Sponsor: PhytoGen
Texas-Tough PhytoGen® Helps Growers Thrive on High Plains
October 9, 2017
The PhytoGen breeding program — renowned for its industry-leading Pima varieties — has focused its efforts in recent years on …
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New Monsanto Herbicide will be Widely Available to U.S. Farmers in 2011
July 8, 2010
According to a press release issued this week by the Monsanto Company: the launch of its new encapsulated formulation of …
Sponsor: PhytoGen
Texas-Tough PhytoGen® Helps Growers Thrive on High Plains
October 9, 2017
The PhytoGen breeding program — renowned for its industry-leading Pima varieties — has focused its efforts in recent years on …
Weed Control
Monsanto Launches Warrant Herbicide
July 6, 2010
Monsanto Company announces the launch of a new encapsulated formulation of acetochlor designed for cotton and soybean acres in 2010 …
Weed Control
BASF Unveils Online Training Program for Kixor Use
June 30, 2010
BASF Corporation has introduced a new online training program – www.kixoreducation.com – that provides key information on how Kixor herbicide …
Weed Control
Syngenta Website Pinpoints Glyphosate Resistant Weeds On a Local Level
April 27, 2010
Using a new tool now available on Resistancefighter.com, growers can find out just how close glyphosate resistance is to their …
Weed Control
China Accused of Dumping Glyphosate
April 20, 2010
Albaugh Inc. filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission to impose anti-dumping duties …
April 19, 2010
Ken Smith isn’t the only weed scientist in the Cotton Belt to identify the soil seed bank as a key …
March 19, 2010
It’s been a year since many growers in the Mid-South got their first taste of a serious glyphosate-resistance infestation. In …
Bayer Announces Price Cuts for Ignite Herbicide
March 8, 2010
Bayer CropScience has announced a price reduction Ignite herbicide of approximately 20 percent. Ignite is non-selective herbicide alternative to glyphosate …
Resistance Management a Hot Topic at Gin Show
February 26, 2010
Farmers are gathering in Memphis for the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show this weekend. The show provides farmers a chance …
Don’t Give Pigweed The Light Of Day
February 18, 2010
For the last three years, the Beltwide has kicked off with the Consultants Conference, sponsored by Syngenta, Bayer CropScience and …
Kichler Tabbed for ‘Resistance Fighter of the Year’
February 16, 2010
Syngenta has named Jeremy Kichler of Oglethorpe, GA, as one of two producers selected for the 2009 Resistance Fighters of …
Proactively Managing Resistance
January 14, 2010
Season-long weed control is vital to combating tough weeds on the farm. Roundup Ready Cotton Performance Plus, a Monsanto residual …
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EPA Sets Revised In-Crop Dicamba Guidelines
October 13, 2017
The EPA has reached an agreement with Monsanto, BASF and DuPont on measures to further minimize the potential for drift damage from over-the-top use of dicamba formulations in genetically-modified cotton and soybeans.
Weed Control
Consider Establishing a Post Harvest Cover Crop
October 2, 2017
The adoption of cover crops in Tennessee has proven to be a major tool for successfully controlling Palmer amaranth.
Weed Control
Farmers Impressed with Enlist Duo Performance
August 30, 2017
Growers who have used Enlist Duo herbicide this summer have reported not only exceptional control of their toughest weeds, but are also impressed with how it stays on target.
Weed Control
August 22, 2017
Amid a chorus of complaints, many cotton producers express worry over losing an invaluable tool for weed control.
Soybeans
Arkansas Researchers Share Dicamba Volatility Studies
August 11, 2017
Work done by University of Arkansas weed scientists has found that every dicamba formulation tested this spring and summer demonstrated a level of volatility.
Weed Control
Post-Direct or Hooded Options for Layby Weed Control
July 6, 2017
Tennessee’s Larry Steckel offers recommendations for post-direct or hooded herbicide applications at layby.
Weed Control
Best Management Practices to Mitigate Dicamba Drift
June 27, 2017
To help offset potential dicamba drift issues, Tennessee Weed Specialist Larry Steckel offers best management practices to help reduce off-target movement.
Weed Control
Avoid Inversions When Spraying Weeds
June 19, 2017
Dr. Larry Steckel offers tips to help avoid potential problems when spraying dicamba in inversion conditions, even when proper guidelines are being followed.
Soybeans
June 15, 2017
In a video presentation, Tennessee Weed Specialist Larry Steckel discusses three actions to help reduce dicamba drift and volatilization.
Soybeans
Dicamba Damage Reports Increasing in Arkansas
June 12, 2017
Forty complaints from off-target movement of dicamba have already been reported to the Arkansas State Plant Board, as of June 12.
Weed Control
Glyphosate-Resistant Johnsongrass Focus of New Webcast
May 22, 2017
A new webcast on effective management of glyphosate-resistant johnsongrass has been added to the Focus on Cotton online series from the Plant Management Network and Cotton Incorporated.