Crop Protection

Illinois corn suffers injury from herbicide application, carryover from last season

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:05:00 +0000

Source: University of Illinois

Widespread areas of new corn in Illinois show herbicide injury, reported University of Illinois weed scientist Aaron Hager. He said direct application of postemergence herbicides and persistence of herbicides applied last season likely caused the injury.

FMC's new insecticide Triple Crown offers three modes of action

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:47:00 +0000

Karen McMahon

A new insecticide with protection against aphids, stinkbugs and other pests is available from FMC Corporation. The new Triple Crown insecticide offers three modes-of-action against insects in soybeans, corn and cotton.

The innovator: BASF addresses challenges of productivity, sustainability and weed resistance

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:58:00 +0000

Farm Industry News sat down with Jordi Tormo, BASF vice president, at the agricultural division’s headquarters in Limburgerhof, Germany, to learn how the company is positioning itself to meet the needs of U.S. producers.

For BASF, how important is the U.S. market?

Herbicide-resistant waterhemp populations expected to increase

Thu, 10 May 2012 18:54:00 +0000

Source: University of Illinois

Herbicide-resistant waterhemp will challenge Midwestern soybean growers this year. The challenge will be compounded by the weed’s increased resistance to herbicides with multiple modes of action, including glyphosate, PPO inhibitors and ALS inhibitors. This will limit the efficacy of herbicides on waterhemp and greatly complicate weed management programs.

BASF continues to explore new ways to control crop pests and diseases

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:52:00 +0000

It’s easy to feel dwarfed by the sheer size of BASF. Driving past BASF’s enormous chemical facility in Ludwigshafen, Germany, one can truly appreciate the immense size of the company. Here, BASF employs more than 33,000 of its overall workforce of more than 110,000.

BASF is the largest diversified chemical company in the world. The company develops and markets products that reach into just about every aspect of consumer life. On the company’s website, it lists 25 industries in which it provides products.

How to control resistant weeds in your field

Mon, 07 May 2012 19:37:00 +0000

Herbicide-resistant weeds have cropped up across the Midwest. Gordon Vail, Sygenta’s corn herbicide technical asset lead, talks every day to growers about problems with weed resistance. He offers his recommendations for handling resistant weeds in cornfields.

BASF’s Priaxor fungicide for soybeans approved

Thu, 03 May 2012 20:52:00 +0000

BASF just received EPA registration for a new soybean fungicide called Priaxor for the prevention and control of a broad spectrum of crop diseases. The company also received registration for its new Merivon fungicide, used in pome and stone fruit crops.

BASF reports that Priaxor is expected to provide excellent disease protection and post-infection disease control from some of the toughest fungal diseases in soybeans, as well as several other crops.

Scouting for black cutworm larvae should be underway

Thu, 03 May 2012 18:18:00 +0000

Susan Jongeneel, University of Illinois

Growers should begin scouting their emerging corn seedlings for signs of leaf feeding and cutting by black cutworms, according to coordinator of the Illinois Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Kelly Estes. Significant moth flights in late March and early April could have caused a significant presence of cutting-stage larvae in many areas of the state in the coming weeks.

Syngenta demo days highlight breadth of crops

Wed, 02 May 2012 18:37:00 +0000

Syngenta recently held its Demonstration Days for Syngenta employees in North America and special guests at a convention center in Greensboro, N.C. Vern Hawkins, Syngenta regional director for North America, explains how the event educates visitors about the wide array of crops that Syngenta handles.

Nutrient status of the soil as of April 25

Tue, 01 May 2012 14:13:00 +0000

Susan Jongeneel, University of Illinois

According to University of Illinois assistant professor of crop sciences Fabián Fernández, most of the nitrogen applied last fall is probably still in the soil. However, some fields are showing what appears to be a nutrient-deficient crop.

He said that, at the end of February, most of the nitrogen was still present, mainly in the ammonium form, in fields in central Illinois that received a late November application of 150 lb. of nitrogen per acre with NServe.