As we approach harvest, we face final challenges like ear and crown rot. There are some ugly ears out there, particularly in the localized areas of Iowa that received hail during grain fill.
The new soybean seed treatment pre-mix from Syngenta, CruiserMaxx APX provides the highest level of performance of Pythium and Phytophthora protection. Every seed is granted the same amount of active ingredients to help prevent major seed-borne diseases and early-season insects and give the soybeans every opportunity to thrive.
Solinftec introduces their newest AgTech scouting robot, powered by artificial intelligence. The automated machine will scan the crops and record their growth rates, plant health the prevalence of any weeds, collecting all this information to allow the grower to make educated decisions about their fields. The robot is suited for farms around 500 acres in size and works best with several types of row crops including corn, soybeans, cotton, wheat, canola and many others.
Ostara's Crystal Green is a new 100% plant-available high-efficiency phosphate fertilizer. The fertilizer only releases nutrients while root growth occurs; the organic acids break down the Crystal Green granule providing immediate phosphates for the plant. Crystal Green reduces soil tie-up, run off and leeching, feeding the nutrients to the crops instead of the soil.
Doug Little, BASF soybean seed marketing manager, provides an update on 10 new soybean varieties hitting the market for 2023. The varieties include the Enlist E3 triple-stack herbicide-tolerant trait to enhance soybean weed control.
Planting delays gave an incredible advantage for weeds in some fields in 2022, enabling weeds to germinate and emerge at the same time as crops in 2022. It is important that farmers do what they can to limit weed seed production and movement to help prevent weed infestations in the future.
August scouting can guide future variety, fungicide or seed treatment selections, so it is important to identify and record these 5 mid- to late-season soybean diseases.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has agreed with companies and agriculture groups that additional time is needed to comment on proposed rule changes for atrazine.
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