Identifying Troublesome Broadleaf Weeds in Soybeans
It’s been a fast and furious spring here in south-central Illinois. The first half of April was a wash and what seemed to be [...]
Full Rate Herbicides Prevent Resistant Marestail
Marestail, one of the first glyphosate-resistant weeds identified in row crops, is still among the top driver-weeds that can significantly impact your soybean crop [...]
Reconsidering Surfactants
Are you adding additional surfactant to your herbicide package? Glyphosate is a herbicide that comes fully loaded with an adjuvant package. Because we have [...]
Waterhemp By the Numbers
How do you manage a weed that is such a prolific seed producer? I’ve received quite a few phone calls regarding this question lately. [...]
New Herbicide Traits and Similar Bean Yields
This year growers can plant Roundup Ready® Beans, Xtend® beans with the Roundup Ready and dicamba traits, and LibertyLink® soybeans. Mixing and matching these [...]
The Key to Successful Weed Management: Multiple Effective Modes of Action
Caption: Pigweed-infested soybean field In the fight against resistant corn and soybean weeds, one of the best ways to combat herbicide resistance and maximize [...]
Dicamba Pesticide Applicators Training—Pre-Register Now
With more than 15,000 licensed agriculture pesticide applicators, Illinois Department of Ag (IDOA), Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association (IFCA) and industry groups have undertaken [...]
Tips for preemerge herbicide use
We have exited the Roundup Ready® era when all we had to do was apply a shot or two of a glyphosate herbicide and [...]
Learn from Your Weed Challenges
As we approach harvest this year, it’s a good time to reflect on what happened during the season. It was an extremely trying year [...]
Follow-up to Postemergence Weed Control in Soybeans
Weeds are tough to control today, but throw in weather-related issues and it’s a recipe for disaster. This season we are facing some tough [...]