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Soaring Material Costs Causing Equipment Price Hikes

June 1, 2008 | Posted in Equipment

The rising costs of materials and components, manufacturers say, are forcing them to increase the pricing of their equipment, which may force machinery dealers to increase the prices of farm equipment to growers, Ag Equipment Intelligence (AEI) reports.

New Weed Control Tools Coming Into Fuller View

It may not be a Roundup Ready dominated world for long, as several new herbicide-tolerant technologies will be available in the near future.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on May 1, 2008 | Posted in Crop Protection

Remember the days when it seemed a new herbicide mode of action or active ingredient for controlling weeds was being discovered and made available to no-tillers each year? Well, we’re beginning to enter a similar golden era with herbicide-tolerant crops.

Maintain Good Management As You Return To The Fields

This spring, consider keeping track of field performance, using fertilizer efficiently and rotating herbicide modes of action.

By Jim Leverich posted on May 1, 2008 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

For many no-tillers, this was a long winter filled with cold temperatures and substantial snowfall — at least in the upper to central regions of the Midwest.

A Change In Weed Control?

By Darrell Bruggink posted on May 1, 2008 | Posted in Crop Protection

Those number on your glyphosate bill are going to look a lot larger. In fact, glyphosate prices have doubled from a year ago, and could perhaps triple in some cases.

New Crop Protection Products Keep Coming

With herbicide-tolerant corn acres expected to rise to about 70 percent in 2008, new herbicides bring residual activity to help improve weed control.

By Darrell Bruggink posted on February 1, 2008 | Posted in Crop Protection

Just because herbicide-tolerant crops now dominate the majority of acres in the Midwest does not mean that crop protection manufacturers are bowing out of the new herbicides race. In fact, many are adapting their portfolios to the way that growers prefer to control weeds today, particularly in corn.

Outreach Efforts Capture No-Till Innovator Awards

Long-term commitment to spreading the word links this year’s winners.

February 1, 2008 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Crop Protection

The influence of this year’s No-Till Innovator Award winners stretches a long way, from Ohio to Kansas, up to Pennsylvania and west to Idaho — and even across the oceans. The winners’ agricultural legacy is already well established: regions full of growers who have turned to no-tilling for improved profits, better soils and sustainable farming operations.

Long-Term Study Cites Value Of Residual Herbicides

January 1, 2008 | Posted in Crop Protection, Residue Management

THE USE OF residual herbicides in Roundup Ready cropping systems improves control of tough weeds such as lambsquarters, pigweed and wild buckwheat, and it reduces the potential for development of weed resistance, according to Monsanto, the manufacturer of Roundup.

Rotating Traits Nabs Volunteer Corn

November 1, 2007 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Crop specialist are recommending trait rotations as no-tillers plant more corn-on-corn to keep up with the growing ethanol demand.

Glyphosate-Resistant Horseweed Now In 16 States Across Country

Michigan joined the list this year, and no-tillers heavily reliant on glyphosate for weed control are at particular risk of developing resistance in their fields.

November 1, 2007 | Posted in Crop Protection

Earlier this year, Michigan became the sixteenth state in the country to confirm a case of glyphosate-resistant horseweed when it was discovered in a Christmas tree plantation.

New Quad Stack Protects Against Both Corn Insects And Weeds

Syngenta’s new Agrisure 3000 GT offers a new look at a high-performing stack of corn traits that delivers both weed and insect protection and flexibility.

By Frank Lessiter posted on October 1, 2007 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

Featuring a four-way stack that protects the crop against both corn borer and corn rootworm while providing exceptional tolerance to in-season applications of both glyphosate and Liberty herbicides, Agrisure 3000GT is the latest addition to Syngenta’s lineup of high-performance corn traits.

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