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Missouri, Tennessee Approve Dicamba Restrictions

July 14, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection

The states of Missouri and Tennessee have passed special restrictions to the use of dicamba, while Arkansas’ ban on dicamba sales still appears to remain as of Friday.

Clean-Out and Upkeep of the Sprayer: Don't Get Complacent

June 19, 2017 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection

Source: University of Missouri Extension

Proper maintenance and clean-out of the spray lines, especially following an application of dicamba and 2,4-D, is just as important as maintenance of the entire tank, says University of Missouri Extension.

Reports of Poor Palmer Amaranth Control with Dicamba

May 22, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Tennessee Extension

A post-emerge application of dicamba in soybeans has injured Palmer amaranth but did not kill them, University of Tennessee Extension reports.

TeeJet Spray Tips Approved for Dicamba

April 20, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

Tim Steunkel, marketing manager with TeeJet Technologies introduces the company's Turbo TeeJet induction nozzles, which are EPA approved for application of XtendiMax (Monsanto) and Engenia (BASF) on Dicamba tolerant crops. "The product allows for very coarse or ultracoarse droplets, which are often recommended for Dicamba applications, and offers drift control for both vapor and particle drift," Stuenkel says.

EPA Approves DuPont's New Dicamba Herbicide

February 16, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: DuPont Crop Protection

FeXapan plus VaporGrip Technology has been approved for use on Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans and cotton.

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More Cover Crops, More Profit

By Frank Lessiter posted on February 11, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Soil Health

AFTER 4 DAYS of intensive interest in no-till and cover crops at the mid-January 25th anniversary National No-Tillage Conference, it was encouraging to recognize interest in cover crops continues to grow.

On Target Application Academy Goes Digital

February 2, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection, Precision Agriculture

Source: BASF

In response to this need for continued education, BASF is expanding its On Target Application Academy (OTAA) stewardship program with an online training module.

Missouri, Arkansas Take Steps to Prevent Misuse of Controversial Herbicide

January 25, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Arkansas has placed restrictions on the use of new dicamba herbicides, while Missouri introduced bills that will amend the approval process for herbicides and herbicide-resistant seed, as well the sale of herbicide-resistant seed if the corresponding herbicide has not garnered approval.

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New Dicamba Formulations Will Require Strict Adherence

No-tillers have new weapons to fight resistant weeds, but they must closely follow product labels to prevent off-target injury.

By Laura Barrera posted on January 14, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection

Illegal use of dicamba this past summer — which resulted in thousands of soybean acres and many acres of other crops damaged in Missouri, Arkansas and Tennessee — shows just how desperate some growers were to control herbicide-resistant weeds.

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Readers Blast Growers, Monsanto, Ag Chemical Dealers, Applicators and Even EPA Over 2016 Illegal Dicamba Usage with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend Soybeans

By Frank Lessiter posted on January 14, 2017 | Posted in Crop Protection

Recent approvals for two herbicides containing new formulations of dicamba offer no-tillers more options for over-the-top control of weeds in soybeans planted this spring. But those new labels won’t repair what happened when drift and yield loss occurred during the 2016 soybean growing season, due to growers in at least 10 states illegally using older versions of readily driftable dicamba to take advantage of the anticipated higher yield benefits with Monsanto’s new Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans.

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