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Controlling weeds with BASF’s Surtain corn herbicide

A technical marketing manager with BASF says growers can utilize the Surtain corn herbicide in their battle to control weeds. Dan Waldstein spoke to Brownfield at the 2024 Ag PhD Field Day near Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The post

NCGA warns commerce department about herbicide tariffs

The director of public policy at the National Corn Growers Association says reducing imports of 2-4D could have a serious impact on farmers. Nancy Martinez says NCGA sent a letter to the Department of Commerce on behalf of their members. “Our goal is to...

Testing drones with herbicide applications

The University of Missouri is testing how drones can be used for herbicide applications.  Trace Thompson, a second-year graduate research assistant, is studying the efficacy of herbicide applications from drones compared to field sprayers.    “What we really found out that the droplet sizes weren’t there for a lot of herbicides and...

Herbicide issues plaguing some farmers

An agronomist with Beck’s Hybrids says many farmers have experienced herbicide issues this year. Chad Kalaher, who covers northeastern Illinois, tells Brownfield… “We’ve been dealing with more tank contamination issues on the post herbicide side where we might have herbicides at unknown levels in...

Now is the time to identify herbicide resistance

A technical services representative with BASF says now is the time to identify herbicide resistant weeds. Gery Welker, who covers portions of Indiana & Illinois, tells Brownfield farmers struggling with weed pressure may be dealing with resistance. “Because all the easy ones don’t reproduce...

Purdue doctoral student working on combatting soybean herbicide injury

A Purdue doctoral student says one of the biggest problems farmers face is post-emergence herbicide injury in soybeans. Marcello Zimmer says bringing new options to growers is crucial. “If we can use targeted applications and spray to reduce crop injury, maybe we can bring...