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4 Adjuvant Classes Proven to Help Improve Weed Control

Weed competition can be one of the costliest threats to your crop’s performance. Adding adjuvants to your herbicide tank mix is an effective way to help enhance the performance of...

Apr 09, 2024
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Growers evaluating early-season soybean stands.

Are Plant Growth Regulators Worth the Investment?

Plant growth regulators have been getting more attention from the agricultural community in recent years, but you may be wondering if they live up to the hype. The Answer Plot® prog...

Apr 09, 2024
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Take Care of Early Spring Weeds Before Planting

If you deal with winter or spring annual weeds in your fields, it's important to consider including a spring burndown herbicide application. Winter annuals, including marestail, res...

Jan 24, 2024
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3 Tips to Optimize Pre-emergence Weed Control

Drought conditions, expanding herbicide resistance and limited herbicide availability mean you may not have achieved the weed control you expected last season. That could create more ch...

Jan 03, 2024
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Use Response-To Fungicide Scores to Make Data-Based Decisions

Whether selecting which hybrids to plant or determining which fields to spray with fungicide, use response-to fungicide (RTF) scores to help inform your decisions. RTF scores can help y...

Nov 28, 2023
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3 Tips for Choosing the Right Wheat Seed Treatment

When choosing wheat seed, making sure you have a high-quality seed treatment to protect your investment is an important step in the process. Here are three questions to consider when ma...

Aug 11, 2023
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3 Tips for More Economical Fungicide Applications

When weighing purchase decisions, there are many factors to consider, but when push comes to shove, it’s all about the ROI potential. Here are three steps you can take to make mor...

Jul 10, 2023
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5 Ways to Find Success With Fungicides

It’s time to bust the myth once and for all that fungicides aren’t worth investing in. Research has continually shown yield advantages when a fungicide application is made. ...

Jun 08, 2023
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6 Disease Management Tips for Corn and Soybeans

Diseases may already be showing up in your corn and soybean fields, so it’s a good time to be scouting your fields for early signs of trouble. With plenty of the season still left...

Jun 08, 2023
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Farmer hooking hose up to sprayer.

Prevent and Control Herbicide-Resistant Weeds

If you find your herbicides aren’t performing as well as they used to, you may be battling herbicide-resistant weeds. Once you have resistant weeds, it becomes much more challengi...

May 30, 2023
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Why You Should Consider a Pre-Tassel Fungicide Application

Research shows that fungicide application timing can significantly impact return on investment and, in some situations, two applications can be more profitable than one. So, when should...

May 08, 2023
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Grower analyzing mid-season corn plant.

Maximize Plant Health at Key Growth Stages

Plant health is a lofty term that gets tossed around a lot in agronomic conversations. However, when you have a clear definition and actionable strategies, maximizing plant health becom...

Apr 25, 2023

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