Emily Unglesbee

EPA will permit aerial applications of paraquat, albeit with expanded buffer requirements and acreage limits, the agency said in its finalized interim registration decision released on Aug. 1.

Tempers are running hot this year, as dicamba injury surfaces for a fifth year and EPA seeks to evaluate the success of the 2020 dicamba labels.

Midwest, mid-South and Plains growers should be on alert for southern corn rust, a fast-moving disease that is already surfacing in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois and Indiana in mid-July.

Another year of cupped soybeans is inspiring another wave of rumored causes, but scientists say off-target dicamba exposure remains the likeliest culprit.

Concerns are mounting over the overuse of seed treatments, their effect on our ecosystems and the unanswered question of how industry discards huge amounts of pesticide-coated seed each year.

Think your weeds are dead? Check again. Growing resistance to dicamba, 2,4-D and glufosinate (Liberty) is showing up this summer.

Scout for soybean aphids but remember that robust beneficial insect populations may preempt the need for insecticides, if given time to develop.

To identify and prevent pesticide resistance, trust your eyes and act early, pest and crop experts advise.

About two-thirds of DTN Farm Advisers reported adequate moisture for their crops, while northern and western growers venture deeper into drought.

Farmers can contribute to a new public website that will show rootworm trapping results from 12 states and five Canadian provinces.

Early season drought stress isn't as damaging as late-season stress. Here's a quick review of how corn and soybeans respond at various growth stages.

There's a lot going on inside those spiky corn leaves that take shape in cornfields under the hot summer sun.

Sulfur deficiency? Herbicide injury? Harmless genetic quirk? Here are the reasons your corn might be donning stripes this summer.

Crops, weeds and herbicides can all behave differently under severe heat stress. Here are five things to watch for when spraying in the heat of summer.

Arkansas applicators can use dicamba through June 30 again, after the state's Supreme Court issued an emergency stay of a circuit court's restraining order that had halted dicamba use earlier in the month.

Amidst a severe drought in the Northern Plains, farmers are taking stock of worsening crop conditions.

Bayer and BASF are facing a new wave of lawsuits over their dicamba herbicides, even as they appeal a verdict against them and Bayer seeks to settle past soybean injury claims.

Wireworms can lurk beneath growers' radar for years, slowly building their populations, thanks to an unusual lifecycle and insecticide tolerance.

Editor's Note: This story, first posted on May 4, is being updated as litigation in Arkansas has changed the legal status of dicamba herbicides in that state. DTN will continue to post updates as the situation evolves.

The newly required volatility reduction agents for dicamba herbicides come with a learning curve, particularly Sentris. Here's what you need to know.

EPA didn't follow procedure and senior officials manipulated data when registering dicamba herbicides in 2018, according to a new report from the agency's Inspector General.

Spring grain crops are perking up as temperatures rise after a cold start to the month. Recent rains eased dry conditions everywhere but the drought-plagued Northern Plains.

In the face of a lawsuit, EPA asked a federal court for a chance to revise parts of its glyphosate registration, while keeping the herbicide on the market.

A cool spring may have slowed cutworm's arrival, but temperatures are on the rise and these pests will be looking for breakfast in corn fields soon.

Emergence has been slow in many fields this spring. Early season stand assessments will be key.

Glufosinate (Liberty) herbicides can be finicky. Here's what first-time users should know.