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.
The announcement comes at a time when an increasing number...
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 Tom Barber •
The New Year is here, and with it comes new hope that this growing season will be much better than 2019. This year, we have already started in somewhat better shape (at least prior to...
American Vanguard Corp. has acquired four herbicide brands from Corteva Agriscience.
They are Classic, First Rate, Hornet and Python WDG. The transaction includes acquisition of end-use registrations, commercial sales and marketing information, and finished goods inventory.
The products are tankmix partners...
An old joke has it that cockroaches and whatever other object that seems to have more than nine lives will be the only things to survive a nuclear bomb. More recently, many growers have laughed that cockroaches and Palmer...
Nearly 500 people have already pre-registered for the 2019 Row Crop Short Course. The program, complete with CCA credits, can be downloaded by clicking here.
The 2019 Row Crop Short Course will be held at the Cotton Mill Conference Center...
• By Larry Steckel •
A year ago this month, I posted a blog titled “Dicamba in Tennessee: Year 3.” At that time, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture had fielded 45 official dicamba drift complaints. There were some issues on...
Soybean seeding rates, effects of urea application on soy protein concentration and how drones are used in multiple inlet irrigation in rice are among the topics included in the tours set for the Aug. 8 field day at the...
The slow-rolling bête noir that was Barry was best summed up in a tweet by Stephen Hoskyn, who farms near Stuttgart, Arkanss: “Tropical Storm Barry is like that friend that comes over, drinks too much, and then won’t leave...
• By Larry Steckel •
There have been a good number of calls on sketchy Palmer amaranth control with a 12.8 oz/A of Engenia or 22 ozs/A of XtendiMax mixed with a quart/A of Roundup PowerMax. I visited a number...
BASF and Nutrien Ag Solutions are collaborating on a scouting application that enables growers and agronomists to instantly identify weeds and diseases within their fields. The Xarvio Scouting app is offered within the Nutrien Ag Solutions Customer Portal, according...
Higher temperatures and mixing glyphosate with dicamba lead to increased atmospheric concentrations of dicamba, according to scientists with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.
Tom Mueller and Larry Steckel, both professors in the University of Tennessee Department of Plant...
University of Arkansas weed science professor Jason Norsworthy is hosting the latest Focus On Soybean webcast titled "Seed Burial and Persistence of Palmer amaranth and Waterhemp."
During the 22-minute presentation, Norsworthy will provide information about the effects of tillage methods...
A late planting season and a spring of wild weather has Arkansas cropland under multiple threats. Among the biggest concerns is the inevitable arrival of problem weeds and how best to control them as the summer progresses.
“In terms of...
• By Tommy Butts and Tom Barber •
There are two new Extension publications available from the Arkansas Weed Science team, FSA2185 – Metolachlor Herbicides: What are the Facts, and MP554 – Herbicide Resistance Traits: Quick Reference Guide.
Metolachlor herbicides are typically...
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