Weed Control

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 »

Corteva Agriscience herbicide brands acquired by American Vanguard

American Vanguard Corp. has acquired four herbicide brands from Corteva Agriscience (NYSE:CTVA). These products are complementary tank-mix partners for a variety of primary herbicides used in the U.S. agricultural market. They are particularly valuable for... more »