Nufarm Announces Herbicide for Turf and Ornamental Market

Burr Ridge, IL – Nufarm Americas, Inc. announces the addition of Nufarm Quinclorac SPC 75 DF Herbicide to its expanding portfolio. Nufarm Quinclorac SPC 75 DF Herbicide contains quinclorac, the active ingredient used in Drive® herbicide. Full Release

Novus International, Inc. Acquires the Animal Nutrition Division of Albion Laboratories, Inc.

St. Louis, Mo., February 9, 2010 – Novus International, Inc. announced today they have completed the acquisition of the Animal Nutrition Division of Albion Laboratories Inc, a company based in Clearfield, UT.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Products from the acquisition, including the MAAC (R) chelated trace mineral product line,  will align with Novus’s MINTREX® and GLYTREX® chelated …

Nufarm Making Move in Seed Treatment

(June 17, 2009 – Burr Ridge, IL AgNewsWire) – Continuing its strategy of aggressive growth, Nufarm Americas Inc. is making a major push into the growing seed treatment market. Nufarm introduces several new seed treatments, giving it a full portfolio of brands to protect seeds and young crops from insects, stress and disease. “We see great opportunities in seed treatment,” …

Nufarm Expands Glyphosate Portfolio with Continued Innovation

Burr Ridge, IL – Nufarm Americas has expanded its crop protection product line with the introduction of five new products that include the active ingredients tribenuron and thifensulfuron. These herbicides offer broad-spectrum weed control in cereals including wheat, barley, oats and triticale. Full Release

Five New Cereals Herbicides from Nufarm

Burr Ridge, IL – Nufarm Americas has expanded its crop protection product line with the introduction of five new products that include the active ingredients tribenuron and thifensulfuron. These herbicides offer broad-spectrum weed control in cereals including wheat, barley, oats and triticale. Full Release

StollerUSA’s BIO-FORGE Reverses Herbicide Damage

Tifton, GA (July 28, 2008) – Danny Thompson is no stranger to the unexpected. But, it’s a refreshing change of pace when the unexpected comes in the form of higher yields in an unlikely patch of herbicide-damaged cotton. Danny Thompson has farmed 1200 acres of peanut and cotton crops on the Thompson Family farms for over three decades. In mid-June …

Prowl H20® Herbicide Success Stories Win Arctic Cat® Prowler UTVs

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, July 28, 2008 – Prowl H20 herbicide, from BASF, offers exceptional convenience, performance and crop safety benefits – including no odor, reduced staining, storage flexibility and lower user rates. To celebrate the enhanced performance of Prowl H20 BASF launched a campaign in which tree fruit, tree nut and grape growers could share their Prowl H20 success …

Study Shows That Parasite Control Pays

DULUTH, Ga — July 17, 2008 (AgNewsWire) — In hard economic times, cutting corners can become a rule instead of an exception. As the cattle industry faces rapidly rising input costs, producers should make every dollar count. According to a recent study from Iowa State University,1 one place producers cannot afford to cut is in their parasite control program. The …

FMC Recommends Growers Use Preemergence Herbicides in Late Planted Soybeans

Philadelphia, May 15, 2008 — From Minnesota to Mississippi, cool temperatures and soggy conditions are keeping soybean farmers out of the fields. As planting dates slip into May and beyond, some soybean growers may consider foregoing a preplant or preemergence herbicide as part of their cultural practice. But experts warn that could be a very costly decision. According to Bob …

New Halex GT Offers Glyphosate with Residual Control

Greensboro, N.C., (October 23, 2007 – AgNewsWire) – Syngenta Crop Protection today announced federal registration for Halex™ GT, a new post-emergence corn herbicide for Agrisure® GT and Roundup Ready® corn hybrids. Halex GT offers the convenience of glyphosate with the added benefit of broad-spectrum, residual control of the toughest broadleaf weeds and grasses in corn including ragweeds, waterhemp, lambsquarters, pigweeds …

Patented Manufacturing Process Delivers the Right Ratio of Nutrients at the Right Time

(Plymouth, Minn. — September 17, 2007 (AgNewsWire) — A unique three-in-one crop nutrient designed to make every single plant perform better is now available from The Mosaic Company. Called MicroEssentials(TM), the new product uses a patented manufacturing process to combine the correct ratios of different vital nutrients into uniform granules, with each granule formed much like the partial layers on …

Quilt Fungicide Receives Section 3 Registration for Soybeans

Greensboro, N.C., June 25, 2007— (AgNewsWire) Syngenta Crop Protection announced today that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Section 3 registration for the use of Quilt® fungicide on soybeans. Originally approved in 2005 for use in the United States as a Section 18 Quarantine Exemption on soybeans for control of Asian soybean rust (ASR), Quilt has a …

Prefix Herbicide Available as a Premix Formulation in 2008

Greensboro, N.C., May 22, 2007— (AgNewsWire) Syngenta announced today that Prefix(TM) herbicide is now registered as a premix formulation, which will offer growers superior weed control with a new level of convenience and flexibility. The premix was granted registration on May 15, 2007, by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and will be available for the 2008 growing season. For …

Parasite Control Best Way to Increase Weaning Rates and Heights

DULUTH, Ga. — May 3, 2007 — A recent Iowa State University study revealed that parasite control in the cow/calf segment is the technology that affects weaning rates and weaning weights the most.1 The analysis, conducted by Dr. John Lawrence, professor of economics, was of more than 170 research trials spanning the last 25 years. The study concluded that when …