The Missouri Department of Agriculture has lifted the recent ban on applying Engenia, XtendiMax and FeXipan dicamba herbicides on tolerant soybeans and cotton, instead replacing it with Special Local Needs labels.
The statewide order prohibiting use or sale of all...
In response to numerous complaints of suspected dicamba drift, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture issued emergency application restrictions on newer dicamba formulations. Use of older dicamba formulations are banned in Tennessee for the rest of the season.
The rules are...
BASF, which markets Engenia dicamba herbicide, says Missouri and Arkansas agriculture officials' decision to temporarily halt dicamba applications robs farmers of one of the few technologies they have to control weeds resistant to other chemistries.
The Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based...
The Environmental Protection Agency recently registered NemaStrike Technology seed treatment to control several plant parasitic nematodes that attack field crops.
The product, labeled for soybeans, corn and cotton, will be launched in time for the 2018 use season, pending state...
ChemChina and Swiss-based Syngenta AG have agreed to divest three types of pesticides to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their proposed merger would harm competition in several U.S. markets.
The European Union made a similar announcement concerning the mergers...
King of Prussia, Pa.-based United Phosphorus Inc.—also known as UPI—recently launched two post-patent herbicides.
• Moccasin contains the active ingredient S-metolachlor. Labeled for a wide spectrum of crops, including soybeans, cotton and peanuts, the soil-applied herbicide has multiple application timings.
Moccasin...
As part of its planned merger with Dow, DuPont has entered into an agreement with FMC to divest part of its agricultural business. In return, DuPont plans to acquire FMC's health and nutrition business.
The divestiture will satisfy DuPont's commitments to...
BASF Corp. officials cut the ribbon today on the recently completed $270 million expansion of the company's Beaumont, Texas, dicamba manufacturing plant.
The three-year project was the largest investment in the history of the BASF crop protection unit, Debbie Dalley,...
The Environmental Protection Agency recently approved several new tankmix partners for Engenia and XtendiMax with VaporGrip technology, two dicamba herbicides from BASF and Monsanto, respectively.
Some states may have further restrictions, so check before proceeding.
Among the tankmix parnters for...
Alabama is the latest state to require training for anybody who will apply auxin herbicides in season and over the top of crops. It applies to growers and custom applicators—anyone who will be making the actual application.
The training is...
Mississippi recently granted state registration to Monsanto's dicamba herbicide, XtendiMax with VaporGrip Technology, with a few added requirements.
Under the state label, the wind limit has been reduced to 10 mph from the federal label limit of 15 mph. In...
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The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking comments on a proposal that could potentially severely restrict the use of pyrethroid insecticides, including...
Following the Environmental Protection Agency's conditional registration of Engenia and XtendiMax dicamba herbicides for use on dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybeans, North Carolina will have Special Local Need (SLN) labels for the two herbicides.
The two major differences on the SLN...
Cary, N.C.-based Arysta LifeSciences has introduced Rancona V 100 Pro seed treatment for soybeans.
It contains the active ingredients ipconazole for control of Fusarium, Rhizoctonia, smuts, bunts and seed rots, as well as carboxin, which stimulates early seedling vigor and...
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