Herbicides
After waiting months for much-needed moisture, heavy rainfall is turning early-summer fieldwork into a high-stakes scramble for some Midwest farmers.
Promising new technologies are entering the market, but large-scale corn and soybean farmers often face a frustrating bottleneck.
Understand the growth stage cut-offs to keep your post weed-control practices on-label and effective.
East-central Iowa field agronomist says misjudging corn growth stage, not herbicide choice, can be the biggest risk in post-emerge passes.
Given the weed’s yield-loss potential and long emergence pattern, farmers in its path are taking notice and putting control measures in place.
As producers navigate financial strain and D.C. disconnect, realities such as steep input costs, trade frustrations and E15 limbo are becoming decisive factors shaping the rural vote.
Corn stalks, straw and cover crops are impacting weed-control results, requiring farmers to make tactical adjustments.
The problem is making it difficult for farmers to know which herbicide chemistries will still work in their fields.
Operating on negative margins and facing a “next-generation crisis,” a group of row-crop growers urges the U.S. Supreme Court to follow science over emotion as it hears oral arguments in the Monsanto v. Durnell case on Monday.
Two Midwest growers say increased competition between corn and soybeans for acres could help rebalance supplies and provide a financial boost.
Research shows skipping the right tank-mix partner can reduce control of tough broadleaf weeds and grasses by 25% to 90%.
Agronomist Eric Beckett shares strategies for managing tillage, product applications and budgets despite what’s shaping up to be a dry and potentially windy spring.
Before you leap, check out these essential management steps from Missouri farmer Todd Gibson and Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie to help you mitigate risks and protect ROI.
With the EPA reinstating labels for three over-the-top products, Nate Eitzmann explains how this returning tool fits into 2026 weed control plans—and why stewardship is more critical than ever.
Farmers prepare for a 4% to 6% increase in chemical budgets as trade duties on key active ingredients set a new price floor.
From putting ‘three in the pre’ to making a herbicide pass before flowering, field agronomist Mike Hannewald breaks down the layered approach needed to protect your soybean yields and reduce the seed bank.
Companies expand their portfolio of innovative solutions to knock out broadleaves and grasses as farmers prepare for the 2026 season.
The rise of generic products has eroded the company’s competitiveness in manufacturing the herbicide, motivating a shift in its production focus to plinazolin for U.S. farmers.
“As implementation moves forward, it is important that federal actions reflect real world supply chain dynamics,” Daren Coppock said. “Agricultural retailers are prepared to work with USDA and other federal partners to ensure existing distribution channels continue to serve farmers efficiently.”
The executive order outlines why and how USDA will ensure adequate supplies of elemental phosphates and glyphosate herbicides.
While the EPA has set federal regulations for 2026 applications, some states are implementing tighter calendar deadlines and temperature cutoffs.
Almost two years ago, then-new CEO Bill Anderson said it was his goal to have the legal liabilities “under control” by 2026.
Working with Mother Nature may require adopting a new mindset, but for some farmers these four practices could be the ‘missing piece’ in having a sustainable, long-term weed management plan.
As herbicide resistance builds, Extension urges farmers to diversify control tactics and use as many tools as possible this season.
Drift reduction adjuvants help keep products where you want them in the field and deliver measurable yield results.
New high-speed disk models offer autonomous operation while See & Spray provides new upgrades, delivering more ways for farmers to manage heavy residue and stubborn weeds.
High-yield growers David Hula and Randy Dowdy say three things deserve your sharpest focus now: your planter, fertility program and seed.