Flashing fireflies in the grass around corn and soybean fields has historically signaled that conditions are right for corn rootworm egg hatch. Field evaluations for corn rootworm larvae should be done in late May through mid-June, around the time that growing degree days accumulate to 684 to 767 with a base temperature of 52 degrees. Your Channel Seedsman will check for corn rootworm during a Field Check Up Series visit.

University trials have shown that every root node damaged by corn rootworm larvae feeding decreases yields up to 20% and a modest infestation of the pest can lead to a potential yield loss of 15% to 45%.

The pressure was on Trivapro®, the Syngenta fungicide with three active ingredients, to prove itself straight out of the gate.

It’s easy to stick with a weed control plan when the season is going well and the weather cooperates, but it’s also important to plan for challenging weather conditions.

Herbicide performance can be affected by the environment before, during and after application. It’s easy to stick with a weed control plan when the season is going well and the weather cooperates, but it’s also important to plan for challenging weather conditions.

The three R’s traditionally represent reading, writing and arithmetic. When he’s talking about Acuron corn herbicide, Chad Threewits, Syngenta agronomy service representative for Indiana, wants farmers to think about resistance, rates and revenue potential.

When Chad Threewits, Syngenta agronomy service representative for Indiana, gets the money question from his customers about corn herbicide programs, the answer, for him, is an easy one.

When it comes to the yield power of the new Asgrow XtendFlex soybeans, Jamie Long has seen it firsthand.