Weed Control
Weed control after final harvest in asparagus essential
Asparagus harvest is reaching completion in Michigan. Most growers harvest fields 20-25 times during a typical season. After a hard frost and hot weather, the season appears to be about average for yields. It may... more »
Cancellation order identifies use limits for dicamba
On June 8, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a key order providing farmers with needed clarity following the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ June 3 vacatur of three dicamba registrations. The cancellation order outlines limited and... more »
Emergency use of Tough 5EC Herbicide (pyridate) granted in mint
Belchim Crop Protection USA (Belchim USA) announced May 27 that Tough 5EC Herbicide has been granted a Section 18 Emergency Use Exemption for post-emergent broadleaf weed control in double-cut mint. State registration has been approved... more »
Helm Agro, ISK to commercially develop 3 new herbicides
Helm Agro US Inc., a global manufacturer of crop protection and fertilizer products and Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd. (ISK), have entered into a long-term collaboration for the commercial development of three novel crop protection herbicides.... more »
Clemson experts warn growers about new greenhouse tomato disease
A new virus has officials on alert and during the 2020 Clemson Spring Vegetable Production Meeting, growers learned what to do if they detect it in their plants. “Tomato brown rugose fruit virus is not... more »
Southern territory sales representatives appointed by Agrisel USA
Agrisel USA Inc., a company that offers formulation and distribution of value-added products to dealers and distributors in the agricultural, poultry, turf and ornamental, golf course, home and garden, and specialty pest control markets, has... more »
Embrece-EA, a blend of surfactants, introduced by Wilbur-Ellis
Wilbur-Ellis Co. has launched Embrece-EA, a blend of surfactants designed to elevate the performance of fungicides, insecticides and miticides by increasing wetting and spreading of spray materials. Embrece-EA’s proprietary blend of nonionic surfactants (NIS) gives growers superior coverage and excellent wetting of their chosen spray material, meaning more product stays on the leaf surface, providing quicker... more »
Adjuvant Efficax introduced by Wilbur-Ellis Co.
Wilbur-Ellis Co., a precision agriculture, crop protection, seed and nutritional products company, has launched Efficax, an adjuvant that helps growers optimize soil-applied residual herbicides. Efficax is a soil retention adjuvant that helps growers' spray applications last... more »
