Weed Control

After receiving Environmental Protection Agency registration earlier this year, BASF Inc. of Research Triangle Park, N.C., has launched Zidua Pro herbicide for soybeans. The residual herbicide premix controls a broad array of grassy and broadleaf weeds, including Palmer amaranth. It contains...

The 61st annual Tri-State Soybean Forum will be held Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, at the Dumas Community Center in Dumas, Ark. Presentations from Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas specialists will include an herbicide status update, market outlook on farm profitability and land...

Heading into this season, Extension weed specialists were concerned about Environmental Protection Agency registrations not keeping pace with herbicide-resistant traits. Their worries, in particular, focused on Xtend soybeans and cotton from Monsanto, which have been genetically modified to resist...

Monsanto Co. and DuPont signed a multi-year dicamba supply agreement for the United States and Canada. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. St. Louis-based Monsanto has invested more than $1 billion in a dicamba production facility in Luling, La.,...

You undoubtedly have seen headlines, such as “10 worst cities in which to live” or “Top 10 worst cities for car theft,” in the popular press or online. The Weed Science Society of America has its own survey in...

The Environmental Protection Agency has extended the comment period on a new dicamba formulation for use on soybeans and cotton genetically engineered to be tolerant to the herbicide. The deadline to comment is now May 31. The previous deadline was...

Monsanto Co.'s board of directors recently approved a $975 million expansion at the company's Luling, La., site that manufactures dicamba herbicide. Upon completion in mid-2019, the facility is expected to supply 25 to 35 percent of the demand across the...

Don’t wait — take pre-emptive steps now to slow PPO herbicide resistance from developing in Palmer pigweed. By Vicky Boyd, Editor Bob Scott, a University of Arkansas Extension weed scientist, is on a crusade before planting season starts to educate producers about herbicide...

Last season a handful of Missouri growers got a chance to test out new Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans. Here's what they learned. By Carroll Smith Last year, Brad Gilmer and Lance Lawson grew seed production for Roundup Ready 2 Xtend...

The time of day when Liberty herbicide is applied can affect its effectiveness on Palmer amaranth, according to University of Tennessee studies. But researchers also have found that time of day can affect the efficacy of PPO herbicides, such as...

Citing accidental exposure that has caused injuries and even death, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new worker protection rules for those handling the herbicide, paraquat. Among the changes are: • New closed-system packaging designed to make it nearly impossible to...

Dow AgroSciences plans to launch Elevore with Arylex active, a new burn-down herbicide that controls a broad spectrum of broadleaf weeds, including those resistant to glyphosate and ALS herbicides. Dow expects the Environmental Protection Agency to register the herbicide in...

Draft a weed-control plan before planting, don’t skimp on preplant treatments and rotate modes of action. Soybeans are expected to see another low point in commodity prices this year, but that won’t change the pre-planting habits of Mid-South growers, such...

If you farm in Tennessee or neighboring states and battle weeds, the recently published 2016 Weed Control Manual from the University of Tennessee may be for you. The 110-publication — which is free to download from www.utcrops.com — contains recommendations for...

Insect Growth Regulator For High-Yield Soybean Programs Cavalier 2L is an insect growth regulator for controlling insects in soybeans. It’s active ingredient, diflubenzuron, is a chitin inhibitor that provides excellent, economic insect control for at least three weeks. Cavalier 2L...