Saturday, December 13, 2025

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Why Soybean Loopers Are Frustrating to Control and What We Are Doing About It

⋅ BY DOMINIC REISIG ⋅ Soybean loopers are usually among the top three insect pests in North Carolina in terms of cost and control. In 2021, we estimated costs and losses from this pest at nearly $5.3 million, but I...

J.R. Simplot Co. to acquire Pinnacle Ag

The J.R. Simplot Co., a privately held food and agribusiness company headquartered in Boise, Idaho, has agreed to acquire all of the interests in Pinnacle Agriculture Enterprises LLC and its subsidiaries. The acquisition will bring together two distributors of...

AmVac redesigns its website

AmVac Chemical Corp. has launched a new customer website, www.amvac-chemical.com, with a robust search function for agricultural and environmental protection products, retailers and field representatives, marketing and sales campaigns,and product promotions. “With more than 50 percent of traffic coming from...

Sample for nematodes now when numbers are the highest

Southern root-knot nematodes can harm the growth and development of soybean plants. What makes nematodes a serious issue is that unlike most pests, nematodes can’t be seen and they can significantly affect the success of the crop. Often times, the...

EPA registers Monsanto’s NemaStrike seed treatment

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...

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