Herbicides
The final products for the US market will be produced at the company’s North America facility in Saint Joseph, MO using the existing large-scale capacities for both ester and amine formulations of 2,4-D.
EPA said there was little risk to most people from exposure to dicamba, though it identified six additional instances in which workers handling the herbicide should wear a respirator along with the required outfit.
NCGA sees the new labeling requirements as a way to “impose arduous new restrictions and mitigation measures on the herbicide, limiting how much of the product farmers use.”
An Oregon case marks the latest in a long line of lawsuits the company has had to contend with in the past few years. Most of the 138,000 cases have come out of the U.S. residential lawn and garden marketplace.
Bayer has argued that the cancer claims over Roundup and glyphosate go against sound science and product clearance from the EPA.
The Reviton label expansion will increase aerial spring burndown options and soybean plant back intervals which have been troublesome for many growers.
“In areas of resistance, we are giving extra control to help farmers have a new tool to control those resistant weeds,” says Tom Wood, Belchim USA. “It’ll get the weeds you won’t have control of otherwise.”
A non-selective contact herbicide, Harpe targets multiple sites of action including plant cell and organelle membranes. The products have multiple modes of action.
The recent action means Enlist One and Enlist Duo can now be used in all counties of Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Dakota.
Experts say using less herbicide, or cutting the rate of product per acre, isn’t a good solution.
In 2021, the agency reported it received 3,500 dicamba-related incident reports, including approximately 711 incidents in Minnesota and 528 incidents in Iowa.
On March 2, Bayer announced it had received EPA registrations on two crop science products.
In the readers’ choice online voting, our audience has named Syngenta’s Acuron GT herbicide as the 2021 New Product of the Year.
“CPDA certifies adjuvant products to verify label integrity,” according to Terry Kippley, CPDA president.
“Last week—out of the blue—we found out the tariff codes for imported glyphosate acid were changed by Presidential proclamation as part of updating the HRS codes for 2022,” says Mike Massey with Ragan & Massey.
A new report by EPA shows despite increased restrictions on dicamba, more than 3,500 issues were reported this year with dicamba drifting onto other crops. Three grower groups say the data could have significant gaps.
The U.S. EPA is still reviewing the dicamba federal label for 2022.
Helm is highlighting three strategic product developments it has made that has it as a willing and ready supplier right now for ag retailers and farmers.
CHS Agronomy’s exclusive line of soy-enhanced adjuvants are formulated with highly refined soy oil made from the soybeans grown by CHS farmer-owners.
University of Illinois gained ground in unearthing genetic code sequencing in non-target-site herbicide resistance.
Bayer still faces exposure from future claims. As long as glyphosate is on the market, there will be a potential for new claims to continue to rise.
“It’s about managing two tough weeds---Palmer amaranth and waterhemp,” Joe Short says. “They are top of mind. No one can cut corners on that piece even if things are tight.”
Current uses for Homeplate include weed control in specialty crops such as asparagus, apple orchards, grapes, and late season dissection in pulse crops.
Randy Canady of Atticus says the current supply chain challenges in crop protection aren’t just due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s long-tail of logistical issues.
A federal appeals court upheld a $25 million judgment and trial verdict finding Roundup caused a California resident’s non-Hodgkin lymphoma, dealing a blow to Bayer’s hopes of limiting legal risk over the weed killer.
New for the 2021 growing season, SINATE is a postemergence corn herbicide that controls herbicide-resistant and important driver weeds in LibertyLink corn.
Certified applicators must participate in training before applying these products in 2021.
Impact Herbicide has received federal EPA approval to apply up to 2 fl oz/A in either single or sequential applications in corn.
Corteva Agriscience has announced its “business decision” to discontinue sales of FeXapan herbicide in the U.S. and Canada.
The first documented case of glufosinate resistance in Palmer amaranth has been recorded in northeast Arkansas.