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Syngenta's EQUENTO Uses Novel Mode of Action to Control Soil Pests

Novel seed treatment brings sustainability in pest control while promoting healthy plant establishment

June 5, 2023

EQUENTO, based on Syngenta’s PLINAZOLIN technology, is applied onto seeds and uses a new mode of action (IRAC Group 30) to break the rise of insect resistance.

Precision Technology - Fine Tuning Cropping

January 19, 2018 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture

Source: Gloria Hafemeister, Wisconsin State Farmer

When it comes to crop production, averages don’t work as a guide for fertilizing and controlling weeds or pests. If a grower collects data and then uses averages as a guide, the field will be over-fertilized in some places and under-fertilized in others.

Mississippi State Updates Pest Control Recommendations

February 1, 2016 | Posted in Soil Health

The university has listed new thresholds for treating pests in corn, soybeans, cotton, wheat and several other crops based on new research and field tests.

AMVAC SMARTBOX System and New Products for Crop Pest Control

February 24, 2015 | Posted in Equipment

Nathanial Claussen, Product Manager for SMARTBOX and Tony Zatylny, Director of Marketing for AMVAC explain the features of the SMARTBOX System as well as their new fertilizer compatible XPEDIENT for secondary pest control as well as COUNTER that works with a variety of crops once the crop is up.

Strip-Till Leaves Conventional Tillage In The Dust

By Ron Perszewski posted on August 23, 2012 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

In side-by-side comparisons, Monsanto test sites show clear-cut advantages for strip-till and no-till tillage, including greater profits.

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Did Strip-Till Solve My Nutrient Stratification Problems?

Independent on-farm researcher Marion Calmer checks in from Alpha, Ill., with a preview of his 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference presentation, “Did Strip-Till Solve My Nutrient Stratification Problems?” Over the last 5 years, Calmer has been examining fertility levels vertically in his soil profile. This inch-by-inch examination uncovered a serious nutrient stratification problem on his farm that was costing him up to $135,000 annually. The No-Till Legend switched back to strip-till in 2023 for the first time since 1995 in an effort to solve his nutrient stratification problems.

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