News from Your Federated Agronomists | March 26, 2019

Check the Expiration Date on Private Pesticide Applicator Certification By law, growers must present proof of certification for private pesticide application, including certification number and expiration date, before Federated can sell or release restricted use pesticides to growers or applicators. Check now to ensure your certification is current (not expired) to avoid application and/or purchase delays this spring. Both the Minnesota and Wisconsin Departments of Agriculture... Read more.

Enlist ™ Trait in Soybeans Approved Worldwide Corteva® (ag company of DowDuPont®) recently released the Enlist trait upon receiving full market clearance. “We will see Enlist in our 2019 Discovery Plots,” said Kevin Carlson, Federated’s agronomy manager, “along with the rest of the traits and germ plasm we currently have.” Enlist is the first three modes of action, post-emerge product containing a combination of 24D, glyphosate, and glufosinate... Read more.

Potassium Takes Second Place to Nitrogen Alone  “If you short your crops on potash, you could end up with poor root structure and a weak stalk,” said Kevin Johnson, agronomy sales rep at Federated’s Osceola location. “Potash [potassium-based fertilizer] is very important for your crop,” he said. Potassium (K) is second only to nitrogen (N) when it comes to nutrients for the plants... Read more.

Palace™: Another Option for Pre-Emerge and Burndown Portfolio Spring planting yields summer weeds, and a strong herbicide portfolio will help control the toughest grasses and broadleaf weeds. Federated recommends private-label Palace™ for both pre- and post-emerge weed control. “[Palace] can also be used as a burndown,” said John Swanson, Federated agronomist at the Ogilvie location. Palace is a combination of S-Metolachlor (Dual II Magnum®) and mesotrione (Callisto®)...   Read more.

A is for Adjuvants. It’s as basic as knowing your ABCs: Use an adjuvant with herbicide applications. Adjuvants help herbicides perform better and also contribute to the “application characteristics” of the products. Rod Gustafson, Federated agronomist at the Albertville location, noted that adjuvants help: overcome antagonism with herbicides; improve weed coverage by helping penetrate the weed surface, or the hairs on the leaf, or the angle of the leaf; and transport the herbicide into the plant... Read more.

2019 Grower Meetings: Thank You! Thank you to all who attended Federated's 2019 Grower Meetings. Federated Agronomists welcomed a good turnout of growers and provided valuable information about crop and weed management for the new growing season. One highlight of the meetings was a discussion about the top performing corn hybrids and soybean varieties in the 2018 Federated Discovery Plots. The Top Ten lists are available here (or click on image).

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