Crop Protection

“We are offering coverages in a way that has never existed before,” Vishaal Bhuyan says.
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This location, known as the Swing Road campus, spans 70 acres and houses 700 employees.
Take a look behind the curtain at the company’s work to advance formulation science and the digital experience.
A recently announced partnership with Syngenta and Taranis will bring a proof of concept at scale.
The new post-emergence, knockdown solution is effective on broadleaves and grasses in glufosinate-enabled soybean, cotton, corn and canola acres.
Our brief video takes you through evaluating stand losses from pest pressure, disease issues and dry conditions in a central Illinois cornfield. These insights can help you plan for next season’s bumper yields.
As of October 1, Ken Barham became the North America general manager for Nufarm. He gives The Scoop a one-on-one interview.
Barry Jacobson shares how Dynamic Shared Ownership is changing how Bayer internally works together, works with its channel partners, and shows up on the farm.
This finalizes the agency’s 2023 proposed rule without change.
The practice can be useful in some scenarios but not all. Farmers need to evaluate the potential impact on 2024 yield outcomes. Perhaps a bigger concern is how the practice impacts weed management, especially waterhemp.
“If we don’t engage well digitally, we’re just another white pickup,” says K.C. Graner, CFS senior vice president.
For the sixth year, Farm Journal has conducted a survey to gauge farmer use of online crop input purchasing tools. Here’s what we found.
Effective Jan. 1, 2024, Jeff Rowe will be CEO of Syngenta Group.
The company says these new products balance crop production needs with environmental stewardship to increase yields responsibly and efficiently.
Corteva introduces three herbicides and one biological to be added to its lineup of crop protection products.
With two recent announcements the EPA has approved labels for over-the-top dicamba applications (XtendiMax, Engenia and Tavium herbicides) in 2023 in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota.
“Although it’s a mature industry—it’s a progressive one,” says Andrew Moore, CEO of the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA).
With many changes coming as early as January 2025, structurally, the company will realign under two umbrellas: core businesses and standalone businesses (which includes agricultural solutions.)
BASF is planning a partial listing of its agricultural business because the stock market is underestimating the unit’s earnings prospects within the group, the German chemicals giant’s new CEO told staff on Wednesday.
As the 2025 seed-buying process ramps up, the financial investment for conventional corn might look promising but you need to consider weed control, insect pressure and market opportunities .
Remember chemistry class when the teacher poured two innocent-looking liquids into a beaker and a volcano of foam erupted? Similar, but less dramatic, chemical reactions can happen when incompatible herbicides are not mixed correctly.
Here’s how double cropping and relay cropping could affect your coverage
In 2024, the team at Stutsmans are celebrating 90 years in business. This achievement is notable for many reasons.
If you have tar spot, Southern rust or other disease pressure and plan to dry the crop in the field, you might want to spray again.
Lejeune Aerial Applications’ Crew, USA Rice and NAAA hosted USDA and EPA officials to demonstrate the techniques, experience and technology used to aerially apply pesticides and other inputs needed for rice production.
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the emergency suspension of all registrations of the pesticide dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA or Dacthal) under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
Aerial applicators can help expand cover crop acreage by facilitating their timely and efficient seeding.
For the fourth time, FBN has released its Ag Chemical Price Transparency Report.
Almost 10 years ago, Brendan Deck joined Nufarm’s North American business and grew it from $300 million to $1 billion sales. He is now passing the leadership baton to Ken Barham, a seven-year veteran of the company.
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