• By Ryan McGeeney • There are some things that, even when you know it’s coming, no one’s happy when it gets here. Tom Barber, Extension weed scientist for the …
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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 …
Read More »It’s a good time to scout for weeds
• By Larry Steckel • Some have been concerned about losing dicamba due to court or Environmental Protection Agency rulings. Everyone should be more concerned about losing dicamba and 2,4-D …
Read More »UT research finds why junglerice escapes control in Xtend fields
• By Larry Steckel and Clay Perkins • The results of some University of Tennessee Extension studies to determine why junglerice has become a major weed pest in Tennessee Xtend …
Read More »Poa and ryegrass cause burndown issues
• By Larry Steckel • Poor control of poa (annual bluegrass) and ryegrass have been the most numerous calls of late. This is becoming more common every spring. It would …
Read More »Results of the 2019 UT Palmer amaranth dicamba screening
• By Larry Steckel • In 2019, we ran calls on about 40 fields where producers were disappointed with their Palmer amaranth control from applications of Engenia or XtendiMax. We …
Read More »Anthem Flex herbicide labeled for soybeans, other legumes
Lentils, dry peas, chickpeas, soybeans and sunflowers have been added to the label for Anthem Flex herbicide from FMC. Labeled for preplant and preemergence applications in those crops, the herbicide …
Read More »Bayer announces new post-emerge herbicide MOA in early development
Bayer has announced a herbicide molecule in Phase 2 of early development that has demonstrated effective control of key resistant grasses in research trials, according to a company news release. …
Read More »BASF launches weed ‘eradication’ initiative
• By Vicky Boyd, Editor • BASF recently launched an industrywide initiative – “Operation Weed Eradication” – that challenges growers and others within agriculture to take a zero-tolerance approach to …
Read More »Palmer amaranth’s molecular secrets reveal troubling potential
Corn, soybean and cotton farmers shudder at the thought of Palmer amaranth invading their fields. The aggressive cousin of waterhemp – itself a formidable adversary – grows extremely rapidly, produces …
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