Technology Update – Enlist Weed Control System
With herbicide-resistant weeds becoming an increasingly challenging problem each year, effective weed control options are a must-have for farmers. The Enlist™ system, commercially available [...]
Take Your Seeds Off Before Entering
Common manners suggest that you remove your shoes before entering someone’s home as a guest. Does this etiquette apply to entering a farmer’s field? [...]
Liberty Application Procedures
The number of acres planted to LibertyLink® soybeans has grown significantly in 2018 and I want to thank all of you who plant LibertyLink [...]
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 [...]