The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will once again provide educational programming through several different events at the Amarillo Farm and Ranch Show Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at the Amarillo Civic Center, 401 S. Buchanan St., Amarillo.
AgriLife Extension’s...
Out-of-control weeds are the latest challenge to hit Texas producers among the negative effects related to untimely rains since late spring, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.
Rainy weather across the state has created a convergence of...
Nufarm Americas Inc. has launched Leopard Herbicide, a premix of two sulfonylureas, for soybeans, field corn and cotton.
It contains the active ingredients rimsulfuron and thifensulfuron in a water-dispersible granule formulation. Both are members of the Weed Science Society of...
Some Oklahoma crop producers might need to reassess their herbicide-application options given the current state of their fields, according to Oklahoma State University Extension recommendations.
All crops should be considered, but corn and sorghum seem to have been especially susceptible...
The latest survey conducted by the Weed Science Society of America shows that Palmer amaranth is the hardest to control weed in grass crops, while foxtail species are the most prevalent.
More than 315 weed scientists across the United States...
Weed management is a year-round job, but producers take special care to make sound management decisions prior to planting— including cover crop burndown.
David Russell, an Alabama Extension weed scientist, offers suggestions for planting into a weed-free field and maintaining...
Corn and soybean producers know that an essential part of pest management is crop scouting. This subject is as vast as the tasks associated with it, and the benefits are evident to farmers. The Crop Protection Network has released...
• By Larry Steckel •
Ready or not, burndown season is here! There has been very little burndown applied to date. Weather permitting, some would like to start corn planting before April 1.
A potential short turnaround time from burndown to...
The Environmental Protection Agency recently registered Syngenta's Acuron GT, a post-emergence herbicide for use on glyphosate-tolerant corn. State registrations are pending.
Acuron GT combines the active ingredients in Halex GT corn herbicide — glyphosate, mesotrione and S-metolachlor — with the...
• By Daniel Stephenson •
Managing weeds in corn can be divided into three phases: preplant, in-crop and post-harvest, but I’ll save the post-harvest phase until later in the year.
Preplant is otherwise known as burndown. We suggested applying a burndown...
Weeds are the bane of most growers’ existence. In a growing class of “superweeds,” Palmer amaranth continues to frustrate farmers with its dogged resistance to commonly used herbicides.
Research has shown that left unchecked Palmer amaranth can reduce corn yield...
Helm Agro US Inc. has received federal registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Katagon, an HPPD premix herbicide for psotemergence use in field corn.
It contains two modes of action — tolpyralate and nicosulfuron — with the added...
Gowan Co. LLC has entered into agreements with Syngenta to acquire rights to the active ingredients, prosulfuron and primisulfuron. The acquisition includes product registrations and trademarks for Peak, Spirit, Beacon and Northstar herbicides and related intellectual property and labels,...
As the 2020 corn-growing season draws to a close, Syngenta engaged university agricultural researchers from across the United States to analyze the agronomic challenges farmers encountered this season and offer tips on how they can best control weeds and...
The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Reviton herbicide from Helm Agro US Inc. for use as a desiccant and non-selective preplant burndown in field corn, cotton, soybeans and wheat.
A PPO-inhibitor herbicide, it contains the branded active ingredient, Tergeo. It...
