Resistance Fighter: Ask the Expert

Resistance Fighter Management Minute: April snows lead to May rows….of corn that is

Chuck Foresman — Tue, 10 May 2011 14:58:00 GMT

This week in the Resistance Fighter Management Minute, we travel to Iowa where 2010 Northern RFOY, Steve Muhlenbruch, shares current field conditions, planting progress and weed outlooks. After getting eight inches of snow in April, growers are now back in their fields and have planted approximately 75 percent of their corn. Click below to listen to Steve’s current outlook and recommendations.

©2011 Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 410 Swing Road, Greensboro, NC, 27409. Important: Always read and follow label instructions before buying or using Syngenta products. The instructions contain important conditions of sale, including limitations of warranty and remedy. AAtrex, Bicep II Magnum, Callisto Xtra, Expert, Gramoxone Inteon, Lexar and Lumax are Restricted Use Pesticides.

Resistance Fighter Management Minute - Take Out Giant Rag Before it Takes You Out

Chuck Foresman — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:02:00 GMT

This week, 2009 Northern Resistance Fighter of the Year, Paul Barchenger, is featured in the Resistance Fighter Management Minute. Paul describes the current field conditions in South-Central Minnesota and makes recommendations for controlling the first flush of glyphosate-resistant giant ragweed, which is already showing up in corn and soybean fields across his area.

©2011 Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 410 Swing Road, Greensboro, NC 27409. Important: Always read and follow label instructions before buying or using Syngenta products. The instructions contain important conditions of sale, including limitations of warranty and remedy. AAtrex, Bicep II Magnum, Callisto, Expert, Gramoxone Inteon, Lexar and Lumax are Restricted Use Pesticides.

Broader Benefits of Early-Season Weed Control

Chuck Foresman — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:07:00 GMT

It's certainly not new news to anyone that early-season weed control plays a key role in ensuring crops reach their full potential. Whether you're growing corn, cotton, soybean or any other commodity; planting into weed infested fields is a sure way to guarantee lost revenue. And, those are just the weeds that actually compete for water, light and nutrients.

However, as Gus Lorenz, University of Arkansas entomologist and member of the Syngenta Pest Patrol team noted, weeds on the edges of fields and in nearby ditches can also pose major problems for producers. If left unchecked, weeds on the perimeter of a field can serve as hosts for numerous insect pests which will readily devour seedling crops once they've exhausted their weed food source.

While controlling weeds in ditches and the perimeter of fields may not seem economical, according to Lorenz, it has the potential to save growers the added expense of insecticide treatments later in the season and removes the staging grounds of early-season insects like plant bugs and spider mites.

Resistance Fighter^TM herbicide brands like Gramoxone Inteon^®, provide the quick and reliable burndown that growers need to keep fields and field edges clean. When applied within three weeks of planting, Gramoxone Inteon will prepare fields for planting and serve as an eviction notice for insect pests.

Visit www.resistancefighter.com and use the Resistance Fighter Solutions Builder to create a customized weed management plan for your field today!

©2011 Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, 410 Swing Road, Greensboro, NC 27409. Important: Always read and follow label instructions before buying or using Syngenta products. The instructions contain important conditions of sale, including limitations of warranty and remedy. Gramoxone Inteon is a Restricted Use Pesticide. Gramoxone Inteon®, Resistance Fighter™ and the Syngenta logo are trademarks of a Syngenta Group Company.

Start clean to fight Palmer amaranth!

Chuck Foresman — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:06:00 GMT

In this week's Resistance Fighter Managment Minute, 2009 Southern Resistance Fighter of the Year, Jeremy Kichler, reminds Georgia growers to deal with Palmer amaranth early and provides recommendations for various growing conditions in cotton and peanuts.

Iowa - Field Prep Underway, Pres recommended

Chuck Foresman — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:13:00 GMT

2010 Northern Resistance Fighter of the Year, Steve Muhlenbruch, gives a brief update on Iowa planting conditions and recommends growers use pre-emerge herbicides in corn to make post applications more effective.