- Following the thorough review of a proposed label amendment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the use of Enlist One and Enlist Duo in 134 additional counties, providing growers with additional weed management options for the 2022 growing season.
- Grower groups including the American Soybean Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, National Corn Growers Association, and National Cotton Council welcomed and expressed appreciation for an announcement from EPA that will restore use of Enlist herbicides to many U.S. counties.
- Wehmeyer Seed has entered a dealership agreement with Meristem Crop Performance Group, LLC, a fast-growing supplier of high-quality crop inputs. Under the new relationship, Wehmeyer Seed will carry the Meristem Crop Performance product line and become Meristem’s ally in helping Corn Belt farmers make every acre even more profitable.
- GROWERS, a solution and service provider for ag retail, and Arva Intelligence, a leader in carbon marketing technology, announced a partnership to provide a seamless way for ag retailers to assist customers in selling carbon through Arva’s Carbon Ready program and GROWERS Rally sales platform.
- Cotton growers have a convenient new tool to battle nematodes in-furrow with Averland® FC nematicide/insecticide/miticide from Vive Crop Protection. Averland FC combines abamectin and Vive’s patented Allosperse® nano-polymer delivery system, making it the only abamectin in-furrow solution registered for nematodes in cotton that also mixes perfectly with liquid fertilizers and other crop inputs.
- AgSource Cooperative Services announced their acquisition of Dairyland Laboratories, Inc. Agronomy Services Division in Stratford, Wisconsin. Effective March 23, all soil, plant tissue and manure analyses, as well as nutrient management services, will be provided by AgSource. Another change for the AgSource brand was recently announced by URUS, the parent company of the AgSource and VAS brands. Effective March 1, both companies will operate as independent brands under the URUS umbrella.
- The National Corn Growers Association released a video offering tips from perennial high-yield entrants of the National Corn Yield Contest during a breakfast at Commodity Classic in New Orleans honoring the state winners of the 2021 contest.
