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Researchers Identify Key Component In Disease Resistance

November 26, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Katie Pratt, University of Kentucky

A team of University of Kentucky researchers, led by plant pathologists Pradeep and Aardra Kachroo, has discovered an important component in plants’ ability to resist bacterial and viral pathogens.

Choosing Soybean Varieties When SCN Is Present

November 26, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Pat Donald, University of Tennessee

Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is found generally wherever soybeans are grown.

Nature, No-Till Aid In Weed Seed Loss

November 26, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

An important component of managing weeds in field crops is preventing the seeds released by weeds each autumn from becoming new plants.

Learning From Cover Crops On Prevented Planting Acres

November 22, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Saturated soils proved to be a challenge for Iowa farmers this past spring.

Fungus May Offer Natural Weed Control

November 21, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Jan Suszkiw, USDA

A naturally occurring fungus may prove useful in the fight against Palmer amaranth, an aggressive southern weed that can grow at the rate of two inches a day and outcompete corn, cotton, soybean and other crops for resources, potentially reducing their yields.

Dow AgroSciences Receives EPA Registration For Corn Trait Stack

November 20, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Dow AgroSciences

POWERCORE, a new corn trait technology from Dow AgroSciences, received registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. A combination of Herculex I and VT Double Pro, it provides broad-spectrum control of aboveground corn insects, including black cutworm and western bean cutworm.

If You Had SDS, Sample For SCN

November 13, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Heather Young Kelly, University of Tennessee Extension

There were multiple reports of Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) in soybeans this past year. The cooler, wet season helped promote the disease in susceptible varieties, but the presence of soybean cyst nematode (SCN) can also increase the effect of SDS.

Tips For Identifying Fall Emerging Weeds

November 12, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Nebraska-Lincoln CropWatch

As the 2013 corn and soybean harvest begins to wind down, we would like to encourage growers to take a proactive approach to managing winter annual weeds prior to the onset of winter. Winter annual weeds typically emerge in late summer and fall, survive throughout the winter, and produce seeds during late spring or early summer the following year.

Bt Trait Reference Updated

November 8, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Michael Gray, University of Illinois Extension

Michigan State University field crops entomologist Chris DiFonzo and University of Wisconsin entomologist Eileen Cullen recently updated and published their â€œHandy Bt Trait Table.â€? This great reference provides information for transgenic hybrids on the types of Bt proteins expressed, insects controlled, herbicide tolerance and refuge requirements for selected traits.

Syngenta Herbicide Receives EPA Registration

November 7, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Syngenta

Syngentaâ€™s Callisto GT post-emergence herbicide has received registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and all major corn-producing states.

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