Weed Control

Carbon robotics disrupts farming industry with autonomous weeders

Carbon Robotics, an autonomous robotics company, unveiled April 13 its third-generation autonomous weed elimination robots. The Autonomous Weeder leverages robotics, artificial intelligence and laser technology to safely and effectively drive through crop fields to identify,... more »

Prowl H2O registered for celery, cuts annual grasses and certain broadleaf weeds

The EPA has approved a new supplemental label for the use of Prowl H2O in celery. The supplemental label expires Nov. 25, 2022. Prowl H2O may be applied to celery grown on muck soil at... more »

GoalTender: Renewed label for onions and cole crops in Michigan

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has approved the renewal of a Special Local Needs (SLN) label, also known as a Section 24c label, for the use of GoalTender on onions and cole crops (broccoli,... more »

New surfactant added to Wilbur-Ellis organic line

A new surfactant has been added to the Wilbur-Ellis Agribusiness organic product line. This expanding portfolio of OMRI-listed products offers growers a cutting-edge approach to organic integration and crop production. “INFOLIUM-EAä is a nonionic surfactant,... more »

As options dwindle, new resistance emerges in pigweed

There are some things that, even when you know it’s coming, no one’s happy when it gets here. On Feb. 16, researchers with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture announced they had confirmed... more »

Head of University of Tennessee Plant Sciences gets weed society honor

Scott Senseman, professor and head of the University of Tennessee Department of Plant Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the Weed Science Society of America. According to a news release, the Weed Science Society... more »

Herbicide drift on specialty crops survey targets Central US growers

A special project group of the North Central Integrated Pest Management Center wants to learn about your concerns and experiences with herbicide drift. The group is surveying growers of fruits, vegetables and other specialty crops... more »

Clarification given in Gowan purchase of prosulfuron and primisulfuron

Gowan Company LLC announced Dec. 16 that it has entered into agreements with Syngenta to acquire rights to the active ingredients prosulfuron and primisulfuron. "We want to clarify that this announcement pertains only to the... more »