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Healthy Soil & Best Yields Require a Close-to-Neutral Soil pH

Regular lime application can reduce soil acidity from repeated use of nitrogen fertilizers

By Maclaren Krueger posted on April 1, 2024 | Posted in Soil Health

Nitrogen fertilizers acidify no-tillers' soil, so understanding lime needs can help maximize yields by reducing soil acidity, increasing biological life and improving nutrient uptake.

3 Ways Precision Spraying is Critical for Withstanding Drought

Drone crop spraying offers tools to better manage drought and input costs.

December 6, 2022 | Posted in Precision Agriculture, Water Management

Source: Crop Producer

Drone crop spraying offers tools to better manage drought and input costs.

Mixing Up a Sprayer Solution for an Effective Herbicide Kill

Accurate measurements, water pH and hardness, and the use of adjuvants are all key to ensuring every spray droplet makes it into the weed or cover crop.

By Laura Barrera posted on February 11, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection

Herbicides are one of the most critical tools used on no-till operations. But you may not be utilizing these chemicals as effectively as you could, which can result in increased herbicide resistance or another pass across the field to clean up any yield-robbing weeds or cover crops.

Water Temperature Affects Herbicide Performance

June 29, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Purdue University

Purdue University researchers concluded that mixing herbicides with water that's moderate to warm in temperature was more effective on weeds than cold water.

How Cool, Rainy Weather Affects Herbicide Burndowns

April 26, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

University of Nebraska Extension explains why low temperatures and wet weather can negatively impact herbicide performance.

Crop Protection Roundup 2016

Adjuvants to be Key with Newer Herbicide Technology

With dicamba-and 2,4-D-tolerant cropping systems hitting the market, adjuvants will be crucial to improving efficacy and reducing drift.

By Dan Crummett posted on January 11, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection

Adjuvants in herbicides have been an important part of the mix for no-tillers since the first household detergent was added to a tank of Roundup somewhere in distant history.

Improving Pesticide Performance With pH And Water Modifications

July 7, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Penn State Extension

In Water Effects On Pesticide Performance, Montana State pesticide education specialist Reeves Petroff reminds us that pesticides may react with water, especially if the water is considered hard.

Why Your Glyphosate May Not Be Working

Hard water in the spray tank can cause double-digit reductions in the effectiveness of glyphosate applications, and may also be silently exacerbating problems with herbicide resistance in weeds.

By Martha Mintz posted on May 1, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection, Water Management

The carefully calculated and measured rate of glyphosate that goes in the spray tank is the same deadly dose that makes it to weed leaves, right?

Temperatures And Herbicide Interactions

June 9, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Rich Zollinger, North Dakota State University

Temperatures following herbicide application influence crop safety and weed control.

Dusty Conditions Can Reduce Herbicide Effectiveness

May 28, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Susan Jongeneel, University of Illinois

Dry soil conditions across much of Illinois have contributed both to accelerated crop planting and to spraying with postemergence herbicides.

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