Crop Protection

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Waste Products from Ocean Come to Farm

Tidal Grow AgriScience's marine-waste-derived biomolecules boost the effectiveness of fungicides, fight nematodes & provide early-season support for seedling no-till crops
We had an interesting conversation recently with the CEO of a new Washington-state company about its use of marine-based byproducts.
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No-Till Pests Part 6

Precision Fungicide Application Key to Battling White Mold

While no-tillers may have advantages in combatting white mold losses on soybeans, research suggests precise fungicide applications offer profitable control of the disease
There's an old saying warning against betting on any proposition with more than one “if” in it, and when soybean producers face seasons with wet, cool conditions during flowering, they face control issues for white mold that present many “ifs.”
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How Heat Stress Affects Corn

Heat stress is defined as the rise in temperature beyond a threshold level for a period of time sufficient to cause irreversible damage to plant growth and development. Multiple statistical studies have shown negative correlations between average seasonal temperature and corn yield.


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EPA Proposes Faster, Multi-Chemical Approach to Assessing Herbicide Impacts

The agency's strategy proposes early mitigations for more than 900 species & critical habitats to reduce the potential impact of weedkillers while helping to keep them available to farmers
Rather than working on individual herbicides and species, the EPA said on Monday it would develop a multi-chemical, multi-species approach to meeting its obligations to protect threatened and endangered species from harmful chemicals.
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Pest Series

Stored Grain Insects Threaten Crops Post-Harvest

With fewer chemical products to protect harvested grains, no-tillers will have to use cultural methods to prevent bin pests.
Regardless of your farming methods, once the combines are back in the shed, controlling insect damage of stored grain within the bin becomes a prime chore to protect your hard-won harvest.
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