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Corteva Introduces New Tolvera Herbicide for Cereals

April 2, 2024 | Posted in Crop Protection

The EPA registered Tolvera herbicide by Corteva for broadleaf and grass weed control in spring and winter wheat, durum and barley.

Uruguayan No-Tiller Supports Glyphosate as a Sustainable Ag Tool

By Gabriel Carballal posted on November 13, 2023 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: AgWeb

Gabriel Carballal explains how no-till farming revolutionized agriculture in Uruguay, expanding from 988,000 acres to 4.45 million acres because of sustainable practices supported by herbicide use. The No-Till Passport series is brought to you by Martin Industries.

Use the Right Herbicide Program When Interseeding Cover Crops

By Amit Jhala, Jenny Rees, Steve Melvin, and Chris Proctor posted on April 24, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Institue of Agriculture and Natural Resources

With increasing use of cover crops for different goals, we receive more questions each year regarding potential impacts of different herbicide programs on cover crops.

Planting Green: Do Higher Cover Crop Seeding Rates Improve Weed Suppression?

By Teala Ficks posted on April 14, 2023 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: Grow

The idea that increasing cover crop seeding rates will increase the cover crop’s biomass and weed suppressive benefits is a popular assumption.

Focus on Emerged Weeds After Short Harvest

November 8, 2022 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Ohio State University Extension

The dry pattern this fall may have reduced winter annual weed emergence, and we don’t appear to be headed into an overly wet pattern. It’s possible that weed populations are low and may not merit a fall application, although there are always more weeds out there than we think.

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Kempf: Readying for Spring "Flush of Growth" Starts in the Fall

By Brian O'Connor posted on October 18, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops, Residue Management, Soil Health

Growing — even in climates with a cold winter — is less about seasons and more about keeping the water, nutrient and carbon cycles turning to your advantage.

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Tell The EPA What You Think About Its Proposed Atrazine Rules

By Brian O'Connor posted on October 5, 2022 | Posted in Crop Protection, Water Management

The proposed rules would reduce the concentration equivalent level of concern equivalent from 15 parts per billion to 3.4 parts per billion, reduce atrazine usage to a maximum of 2 pounds per acre per year, prohibit aerial spraying, and ban atrazine applications to saturated soils, as well as within 48 hours of forecasted heavy precipitation.

Who's Afraid of Regenerative Agriculture?

By Shane Thomas posted on September 16, 2022 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Residue Management, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Source: Upstream Ag Insights

Whether regenerative ag continues to be a term talked about, or some other terms takes (eg: “biodynamic agriculture” or “climate smart agriculture”) its place, it’s useful to break down and understand not just the definition, but the principles that go into that definition.

UK's RootWave Electro-weeder Succeeds in Independent Trials

September 13, 2022 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection

The company’s own tests also show that their patented high-frequency weed control uses just a fifth of the energy of herbicides, on a per hectare basis.

Herbicides On Trial

Bayer Wins Fifth Consecutive Roundup Jury Trial

By Brian O'Connor posted on September 9, 2022 | Posted in Crop Protection

The verdict is notable for two reasons: it's the fifth consecutive such jury trial the chemical manufacturer has one involving Roundup and its active ingredient, glyphosate, and the first such trial involving multiple defendants.

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