Herbicide

Avoid A TSWV ‘Perfect Storm’ County production meeting season has ended, and now growers are trying to decide on how many acres they will plant in 2023. After talking with growers throughout the state, the vibe is Georgia will increase...

Research and past missteps highlight cues for before, during and just after planting.  ⋅ BY AMANDA HUBER ⋅ What may seem like simple, even elementary, reminders at the start of the season may be born out of real-life mistakes or years...

As we move into this point in the season, we need to address issues associated with weeds, insects and disease. In many instances, timing of control for multiple pests coincides well enough that pesticide tankmixes can be effective.  When we...

What are the factors that affect activation?  ⋅ By Mike Marshall ⋅ Extension Weed Specialist, Edisto Research and Education Center, Clemson University.Clemson University Extension recommendations for overlapping soil-residual herbicides start at planting. This is critical because soil-residual herbicides reduce the number...

Planting into a weed-free field, applying residual herbicides and knocking back that first weed flush reduces competition and yield loss. • By Amanda Huber • A big part of getting the crop off to a good start is managing weeds. The...

2019 was not a banner year in Alabama, and many are glad it is behind us. The extreme heat and drought reduced yield and income, particularly because of the increase in Seg 3s. Acreage was down to 156,000, and...

Every now and then, this weed emerges to remind producers it can be quite a formidable foe. Tropical spiderwort, also called Benghal dayflower, is a weed that came on the row-crop production scene in the early 1990s and continues to...

This image provides a visual of injury from Valor SX in peanut. The greatest injury potential is when rain occurs as peanuts are emerging, especially intense rain that causes splashing of herbicide onto leaves. While the injury can be alarming,...

As we move into late May in the Virginia-Carolina region, there are a number of things that need to be done. As one checks off the list, field (and the previous rotation), tillage system, variety selection, preplant burndown or...

• By Steve Li, Alabama Cooperative Extension Specialist and Assistant Professor,  Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences • Q What is Zidua? How does it kill weeds? A: Zidua (pyrosasulfone) is a Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) group 15 herbicide, which has similar...

In 2018, losses to tomato spotted wilt across the peanut production region of the southeastern United States increased slightly from estimated losses from 2017. Losses associated with spotted wilt were approximately 3 percent in 2017 and 3.5 percent in...

Mud Rx For Planter Tires In damp or muddy conditions, planters and air seeders invariably are plagued with mud-plugged wheels from mud finding its way between the tire and disc. The operator must stop, manually remove the wheels and clean...

Producers must weigh the reward of weed control with the risk of herbicide injury.  • By Amanda Huber  • The phone started ringing off the hook around the middle of May, says Eric Prostko, University of Georgia Extension weed scientist. Herbicide injury was...

Peanut growers are fortunate to have 18 active ingredients registered for use as herbicides. In general, these herbicides are very effective when applied at the appropriate rate and time. Failure to start clean at planting, residual herbicides that are...

Follow these recommendations to properly activate this herbicide with irrigation. By J. Ferrell and R. Leon, University of Florida Weed Scientists Herbicide-resistant weeds have changed how we design our weed management programs. To combat these weeds, we are increasingly returning to...