Ask most Mid-South and Southern soybean growers what their most troublesome weed is, and they'll say Palmer pigweed—also known as Palmer amaranth. Not only is the weed inherently difficult to control because of its prolific seed production, but now...
A mild winter and warm spring have concerned Extension specialists, who say redbanded stink bug numbers could build up rapidly.
By Vicky Boyd
Editor
A mild winter across much of the Southern soybean belt has raised concerns of a bad year...
The use of cover crops in corn, cotton and soybean production systems has become more popular in recent years, in part for its ability to reduce weed coverage.
The non-profit Plant Management Network has released an online presentation titled, "A...
Think you have what it takes to grow lots of soybeans? If you farm in Mississippi, you'll get a chance to earn some bragging rights (and some prize money) through the inaugural 2017 Mississippi Soybean Yield Contest.
It is sponsored...
A two-year effort by the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension that involved aggressive education has paid off with a 65 percent reduction in complaints about off-target pesticide applications.
“No grower wants (their pesticides to) drift," UGA Extension weed specialist Stanley...
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...
Rotate control methods and crops to slow development of PPO resistance in Palmer amaranth.
By Vicky Boyd
Editor
Although two new herbicide-tolerant crop technologies have recently hit the market and a few others are in the pipeline, weed experts say growers should still practice integrated weed management to slow...
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...
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Muthu Bagavathiannan, an assistant professor of weed science and agronomy with Texas A&M AgriLife Research, will hold a free Web seminar...
A group of University of Georgia researchers are working to develop soybean varieties resistant to the invasive kudzu bug.
Although the bugs don't damage soybeans every season, they can cause yield losses of between 20 and 60 percent during peak...
The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Engenia dicamba-only herbicide from BASF Corp. for over-the-top use on dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton. State registrations are pending.
Before making its decision, the EPA reviewed nearly 22,000 public comments.
Engenia contains a BAPMA form of...
As you sit in the combine, which provides a bird's-eye view of the field below, take time now to scout for potential 2017 weed problems.
As you see problem spots that survived herbicide treatments, University of Missouri weed scientist Kevin...
David Wildy, a diversified row-crop producer near Manila, Ark., was named the 2016 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year.
Wildy, who was named the overall winner during the Willie B. Withers Luncheon, was chosen from among 10 state winners...
Despite challenging conditions this season, a handful of Arkansas farmers have topped the 100-bushel threshold, with two of them breaking the standing state record within a week of each other.
They are participants in Arkansas' Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge.
“I’m...
Randy Dowdy, owner of Randy Dowdy Farms in Pavo, Ga., not just set a new world soybean production record this year but blew it out of the water with 171.9 bushels per acre.
The previous record of 160.6 bushels per...
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