Meade McDonald, product marketing lead for insecticides at Syngenta, talks about how the new formulation of Force 6.5G insecticide allows corn growers to get across nearly twice the acres as the old formulation and where no-tillers might find the best payoff with using a granular corn insecticide.

Andy Fordice, category leader for Enlist herbicides, talks about the recent launch of the Enlist weed control system for corn, including the new choline formulation of 2,4-D in Enlist One and Enlist Duo and the addition of Assure II as a tool against grasses and volunteer corn. Fordice also addresses how the Enlist soybean system gives no-tillers a tool to control tough weeds in-crop with 2,4-D, glyphosate and glufosinate.

A new insect, soybean gall midge has now been found in soybeans fields in Minnesota, eastern South Dakota, western Iowa and eastern Nebraska, North Dakota State University says.

Jody Wynia, U.S. Soybean marketing manager for BASF, discusses the reasons behind the growth in usage of Credenz soybeans by U.S. farmers, as well as the new varieties being launched that have herbicide tolerance to both Liberty herbicide (glufosinate) and glyphosate.

Laboratory analysis confirmed that a plant found in a row-crop field in McIntosh County in south-central North Dakota is Palmer amaranth, says North Dakota State University Extension.

Force 6.5G can be applied through a wide variety of existing “open” system granular application equipment. Other improvements include a 50% lower dust-off rate, compared to Force 3G, and a 20-acre bag.

Clubroot is found everywhere brassica crops are grown and clubroot is getting worse, said experts meeting at the recent International Clubroot Workshop that brought together 200 clubroot researchers, extension staff and growers.

Like their name suggests, gall midges form galls (i.e., abnormal swelling) in infested plants. For soybean, these swollen areas appear near the soil surface.

Through this Special Local Needs (SLN) 24 label from the state of Texas, growers now have a viable alternative for cotton stalk destruction after the final harvest, contributing to the continuing efforts to eradicate boll weevils.

Vibrance Cinco is the latest addition to the portfolio of seed treatments from Syngenta, and provides protection from seed- and soil-borne diseases including Pythium, Rhizoctonia and Fusarium.