No-Till soybean growers who don’t feel soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is causing significant yield losses now have a clearer picture of its impact on yields.

Since the new millennium means new decisions, technical representatives from American Cyanamid, Zeneca Ag Products, Aventis CropScience and Monsanto outlined new compounds and label changes for no-till corn to help the 715 attendees at the National No-Tillage Conference last January in Des Moines, Iowa.

Four potential mergers among agricultural chemical firms have hit the news in recent weeks. While it's too soon to tell what will happen, they will definitely bring changes to the North American farm scene.

Representing the newest evolution in Roundup technology, Monsanto has introduced Roundup UltraMAX herbicide. This formulation provides 25 percent more power per gallon and exclusive TranSorb technology while delivering the best available weed control and crop safety already available with other Roundup Ready technologies.

For early season pre-emergence control of more than 30 broadleaf weeds and grasses in soybeans, Bayer Corporation officials have announced registration of Domain 60 DF soil-applied herbicide. It is a combination of flufenacet, the new oxyacetamide grass chemistry from Bayer, and metribuzin in a convenient to handle, low-use rate dry flowable formulation.

A new liquid formulation of ammonium sulfate fertilizer (AMS) that can improve weed control with over-the-top application of Roundup Ultra and generic glyphosate products on Roundup Ready soybeans, corn and cotton has been announced by AlliedSignal, Inc.

Approval from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been announced for the use of Force ST insecticide as a new commercial seed treatment for corn. The Zeneca Ag Products insecticide protects germinating seeds and growing plants from rootworm, cutworm, white grub, wireworm and seed corn maggot.