Spray the seed, not the weed. It might be an old adage, but it’s one Syngenta agronomic service representative Aaron Kromann said is an important crop protection rule to remember and one that’s easy to forget.
Kochia, an annual weed, requires a mix of herbicides early in the year to prevent it from disturbing crop production, said Kansas State Univer…
Despite big snowfall totals in January and rains throughout the Midwest, drought features prominently across Iowa and Missouri at the start of March.
Weeds are on the move across the region, whether it’s kochia found in a Minnesota soybean field or it’s Palmer amaranth found in southwestern …
The dicamba labels (Xtendimax, Engenia, and Tavium) for over-the-top applications in tolerant varieties have recently been vacated, which effe…
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A team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS), university and industry scientists has spotted a new genetic vulnerability to tolpyralate herbi…
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) announced in late December that state-specific use restrictions for three dicamba herbicide prod…
While purchasing herbicides, crop seed, and other inputs take priority after harvest, consider asking yourself the following questions to better prepare your operation for managing weeds next season.
When you think of kochia as a weed problem, one thinks of the Dakotas and other states farther west. Kochia, a tumbleweed, has long established itself as a weed problem in these dryer western areas.
The 2023 growing season brought some weed control challenges, including impacts from dry conditions in many Midwestern states.
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At this time during the growing season, many herbicides cannot be applied to crops in the reproductive growth stage. However, weed management can still be implemented.
There have been contradictory findings with regards to the effect of cover crops on the following cash crop yield. Some studies have shown that cover crops increase the yield of the following cash crop, while others have observed negative impacts to yield. Several studies have shown that cover crops do not have a significant impact on following cash crop yields.
As cover crops continue to grow in use, the best advice for those looking to adopt the practice is to try and fail and learn from it.
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