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...

• By David Moseley and Rasel Parvej • I am hearing that producers may plant soybean in fields that have not been planted to soybean during the last few years. Soybean plants have the ability to fix nitrogen, however, the...

With the recent registration by the Environmental Protection Agency, BASF has introduced three new seed treatments for soybeans: Vault IP Plus, Poncho XC  and Relenya. They will be available through local retailers for the 2021 season, according to a...

As full-season soybean planting gets underway in Kentucky, Carrie Knott, University of Kentucky grain crops specialist, offers Kentucky producers some advice to help them get the crop off to a good start. “We know that to maximize yields of full-season...

• By Dominic Reisig • The evidence is overwhelming. Neonicotinoid insecticide seed treatments do not provide a benefit in North Carolina. Most recently, our data were used in a study across 12 years and 14 states. We concluded that there...

Informative presentations, an extensive trade show, and an opportunity to network with some of the leaders in corn and soybean production are all on the agenda for the 2020 West Tennessee Grain and Soybean Producers Conference. This University of Tennessee...

• By Angela McClure • Most farmers had their fair share of seed quality issues during fall 2018, including many seed bean producers. The commercial seed supply is expected to be affected some by weathering at harvest, with severity depending on...

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Velondis, a biological fungicide seed treatment that BASF initially will label for soybeans. A key part of the product is based on research conducted by the University of Delaware into a specific strain of...

Walnut Creek, California-based Valent U.S.A. has launched Aveo EZ Nematicide, a seed protectant that reduces nematode reproduction. The biological product contains a highly concentrated formulation of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Strain PTA-4838. The beneficial soil microorganism colonizes the roots of soybean plants. It...