Wheat Fungicide Update
May 1, 2009
Product Updates
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved new guidelines for application of the Syngenta Crop Protection fungicides Quilt and Tilt on wheat. Both fungicides can be applied up to Feekes growth stage 10.5 (full heading). The 45-day pre-harvest interval restriction has been removed.
New Soybean Inoculants Extend Options, but Often Not Necessary
May 1, 2009
Research Shows that Only Select Fields Respond to Inoculation
Scout Early Emerging Soybeans for Bean Leaf Beetles
May 1, 2009 With all of the spraying for soybean aphids last summer, we may not see a lot of bean leaf beetles this spring; however, we usually have at least a few areas each year with problems. Since early-planted, temporally isolated soybeans attract the most beetles and are the most susceptible to early damage, scout these fields first.
