Indigo Ag today announced the commercial launch of the company’s first bionematicide for the U.S. market. Produced as a flowable powder formulation, biotrinsic Z15 is labeled for use on both corn and soybeans, requires no special equipment or training to apply and is adaptable for commercial or on-farm application.

Weeds and cover crops could be a good host to nematodes. Reduced tillage may spread other pests, like soybean cyst nematode, but that's not a concern with corn nematodes. They are in every field already. However, reduced-tillage producers should be aware that some corn nematodes are sensitive to soil movement and research suggests no-till or strip-till may actually increase corn nematode populations.

Cool, wet growing conditions this year have increased disease pressure in some no-till soybean fields, cutting into yields and crop quality.