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Is Glyphosate Harming Your No-Tilled Soils?

Researchers say the widely used herbicide is lingering longer than previously thought and could negatively impact soil and plant health.

By John Dobberstein posted on October 28, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Glyphosate and Roundup Ready crops have played a key role in the growth of agriculture and even helped boost adoption of no-till practices. Farmers don’t have to plow to kill weeds and can let the herbicide do the work.

Emerging Volunteer Wheat and the Risk of Wheat Streak Mosaic

October 24, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Kansas State University

Volunteer wheat is known to be an important reservoir for wheat streak mosaic and wheat curl mites that spread this disease. Many growers are asking if this newly emerged volunteer elevates the risk for problems with wheat streak mosaic becoming established this fall.

BASF Adds New Herbicide for Canadian Corn and Soybean Growers

September 13, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: BASF

BASF adds new residual active pyroxasulfone to soybean and corn herbicide portfolio in Canada.

A Paraquat History Lesson

By Frank Lessiter posted on June 10, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection

When we launched No-Till Farmer in 1972, paraquat was the No. 1 burndown herbicide. While it has lost much of its popularity to glyphosate, Mark Loux says it is one of those herbicides (marketed as Gramoxone by Syngenta) that could have been used much more in recent years to help control marestail and to interrupt the continuous glyphosate use cycle. The Ohio State University weed scientist says paraquat is most effective on small annual weeds.

Include Gramoxone to Control Marestail

March 28, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Ohio State University Extension

With the price of Gramoxone getting cut by about half this winter, Ohio State University Extension encourages growers to include it in their burndown this spring, especially on marestail.

From Green to Brown: Tips for Getting Better Results Terminating Cover Crops

Spraying covers at the right time, with the right product is key to killing covers and improving nutrient release, residue breakdown.

By John Dobberstein posted on March 11, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Water Management

While choosing the right cover crop, or mix of covers, for a farm can be a challenge, there’s also an art to terminating covers that don’t winterkill with the right products at the right time.

EPA Reaffirms Decision on Enlist Duo

November 7, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: EPA

The agency confirms its initial findings that there is no synergy in the Enlist Duo formulation and the combination of 2,4-D choline and glyphosate does not increase toxicity to plants.

Scientists: Glyphosate Contributes to Phosphorus Runoff in Lake Erie

Low soil pH and certain metals are causing glyphosate to release phosphorus from the soil, which is responsible for about 25% of dissolved reactive phosphorus runoff in the Maumee watershed.

By Laura Barrera posted on June 11, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

Scientists now know that the increase in dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP) runoff that’s been plaguing the western Lake Erie basin is mostly coming from farms located in the Maumee watershed.

No-Till Notes

10 Tips for Successful No-Till Production: No. 8

By Mark Watson posted on June 8, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection

Crop rotations and residual herbicides can help no-tillers diversify modes of action against resistant weeds and protect what remains of glyphosate’s effectiveness.

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