Crop Protection - Articles

The Future of Weed Control

May 26, 2021 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

What does weed control for agriculture look like in the not-so-distant future? While many are spraying and praying for the next novel active ingredient that can be inserted into their existing weed control program, others are looking to technology, says Washington State University.

Innoquest Improves Accuracy and Efficiency with New Sprayer Calibrator

May 18, 2021 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection

Sprayer Calibrator Model SC-2 boasts new features, increased capacity and higher accuracy over previous model.

Sponsored Content: Building Healthier Soil and Profits with Strip-Till

How Lamb Farms Grows Profits & Efficiency with 4R Nutrient Management

May 1, 2021 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

For Janette Veazey-Post, a New York farmer and one of the owners/operators at Lamb Farms, sustainability is a driving force behind their success. In fact, she attributes their desire to reuse, repurpose and do more with less to helping them become more efficient and profitable each year.

Mexican Judge Gives Temporary Win to Bayer Over Glyphosate Ban

April 26, 2021 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Reuters

A Mexican judge has sided with Bayer AG in a legal challenge to a government plan to prohibit glyphosate, providing temporary relief from a looming ban on the widely used herbicide.

Deepen Your No-Till Knowledge at the NNTC Summer Intensive

Bridge the educational experience of our National No-Tillage Conferences with this 2-day virtual learning program, June 23-24, covering organic no-till, increasing irrigation ROI with precision technology, correctly setting up your combine for residue management, learning more about plant sap analysis, and more.

April 24, 2021 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Bridge the educational experience of our National No-Tillage Conferences with this 2-day virtual learning program, June 23-24, covering organic no-till, increasing irrigation ROI with precision technology, correctly setting up your combine for residue management, learning more about plant sap analysis, and more.

Four Opportunities to Best Manage Nitrogen

April 15, 2021 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Rock River Lab

Assessing nutrient levels can help mitigate nitrogen management challenges. Rock River Laboratory explains the available analysis tools and when and how to use them as part of a successful fertilization strategy.

New Glyphosate Resistance Mechanism Discovered in Plants

April 14, 2021 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Grain Central

In a world-first breakthrough for research into herbicide resistance, a team of Australian and international scientists has discovered a new glyphosate resistance mechanism in plants that has similarities to cancer drug resistance in humans, say researchers from the University of Western Australia.

EPA Approves New MOA to Protect Corn from Pythium

March 22, 2021 | Posted in Crop Protection

Syngenta announced that Vayantis fungicide seed treatment has received registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Containing picarbutrazox, a novel mode of action, Vayantis reinforces protection against Pythium, one of the leading causes of yield loss in corn.