A team of Agricultural Research Service, university and industry scientists has spotted a new genetic vulnerability to tolpyralate herbicide in 49 varieties of corn, marking the first report of the ...

A lot of planting and agronomic decisions are being made across corn and soybean country this week. Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist, offers his thoughts and recommendations on how to address ...

Herbicide drift, the unintended movement of chemical agents beyond their target zones, poses a significant threat to global crop production and biodiversity. Movement can occur as primary drift, when ...

This week while out checking the garden, I noticed many of the youngest leaves on a few of my tomato plants were twisted and their leaf veins were growing into weird patterns. These telltale symptoms ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 1, 2025) On June 30, Kyle Kunkler started work as deputy assistant administrator for pesticides in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and ...

Many Georgia cotton and soybean farmers would welcome the return of the herbicide dicamba, but critics worry how it affects other plants. EPA officials and Georgia agricultural leaders gathered at Lee ...

In challenging years, every bushel counts. To give your crop a fighting chance at profitability, you’ll want to keep an eye out for yield-robbing corn seedling diseases. 1. Pythium has at least 14 ...