Inputs
Quilt Xcel Fungicide Receives Section 3 Registration
May 28, 2009 2:19 PM | Source: Syngenta
Syngenta Crop Protection announced today that Quilt Xcel fungicide received a Section 3 registration from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA... More
Data Shows Soybean Farmers See Improved Yield from Domark Fungicide
May 28, 2009 1:35 PM | Source: Valent
Soybean farmers who used Domark® Fungicide in 2008 showed as much as a 7.5 bushel per acre increase over farmers who did not treat their crop with a fungicide, according to data compiled from across the United States.... More
In Weed Control Vs. Planting, Experts Choose Weed Control
May 26, 2009 4:58 PM | Source: Purdue University
Weed specialists at Purdue University and Ohio State University are worried farmers will put weed control on the back burner in order to get their crops planted, and it could come back to bite them later in the growing season... More
Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield™ Soybeans Planted on 1.5 Million Acres This Season
May 26, 2009 12:07 PM
More than 16,000 farmers are planting Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans this season, many saying they are excited about the higher yield and profit potential this second-generation technology demonstrated last year in test plots and production fields... More
Residual Herbicides No Match For Wet Soil
Apr 29, 2009 11:36 AM | Source: Purdue University
Soil-applied herbicides can knock out a farmer's toughest weeds, but the chemical products are no match against soggy fields, says Bill Johnson, Purdue University Extension weed specialist.... More
Inputs News
Wet Weather Has Farmers Wondering About Additional Nitrogen Applications
Jun 18, 2009 4:28 PM
The Illinois State Water Survey says that wet conditions in March, April and May 2009 were the “fifth wettest since statewide records began in 1895,” leading many farmers to wonder if they should apply more nitrogen (N) fertilizer to cornfields... More
Timely Application Of Postemergent Herbicides Pays Dividends
Jun 3, 2009 9:23 AM
Between genetically modified soybean varieties and the use of glyphosate and glufosinate, Iowa State University Extension Weed Specialist Mike Owen believes growers may have a false sense of security when it comes to weed control... More
Fertilizer Inputs
Wet Weather Has Farmers Wondering About Additional Nitrogen Applications
Jun 18, 2009 4:28 PM
The Illinois State Water Survey says that wet conditions in March, April and May 2009 were the “fifth wettest since statewide records began in 1895,” leading many farmers to wonder if they should apply more nitrogen (N) fertilizer to cornfields... More
Wet Soil Can Lead To Nitrogen Loss In Farm Fields
May 12, 2009 4:48 PM
With the recent heavy rains across parts of Kansas, saturated soils have become common in many areas. This can potentially cause loss of nitrogen (N) from the soil, says Kansas State University (K-State) Agronomist Dave Mengel. "There have been a number of questions... More
Fungicides
Quilt Xcel Fungicide Receives Section 3 Registration
May 28, 2009 2:19 PM | Source: Syngenta
Syngenta Crop Protection announced today that Quilt Xcel fungicide received a Section 3 registration from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA... More
Data Shows Soybean Farmers See Improved Yield from Domark Fungicide
May 28, 2009 1:35 PM | Source: Valent
Soybean farmers who used Domark® Fungicide in 2008 showed as much as a 7.5 bushel per acre increase over farmers who did not treat their crop with a fungicide, according to data compiled from across the United States.... More
Herbicides
Glyphosate Nonperformance Issues And Glyphosate-Resistant Biotypes
Jun 16, 2009 11:31 AM | Source: University of Minnesota Extension
Glyphosate-resistant biotypes of giant and common ragweed and common waterhemp have been confirmed in Minnesota and are listed on the International Survey of Resistant Weeds Web site. Both species appear to be resistant to approximately four-times the labeled use rate of glyphosate (4X). In the short timeframe presented to us during the growing season, separating glyphosate nonperformance... More
Timely Application Of Postemergent Herbicides Pays Dividends
Jun 3, 2009 9:23 AM | Source: Iowa Soybean Association
Between genetically modified soybean varieties and the use of glyphosate and glufosinate, Iowa State University Extension Weed Specialist Mike Owen believes growers may have a false sense of security when it comes to weed control... More
Insecticides
Battling Beetles
Nov 30, 2008 12:00 PM | By Larry Stalcup
Bean leaf beetles are giving southern soybean growers more and more fits. Traditional insecticide treatments are failing, and there's added cost to beat... More
Seed Inputs
Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield™ Soybeans Planted on 1.5 Million Acres This Season
May 26, 2009 12:07 PM
More than 16,000 farmers are planting Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans this season, many saying they are excited about the higher yield and profit potential this second-generation technology demonstrated last year in test plots and production fields... More
Non-Biotech Soybean Seed: Is There Enough?
Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Conventional soybeans used to be the norm now they're a niche. Since Roundup Ready soybeans debuted 12 years ago, growers have steadily increased their... More
Seed treatments
Soybean Seed: To Treat or Not to Treat
Apr 22, 2009 10:26 AM | By Laura Sweets, University of Missouri
The 2009 season is shaping up to be an interesting and challenging season. Right now there are still questions on whether or not to treat soybean seed with seed treatment fungicides... More
Soybean Seed Inoculation Pays
Apr 30, 2008 9:16 AM | Source: Michigan State University
Research conducted at Michigan State University (MSU) and Ohio State University (OSU) and in Ontario has demonstrated that treating soybean seed with bacterial inoculants is a profitable practice... More
More on Seed Treatments Inputs
Crop Chemicals Inputs
Valmont Sponsors Accredited Online Chemigation And Fertigation Course
Apr 16, 2009 10:38 AM
Penton Media has developed an online continuing education unit (CEU) course that covers the use of mechanical irrigation systems to apply fertilizers and crop protection products. The course, sponsored by Valmont Irrigation... More
Resounding Resistance
Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM
It's kind of sickening. Jarrett Nehring frowns when making that response. Who wouldn't, when a 25-bu. drop in soybean yields flashes on the yield monitor... More
(New Course)
(New Course)
