Sonja Begemann

Sonja Begemann provides information about seeds, chemicals and anything that affects crop production. A recent graduate of the University of Missouri (Science and Agricultural Journalism), Sonja is excited to help provide farmers with information they need to know. She has a strong background in row crop production and learned valuable agronomic skills in corn, soybeans, sorghum and alfalfa. Her roots in agriculture began with both of her grandparents, who were corn and soybean farmers and continued to grow throughout her childhood on a small family farm where she raised chickens and pigs for 4-H and FFA. When Sonja looks to relax she enjoys spending time with friends and family, cooking and doing anything outside.

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With stakes in the fight against resistant weeds at an all-time high, Bayer is adding a new tool to farmers’ toolboxes in coming years. The company says it will introduce a new herbicide mode of action.
Chlorpyrifos can be used in a wide variety of crops including row crops, fruits, trees and vines. It’s restricted in some states and banned in others.
The trial is at the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri Southeastern Division and centers on whether damage to a peach farm is from dicamba drift or natural causes including a spreading soil fungus.
As Bayer continues its mitigation to reach a settlement, Dow Jones is reporting the company could settle its glyphosate (Roundup) legal cases for a sum around $10 billion.
Joining the fight against these foes is FMC’s Authority Edge pre-plant, pre-emergent herbicide for use in soybeans, sunflowers and dry shelled peas.
The new entity known as Syngenta Group was announced on January 5.
Farmers looking for hemp seed have a new option with Arcadia Biosciences through their new product line, GoodHemp. The company announced this is its new commercial brand for hemp seeds, transplants, flower and extracts.
What’s included in the cost of a bag of seed? The exact ratio isn’t known to the public, but at least a portion is dedicated to ongoing research and development.
Syngenta alleges that Atticus’ Acadia 2SC, Acadia ESQ, Aquila XL, Artavia 2 SC and Artavia Xcel product each infringe their patents relating to manufacturing azoxystrobin fungicide.
Excess rainfall this year changed more than just farmers’ harvest schedules—soybean cyst nematode, SCN, can move with water. It’ll