herbicide

Every year before Christmas, I go to a local grocery store to buy my sister a pocket-sized stuffed hamster dressed in holiday finery, such as reindeer antlers or a Santa Claus hat. (It’s a sister thing, plus we had...

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Rogue SC Herbicide from Gowan Co. LLC for use on dry-seeded and water-seeded rice in the Mid-South and Texas. The product contains benzobicyclon, an HPPD inhibitor and a member of the Weed Science Society...

Gowan Co. LLC has entered into an agreement with Bayer AG to acquire the exclusive distribution rights to Bayer’s post-emergent rice herbicide, Ricestar HT. The agreement gives Gowan rights to the supply and supplemental distribution of the herbicide, effective Sept....

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has registered two rice herbicides from Adama: Vopak 3ME and Zurax L. Vopak 3ME is a microencapsulated formulation of clomazone, which provides residual activity on grass and broadleaf weeds, according to a news release. It...

The 2018 rice season reminds me of Christmas. You rip into the boxes under the tree and can’t wait to go outside and try out your new toys. This year, rice producers received a number of presents in the...

With the first commercial fields of Provisia Rice planted this season, the University of Arkansas has added a new color to the Flag the Technology line-up to identify rice tolerant to Provisia Herbicide. Flag the Technology is a quick and...

With the introduction this season of Loyant with Rinskor Active from Corteva Agriscience, growers have a new mode of action to add to their weed-management toolbox, according to a news release. This takes on more importance because of the growing...

Drs. Steve Linscombe and Johnny Saichuk, both retired Louisiana State University AgCenter researchers, were honored with distinguished service awards from the 2018 Rice Technical Working Group. RTWG is an international group of rice experts that meets every even-numbered year to collaborate...

Weedy rice control remains elusive for California growers, but researchers continue to search for potential herbicides. By Vicky Boyd Editor Whitney Brim-DeForest displayed the five different biotypes of weedy rice found in California at the Rice Experiment Station's annual Rice Field Day. The California...

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Gambit, a premix from Yuma, Arizona-based Gowan USA comprising Permit and Peak. The active ingredients are halosulfuron and prosulfuron, respectively. Arkansas, Louisiana and Missouri have issued state registrations. Approval is pending in Texas and...

Pay attention to avoid drift when applying soybean desiccants around rice fields, even those that are near draining and appear finished. By Bobby Golden Generally, this time of year we discuss midseason to harvest management options for our rice crop. But...

Kernel smut in rice seemed to be more prevalent in southwest Louisiana last year than it has been historically. Typically, kernel smut pressure in southwest Louisiana is much lower than in the northeastern Louisiana rice-production area. Because of this, management...

The Environmental Protection Agency as well as the California Department of Pesticide Registration have registered Butte herbicide for California water-seeded rice. The herbicide is a premix of benzobicyclon, a mode of action, and halosulfuron-methyl, marketed as Sandea in California. The...

The Environmental Protection Agency has granted a Section 3 registration for quizalofop-P-ethyl, the active ingredient in Provisia herbicide from BASF Corp., for use on Provisia rice. State registrations are pending. As part of the registration, the EPA will require that...

Aerial dry-seeding system helps fight weed resistance with new herbicide mode as well as a different cultural practice. By Vicky Boyd Editor Through three decades or so of experimentation, VA Farms has developed a dry seeding program that borrows from both...