Most pasture and grain farmers are very familiar with dicamba. This Group 4, growth regulator herbicide has been accessible to Minnesota farmers for nearly 60 years.
February 23, 2017
During the 2016 Presidential Election, and even more so since the beginning of 2017, trade agreements between the United States and other countries have come under scrutiny. In late January, new U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to…
February 23, 2017
Early this week, the Senate Agriculture, Rural Development and Housing Finance Committee, along with the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee met to hear an update from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Board of Water and Soil…
February 23, 2017
Corn and soybean growers often have insect management questions for which the correct answer is, "It depends." Insecticide resistant populations increase the difficulty of soybean aphid management decisions. Which insecticide group should be used? What about a pre or tank…
February 23, 2017
After 15 years as a chiropractor, Patrick O’Leary made a drastic decision. For many years, he ran his chiropractic practice part-time and worked on the farm the remainder of the time. But in 2009, his strong roots in agriculture drew…
February 20, 2017
Weed management has changed dramatically in recent years. Herbicide-resistant weeds are a significant management challenge and resistance issues are expanding in scope and geography. Once herbicide-resistance is discovered in a weed population, it doesn’t just go away, and an increasing…
February 16, 2017
DuPont Crop Protection announced today it has received federal approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use of DuPont™ FeXapan™ herbicide plus VaporGrip™ Technology on Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans and cotton. The new herbicide is part of…
February 16, 2017
