Eye in the sky 

By: Jeff Ryan

Cropcam is an unmanned aerial vehicle with a GPS-guided autopilot that is a used to take high-resolution digital aerial images. It is launched by hand...

Protect every bushel 

By: By Mark Moore

Higher Commodity prices have brought increased attention and sales of insecticide products for corn and soybeans. With the increased value of commodities,...

Reformulating Bayer 

By: By Jodie Wehrspann

Bayer Ag, a name known for its original brand of aspirin, is ready to take on a new kind of headache that is flaring up on crop farms: glyphosate resistance....

Corn cyst nematode 

By: By Larry Stalcup

It Wasn't if, but when a corn cyst nematode would creep into fields, giving growers yet another critter of concern. And even though the new cyst nematode...

Pasture insecticide 

THE EPA has approved FMC Corporation's Mustang Max insecticide for use on pasture and range grasses for treatment of insect pests....

BROAD-SPECTRUM CONTROL 

FMC SAYS its new insecticide Hero EC handles many insects in corn and other vegetable crops. The new pyrethroid product offers dual action with a quick...

FMC, BASF Collaborate 

Two large chemical companies have signed agreements to allow each other access to certain products. FMC Corporation has agreed to give BASF access in...

Soybean Insecticide 

The U.S. EPA has registered Dow AgroSciences' Intrepid 2F insecticide for worm control in soybeans. The company describes Intrepid as an insect growth...

NEW MIX FOR POP-UPS 

By: By Jodie Wehrspann

FMC CORPORATION has developed a new formulation of its Capture insecticide for corn that has better mixing properties than emulsifiable concentrates (EC)...

SOIL INSECTICIDE PROTECTS 

A NEW corn soil insecticide called Defcon 2.1G offers both root protection and root growth enhancement. Helena Chemical Company developed the insecticide...