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Strip-Tillers Can Share Thoughts With EPA About Proposed Atrazine Rules

By Brian O'Connor posted on October 5, 2022

The proposed rules would reduce the concentration equivalent level of concern equivalent from 15 parts per billion to 3.4 parts per billion, reduce atrazine usage to a maximum of 2 pounds per acre per year, prohibit aerial spraying, and ban atrazine applications to saturated soils, as well as within 48 hours of forecasted heavy precipitation.

EPA Withdraws Glyphosate Ruling

September 27, 2022

The cancelled decision also allows the original review allowing glyphosate use to stand. Growers can continue to use glyphosate for crop management until the final review in 2026.

EPA Received Thousands of Complaints of Dicamba Damage in 2021

August 23, 2022 | Posted in Crop Protection

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recorded nearly 3,500 reports of off-target dicamba movement in 2021, despite stricter rules enacted in 2020.

EPA Accepting Comments on Atrazine Rule Changes Until October

By Brian O'Connor posted on August 5, 2022 | Posted in Crop Protection

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has agreed with companies and agriculture groups that additional time is needed to comment on proposed rule changes for atrazine.

Changes to Atrazine Registration Could Affect 45M Acres of Corn

July 11, 2022 | Posted in Crop Protection

Changes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to atrazine registration could affect as much as 45 million acres of corn and would be "detrimental" to conservation tillage practices, according to a Sygenta scientist.

EPA to Revisit Atrazine Registration

June 30, 2022 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming 101

Source: National Corn Growers Association

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is revising its registration for atrazine, a well-studied herbicide essential to farming.

US Supreme Court Won't Hear Glyphosate Case

By Brian O'Connor posted on June 21, 2022

The American Soybean Association and 54 other ag groups released a statement saying they're disappointed the U.S. Supreme Court won't hear the case and expressed concern about the possibility of a "patchwork" of state labels.

EPA Approves AgBiome Fungicide

June 6, 2022

AgBiome's Theia uses fungicidal and bactericidal metabolites to prevent damage of fruit and vegetable crops.

EPA Expands Enlist One, Enlist Duo Use to 128 More Counties

March 29, 2022 | Posted in Crop Protection

The EPA granted use of Enlist One and Enlist Duo in an additional 128 counties in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas.

Senators to EPA: Stop Attacks on Crop Protection

February 24, 2022 | Posted in Crop Protection

Senator Chuck Grassley and others are calling on EPA Administrator Michael Regan to redirect overly cautious bans back to the regular rules process.

How We Did It Docuseries: Yetter Manufacturing (part 2)

Learn more about how Yetter thrived and survived to become the successful manufacturing company they are today in this episode of the “How We Did it” Docuseries.

Watch Part 1: https://youtu.be/vnE9l1VHbPA
Full Docuseries: farm-equipment.com/innovators-docuseries

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Kuhn Krause Inc

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