Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu From the questions and comments I have been getting, there is a real effort to stay after the Palmer amaranth in fields. However, driving around it seems some of the patches on field edges… Continue Reading
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu On June 8, EPA issued a ruling to allow use of existing stocks of dicamba on soybeans. Read DE Department of Agriculture press release here https://news.delaware.gov/2020/06/09/delaware-growers-allowed-to-use-up-existing-dicamba-stock/. Dicamba that was in the possession of commercial… Continue Reading
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu Our results have consistently shown that two effective active ingredients for Palmer amaranth control provides better residual control than either one by themselves. So consider tankmix partners with your residual herbicide program. In soybeans,… Continue Reading
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu FMC Corporation and Delaware Department of Agriculture collaborated on labeling Command 3ME for use on lima beans through the release of a 24(c) Special Local Need Label. The label is available online at http://www.cdms.net/Label-Database.… Continue Reading
Jake Jones, Extension Agriculture Agent, Kent County; jgjones@udel.edu At this point in the growing season, the success of your herbicide program becomes apparent. Timing is vital to controlling Palmer amaranth and killing plants above the canopy with herbicides is nearly… Continue Reading
