Farmers Cooperative have formed a joint venture combining their agronomy operations and will operate under the banner "GreenPoint AG." The combination will include all operations of Agri-AFC LLC’s wholesale and retail business, GreenPoint AG’s retail...

Nufarm launches Pather MTZ premix

Nufarm Americas Inc. has launched Panther MTZ herbicide, the latest in the Panther family of herbicide formulations. It contains a premix of metribuzin, a Weed Science Society of America Group 5, and flumioxazin, a Group 14. Together, they provide a...

University of Arkansas Soybean Economic Notes, July 17, 2020

Bob Stark, agricultural economics professor with the University of Arkansas’ School of Agriculture and Southeast Research & Extension Center, Monticello, and Jeremy Ross, assistant professor and Extension soybean agronomist, Little Rock, review the trading week in Arkansas, ending July...

Dr. Bob Scott tapped to lead UArk Cooperative Extension

Bob Scott has been named director of Arkansas’ Cooperative Extension Service, the organization that delivers the education outreach portion of the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s land-grant mission. Mark Cochran, vice president-agriculture for the University of Arkansas System,...

UT Soybean Scout School goes virtual July 8 on Zoom

Because of restrictions due to the COVID-19 situation, the University of Tennessee Soybean Scout School will be offered by Zoom from 9-11:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 8. The Zoom link is provided below. However, a password is required. Please contact LaDonn...

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