October 2009 - Posts

Friday, October 30, 2009 8:42 AM

The View from Kentucky

Sarah Gehant, technical support representative in Kentucky, shares her observations of harvest progression and weed control results in Kentucky. Harvest has been running about three weeks behind schedule, and continues to be held up by wet fields and
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:08 PM

How are Soybeans Shaping up in Ohio?

Chris Weed, Syngenta sales rep in Ohio, has helped educate growers and retailers in his territory on the impact of glyphosate resistance and the importance of sound weed management practices. Compared to past years, vast improvements have been made in
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Friday, October 23, 2009 11:35 AM

Time is of the Essence When It Comes to Weed Control

I've been encouraged as I've talked to producers this fall. Many are making plans to incorporate residual herbicides into their weed management programs for 2010. Yet, as the adage goes, old habits die hard for some growers who continue to rely
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 5:04 PM

A Storm Rising

It’s not hard to find glyphosate-resistant weeds in Georgia. Just ask Lee Prather, a Syngenta sales representative there. Prather realized how much of a challenge he and the producers in his area were facing when dead weeds started showing up next
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Thursday, October 15, 2009 5:05 PM

Resistance Fighter of the Year

Glyphosate weed resistance is a problem that will not go away unless we all drastically change our weed management practices. Rather than conducting ‘business as usual,' we need to look for new options to treat these weeds. To recognize those
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Friday, October 09, 2009 2:08 PM

Super Weed Can’t Be Killed…Not Exactly

In the ABC news segment, “ Super Weed Can’t Be Killed ,” that aired earlier this week (October 6, 2009), you may have seen news correspondent Steve Osunsami’s reporting that Palmer pigweed can no longer be controlled. It is true
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