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BASF’s Priaxor fungicide for soybeans approved

BASF just received EPA registration for a new soybean fungicide called Priaxor for the prevention and control of a broad spectrum of crop diseases. The company also received registration for its new Merivon fungicide, used in pome and stone fruit crops.

BASF reports that Priaxor is expected to provide excellent disease protection and post-infection disease control from some of the toughest fungal diseases in soybeans, as well as several other crops.

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  • May 3, 2012
    Article

    BASF’s Priaxor fungicide for soybeans approved

    BASF just received EPA registration for a new soybean fungicide called Priaxor for the prevention and control of a broad spectrum of crop diseases. The company also received registration for its new Merivon fungicide, used in pome and stone fruit crops. BASF reports that Priaxor is expected to provide excellent disease protection and post-infection disease control from some of the toughest fungal diseases in soybeans, as well as several other crops....More
  • Apr. 30, 2012
    Article

    Sudden death syndrome a risk when planting soybeans early into cool soils

    Sudden death syndrome (SDS) caused by the fungus Fusarium virguliforme has plagued soybean growers in Illinois since the 1980s according to University of Illinois plant pathologist Carl Bradley.   In Illinois, the disease first appeared in the southern part of the state but has since spread across the entire state. The fungus infects soybean roots very soon after planting.  ...More
  • Apr. 11, 2012
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    Aproach fungicide from DuPont tackles white mold in soybeans, other diseases

    Rodd Robran, Approach fungicide launch manager for DuPont, provides an overview of the major benefits of this new product, scheduled for registration in the early second quarter of 2012. The product is intended for use on corn, soybeans, dry beans and canola. Approach is a preventative fungicide and also contains curative properties, making it particularly useful when delays can occur due to weather, for example. The product fights white mold in soybeans, among other diseases. For more information, visit www.dupont.com....More
  • Mar. 14, 2012
    video

    Three new crop protection products from MANA

    David Feist, product development leader for MANA, discusses the company's three new crop protection products: Vulcan insecticide, Paradigm insecticide and Bumper 41VC fungicide....More
  • Feb. 10, 2012
    blog

    An inside view of Syngenta's global financial report to media

    Farm Industry News blogger Mark Moore gives his impressions of attending Syngenta's 2011 financial report to the media in Basel, Switzerland....More
  • Feb. 9, 2012
    Article

    White mold poses threat to soybean, dry bean yields

    Soybean and dry bean growers across the Midwest and North Central U.S. need to prioritize white mold when evaluating their ‘disease watch list’ for 2012. White mold, also known as Sclerotinia stem rot, was first discovered in the United States in the late 1800’s on tomatoes. Since then, the pathogen has been found on hundreds of other crops and by 1992 it had established itself as a wide-spread problem in geographies where climate provided optimum condition for disease proliferation....More
  • Sep. 23, 2011
    Article

    Valent announces Domark fungicide now registered for use on corn

    Domark fungicide from Valent and Isagro is now registered by the EPA for use on corn....More
  • Aug. 4, 2011
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    DuPont seeks registration for two new fungicides

    DuPont Crop Protection expects its new fungicide, called Aproach, to be available for 2012. The company says Aproach offers control of white mold in soybeans and grey leaf spot and other diseases in corn. Wayne Schumacher, traits manager for DuPont Crop Protection, also describes a new fungicide for wheat....More
  • Aug. 4, 2011
    Article

    Survey reveals low densities of western corn rootworms in Illinois cornfields

    A new University of Illinois survey confirms that the presence of western corn rootworm adults is lower than average....More
  • Aug. 4, 2011
    Article

    Leaf blight can reduce yields, but farmers can manage disease

    Farmers can take steps to manage and prevent the foliar disease northern corn leaf blight, which can reduce yields....More
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