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Syngenta's EQUENTO Uses Novel Mode of Action to Control Soil Pests

Novel seed treatment brings sustainability in pest control while promoting healthy plant establishment

June 5, 2023 | Posted in Crop Protection

EQUENTO, based on Syngenta’s PLINAZOLIN technology, is applied onto seeds and uses a new mode of action (IRAC Group 30) to break the rise of insect resistance.

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[Webinar] Improving Soil Health with Cover Crops and a Diverse Crop Rotation

May 31, 2022 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Residue Management

In this webinar, Dan Forgey, agronomy manager for Cronin Farms, will discuss how the operation adopted a diversified no-till system in order to focus on improving soil health using cover crops in a rotation of corn, spring wheat, winter wheat, sunflowers, soybeans, flax, field peas and lentils.

Cornell Studies Promising Link for Insect Control

February 22, 2022 | Posted in Crop Protection

The study has public health and agricultural implications, as tapping into environmentally dependent mechanisms that influence reproduction in mosquitoes and crop pests may offer new control strategies.

Syngenta Forecasts Top Insect Threats in 2018, Offers Tips

July 18, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Syngenta

Knowing key pests is just the first step; developing an insect-management strategy for crops based on scouting, use of crop rotation and field history are critical next steps that enable you to choose the right product for the job.

[Podcast] Strategies for Protecting Corn Against Yield-Robbing Western Bean Cutworm

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we welcome Ohio State University field crops specialist Kelley Tilmon to discuss the rise of Bt resistant Western bean cutworm.

By John Dobberstein posted on June 7, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection

Mississippi State Updates Pest Control Recommendations

January 25, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Mississippi State University Extension

The university has listed new thresholds for treating pests in corn, soybeans, cotton, wheat and several other crops based on new research and field tests.

Ramp Up Diversity and Profitability By Adding Wheat

Winter wheat can serve as a powerful rotational tool for no-tillers by breaking up pest and disease cycles and restoring poorer, worn-out soils.

By Laura Barrera posted on July 23, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection, Soil Health

In the 150 years that farming has taken place in the U.S., soils have been degraded quite a bit, says Dwayne Beck.

Multiple Bt Toxins Not a Panacea for Preventing Pest Resistance

January 21, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Arizona

Overly optimistic assumptions about transgenic crops that produce two or more Bt toxins active against the same pest can lead to inadequate strategies for delaying evolution of pest resistance, says University of Arizona.

Managing Mid-Season Soybean Insects

August 1, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: North Carolina State University Extension

With kudzu bug populations this season, growers need to focus their efforts on the other soybean pests, including the corn earworm/tobacco budworm, stink bugs and defoliators.

8 Areas To Focus On For Higher Wheat Yields

Residue management, proper seeding rates, timely nitrogen applications and scouting for diseases are some of the keys to pushing no-till wheat yields to worthwhile levels

By Dan Zinkland posted on May 1, 2010 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection, Residue Management

From the Pacific Northwest to the Great Plains to the Eastern Corn Belt, no-tillers John Aeschliman, Dan Forgey, Allen Dean and Romey Bardwell grow different varieties of dryland wheat in different soils in areas receiving vastly different amounts of rain.

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