Aug 25, 2026
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When input budgets get tight, it is easy to look at the price tag on a jug of adjuvant and wonder whether a lower-cost generic product will do the job just as well as a premium-branded one. After all, if the active ingredients are similar, why pay extra?
However, looking stric...
Jun 11, 2026
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If I had a crystal ball, I could tell you how heavy disease pressure will be in the future. But since I don’t, my best advice is to use data and your trusted advisors to determine the best course of action to protect plant health.
Use resources to make educated fun...
May 04, 2026
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To maximize profitability potential, every dollar spent on crop protection products must deliver the best possible return on investment. That’s where adjuvants come in. They’re the unsung heroes of the tank mix, and they can help enhance the performance of herbicides,...
Mar 04, 2026
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Planting is just around the corner. Every decision you make, including your seed purchase and the ground conditions you place it in, can affect the number on the yield monitor at harvest. When seeds start in cold, wet soils, it can lead to early-season plant stress that can impac...
Feb 24, 2026
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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, chickweed, henbit, pennycress and shepherd’s purse, resume growing as soon as temperatures g...
Dec 16, 2025
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In 2025, moisture was extremely prevalent in some areas, and with it, disease pressure. Across the lower corn belt from St. Louis to central Ohio, heavy rains came in the early season, impacting planting timing, while the central upper Midwest received excessive moisture mid-seas...
