Tennessee Soybeans: Stop Sequential Applications of Dicamba – Video
In light of dicamba drift issues, Dr. Steckel recommends using a PPO herbicide as a follow-up application in Xtend soybeans. Recent research has found that a sequential PPO application is very...
View ArticleDicamba Volatility or Temperature Inversion? Do You Know the Difference? – Video
University of Tennessee Weed Specialist Dr. Larry Steckel discusses the difference between herbicide volatility and temperature inversion as causes of herbicide drift. The post Dicamba Volatility or...
View ArticleTennessee Soybeans: Dicamba Stewardship in Double-Cropped Fields – Video
Reminder from Dr. Larry Steckel to watch for temperature inversions when spraying dicamba herbicides in late-planted soybeans. The post Tennessee Soybeans: Dicamba Stewardship in Double-Cropped...
View ArticleLouisiana Soybeans: New Herbicide Systems Offer Better Weed Control Options
Three new soybean herbicide systems will give Louisiana farmers much-needed tools to fight increasing resistant weed populations they have struggled with in recent years. However, LSU AgCenter weed...
View ArticleOhio Soybeans: Are Fall Herbicides Required in Xtend Fields?
There is obviously a lot going on with the dicamba issue, resulting in uncertainty as to where exactly we are headed with regard to future labels, restrictions, and stewardship. However, we are fairly...
View ArticleMinnesota: Thinking Through Dicamba Options For 2018
As we enter the fall harvest, many will be evaluating what soybean variety to select for next year. No longer is the focus solely on yield and tolerances to disease, iron chlorosis, and nematodes. This...
View ArticleHerbicide Performance – Water Temperatures Influence Kill – No Kidding
Farmers and applicators often ask whether the temperature of the mixing water influences herbicide product performance. Water collected from surface sources (such as lakes and ponds) and groundwater...
View ArticleFall Burndown: Gaining Ground In The South
Fall burndown applications haven’t ranked as high on the priority list in the South as in parts of the Midwest. But to a degree, farmers in the Cotton Belt are taking the practice more to heart,...
View ArticleGeorgia: Dicamba – Zero Official Drift Complaints Reported to Georgia...
No official pesticide drift complaints have been reported to the Georgia Department of Agriculture this year due to in-season applications of dicamba, or 2,4-D. Sound science and assistance from...
View ArticleDicamba and the Treadmill of Herbicide Resistance
Many reports have circulated the US concerning widespread dicamba injury to off-target crops, particularly in the Mid-South and Midwest. According to a national survey led by Kevin Bradley, weed...
View ArticleTexas Cotton, Soybeans: Dicamba Label Update and Mandatory Training for...
Dicamba tolerant cotton and soybean varieties were brought to the market in 2015 and 2016, respectively, and were followed in 2017 by the newly registered dicamba herbicides formulated specifically to...
View ArticleDicamba Herbicide: First Approved for Use in 1962 – A Historical Perspective
At the recent North Central Weed Science Society annual meeting I was asked to provide the opening presentation (A historical perspective on dicamba) in a symposium focusing on issues with dicamba....
View ArticleMissouri: Before Spraying Herbicides, Review Crop, Liability Insurance
Recent issues with dicamba spray drift have highlighted the need for producers to understand third-party liability associated with all herbicide applications, said University of Missouri Extension...
View ArticleMinnesota: Dicamba In 2018 – Let’s Clear Up Confusing Points
One question I was asked recently had to do with Restricted Use Products (RUP) and dicamba. In Minnesota, Fexapan, Engenia and XtendiMax are currently the only restricted use dicamba products in the...
View ArticleDicamba: New Label Includes Downwind Buffers and Susceptible Crop Restrictions
In response to problems with off-target movement and injury associated with dicamba applications on dicamba-resistant (Xtend) soybean, the EPA made significant changes to labels of the new dicamba...
View ArticleTexas Cotton, Soybeans: “Hit the Target” Website, Other Tools Help with...
While cotton and soybean producers across Texas are getting the do’s and don’ts for applying new chemical formulations to their crop, the education is being extended to producers with sensitive or...
View ArticlePennsylvania: Weed Control – New Crop Technologies in 2018
New Crops and their corresponding Label Updates: Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybean Engenia 5L (dicamba-BAPMA salt; BASF), Xtendimax 2.9L (dicamba-DGA with Vapor Grip Technology; Monsanto) and FeXapan 2.9L...
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