Crop Protection

Corn Growers: Assess Wireworm Risk Prior To Planting

Corn growers need to scout their fields to determine wireworm populations before planting so they don't miss the optimum treatment window, a Purdue Extension entomologist says. Wireworms, or click beetle larvae, feed on corn seed germ and may prevent plants from sprouting. The pest becomes active when soil temperatures warm into the upper 40s.
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US EPA Approved Valent's Fierce Herbicide Registration

Fierceâ„¢ Herbicide (active ingredients: flumioxazin + pyroxasulfone), the newest residual from Valent U.S.A. Corporation, has received US EPA registration in soybeans. Fierce, which received registration for corn earlier this year, is now available to soybean growers for the longest-lasting, broadest spectrum control of broadleaves and grasses, including species that are resistant to glyphosate and other chemistries.
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Zidua Herbicide Receives Federal Registration for Soybeans

New class of chemistry for soybean growers helps fight resistant weeds, including Palmer amaranth and waterhemp
BASF's Crop Protection division announced today the federal registration of Zidua® herbicide in soybeans. Growers battling tough-to-control, small-seeded broadleaf weeds and grasses will now have the longest-lasting residual control of today's toughest weeds.
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New MANA Soybean Herbicides Strengthen Resistance Management Programs

MANA today announced its launch of five new soybean weed control tools: Rumble™, Tailwind™, Torment™, Vise™ and Outflank™ herbicides. Each product encompasses superior efficacy against tough-to-control grass and broadleaf weeds using advanced technology to expand performance of “gold star� conventional active ingredients.
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