In a year with razor-thin margins, at best, corn and soybean growers can use a variety of new technology and tried-and-true agronomic tools to score higher yields this season.
Could Palmer amaranth, the king of resistant weeds and crippler of herbicides, be dethroned by its own sex drive? A herbicide-free technology is under testing and aims to attack pigweed with its own pollen.
The molecule will give farmers a new tool in the ongoing battle to control these two broadleaf weeds, especially those populations with resistance to current, commonly used chemistries.
The company says a U.S. judge's rejection of its class-action proposal will have no impact on its commitment to Roundup or Roundup Ready and their availability for farmers and retailers.
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.
Corteva Agriscience is introducing four Pioneer brand sorghum seed varieties containing the new, non-transgenic Inzen trait this season in the High Plains.
While summer annuals steal the spotlight in most cases, it’s important you don’t sleep on winter annual weeds. Early-season corn and soybean plants can suffer when winter annuals are left unchecked, reducing yield.
Depending on what stage of the crop’s lifecycle the weeds emerge, growers could see weaker, suppressed weeds that don’t steal as much yield, or strong, huge weeds that wreak havoc.
Available to corn growers for the 2021 season, Katagon is classified as a Group 27 and Group 2 herbicide with a use rate of 2.3 to 3.4 fluid ounces per acre.
“For the current year, look at when did the weeds escape, what control measures did you use?” asks Bill Johnson, Purdue University Extension weed scientist. “What weeds do you have?”
Bayer writes down farming assets by 9.25 billion euros, faces increase in Roundup settlement of $750 million, and chalks up 2.7 billion euro net loss (Adds shares, analyst comment, Q3 net loss).
EPA announced it approved three dicamba formulations for over-the-top use for five years, 2021 through 2025. The formulations included are BASF’s Engenia, Syngenta’s Tavium and Bayer’s XtendiMax.
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will approve new dicamba formulations for over-the-top use for five years.
Tuesday, Corteva Agriscience announced it will be launching a new premix soybean pre-emergent herbicide for use next year. Sales of Kyber will start in November and the product includes three unique modes of action.
BASF and Bayer are each creating a new tank-mix partner for their dicamba products. Both company tank mixes focus on reducing volatility. These products will need EPA approval.
In a long-awaited announcement, the European Union Monday stated it would approve Bayer’s XtendFlex soybeans. These multi-biotech traited soybeans feature tolerance to glyphosate, dicamba and glufosinate.
Bayer AG has asked California's Supreme Court to review a decision awarding $20.5 million to a groundskeeper who claimed the company's Roundup weedkiller caused his cancer.
One of the biggest barriers to introducing new pesticides—which includes herbicides, insecticides and fungicides—is regulatory review and its uncertain timing and expense.
Shares in Bayer fell 3% on Friday after it said there were "bumps" in sealing its $11 billion settlement of U.S. lawsuits over its Roundup weed killer after a U.S. judge cast doubt on the progress of the agreement.
They creep, they crawl, they vine, they grow more than 15’ tall! Weeds are a nemesis many farmers know all-too-well, but what is the future of this pest? What is the future of weed control, including herbicides?
Without in-person meetings, or with far fewer of them, you might be concerned about getting the CEUs you need this year to keep your certifications up to date.
“The level of infestation in any given field ranges from a small pocket where a mother plant went to seed in 2019, to an area covering several acres in a field.”
Today a panel of judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said it will not require vacatur for Enlist Duo herbicide. The herbicide, with 2,4-D choline and glyphosate, was challenged in court.
While herbicide damage—really any damage—isn’t something you want to see in your growing crop, the reality is it happens. This year it seems to be popping up more than usual in soybean fields.
Bayer recently announced it would settle all Roundup, dicamba drift and PCB water litigation cases between $10.1 and $10.9 billion. At the same time, the company said this settlement is not an admission of fault.
Wednesday Bayer reached a settlement with plaintiffs in its Roundup, glyphosate, lawsuits and litigation concerning dicamba drift and PCB water. The company agreed to a total payment of $10.1 billion to $10.9 billion
On Friday, judges in California with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a petition to halt all use of Engenia, FeXapan and XtendiMax dicamba herbicides.
In a recent Farm Journal Pulse, with 539 responses, 36% of farmers said they were done with dicamba applications for the season. With 64% of respondents saying they still have acres to spray.
“Petitioners’ motion to ‘Enforce this Court’s Vacatur and to Hold EPA in Contempt,’ is a thinly-veiled attempt to revive arguments the court already rejected or declined to reach. It should be denied."
Plaintiffs in the case that lead to the products’ vacatur say EPA is wrong and that the courts should grant an emergency motion to enforce the vacatur and hold EPA in contempt for their actions.
Today EPA issued a final cancellation order for the label of three dicamba products subject to a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling: Engenia (BASF), FeXapan (Corteva) and XtendiMax (Bayer).
A tell-tale sign of resistance is just one or two specific weed species emerging after herbicide application—application failure means everyone can grow, resistance means just the resistant weeds thrive.
Farmers were dealt a heavy blow late Wednesday night when three judges ordered Engenia, FeXapan and XtendiMax labels to be removed. The rule went into effect June 3, 2020.
Recent reports from Fortune magazine state plaintiff attorneys received a verbal agreement from Bayer for a $10 billion settlement for 85,000 lawsuits in relation to glyphosate.
To help support social distancing requirements, Bayer, BASF and certain state dicamba training programs have moved online. This allows applicators to still receive label-required annual dicamba training.
BASF’s LibertyLink GT27 soybeans finally have a herbicide partner approved. Alite 27 herbicide received EPA registration and can be used in select counties.
Corn and soybean farmers will have a new post-emergent herbicide option just in time for the 2020 growing season. Valent recently received EPA registration for Perpetuo residual herbicide.
This year, best management practices, hyper-vigilance and a zero-tolerance policy for escapes will be critical to get ahead of weed seed banks. Have a plan, and several back-up plans ready ahead of planting.
After three weeks of argument, a seven person jury in Cape Girardeau, Mo., is deliberating whether Monsanto and BASF are responsible for damages on a peach orchard in southeast Missouri.