Seed Treatments

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Syngenta's Vibrance Trio seed treatment, which contains a three-fungicide premix. The treatment targets a host of diseases during the early season, including Phytophthora, Rhizoctonia, Pythium, Fusarium, seedborne Phomopsis and seedborne Sclerotinia. The active ingredients are mefenoxam, fludioxonil...

Clemson University soybean breeders have released a new soybean variety that extends the planting season and growing regions. Named Agustina, the cultivar was developed and released by soybean breeders Benjamin Fallen and Emerson Shipe at the university’s Pee Dee Research...

A collaborative research project between Purdue University and Dow/DuPont researchers has discovered a novel soybean gene that provides widespread resistance to the costly fungal disease Phytophthora root and stem rot. The research team pinpointed a gene called Rps11 that confers strong...

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...

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...

An analysis of neonicotinoid insecticidal seed treatments by a group of Mid-South entomologists found they yielded economic benefits for soybean producers. Led by Mississippi State University entomologist Jeff Gore, they published their work in a recent issue of the Journal...

If your fields were flooded, you may want to consider treating your soybeans with an inoculant before planting, says Louisiana State University AgCenter soybean Extension specialist Ronnie Levy. Soybeans are big users of nitrogen, removing about 4 pounds of nitrogen per...

This section offers a partial listing of soybean varieties suited for the Southern growing region. For more offerings, contact your local seed representative. AgVenture Midsouth 42C2RR • Light Tawny with better than average shatter score • Farmer proven multiple years • Plant shows good width...

Tennessee’s Dyer County FFA members participated in a fun and educational in-field experience by scouting the latest in soybean technology during the 2011 season. By Carroll Smith Many worthy facets of an agricultural education take place in Future Farmers of America (FFA) classrooms...

This section offers a partial listing of soybean varieties suited for the Southern growing region. For more offerings, contact your local seed representative.   AgVenture Midsouth 44K4RR • Shorter plant type adapts well with narrow rows and irrigation • “C” gene for Phytophthora Root...