Those in attendance not only had the opportunity to hear about ongoing fungicide research work, but also had a look at what fungicides may be available to growers down the road, and also learn the latest in application research. It was soon discovered that the conventional way of directing the fungicide spray stream vertically from the spray boom resulted in most of the chemical being deposited on the leaves or the ground and not on the grain head, where the fungicide is needed. Early...

Dioxin is a chemical compound used in fertilisers and fungicides which can be carcinogenic in large doses. A Swiss manufacturer of food additives is recalling a thickening agent following reports it had been contaminated with the poison dioxin. The firm, Unipektin, ordered the recall of several batches of a food additive containing guar gum. The firm believes the contamination took place in India, its source for the raw material used in guar gum. A statement on Unipektin's website said the...

In this little bit of space, we'll try to outline your considerations as to whether a fungicide application is warranted or not. Fungicides may also be looked at as an insurance policy - you don't expect to collect on it every year, but over time, it should pay for itself. Illinois data indicates an average of just over 6 bushels per acre return from a fungicide application made even in the absence of disease. Can I expect a return on my investment? The age old question of profitable or...

Prevent its germination by applying pre-emergent herbicide granules a week or so before your average last killing freeze date and again three months later. One of the next several springs it will start producing and it will never stop again. Do you have any experience with this chemical and procedure for crape myrtles? If so, where would I obtain NAA and what would be the directions for its use? The University of Georgia s Center for Urban Agriculture has the most conspicuous mention of...

Currently ethanol producers get a subsidy in the US of 51 cents per gallon ethanol paid to the blender, usually an oil company that blends it with gasoline for sale. As a result of the beautiful US Government subsidies to produce bio-ethanol fuels, and the new legislative mandate, the US refinery industry is investing big time in building new special ethanol distilleries, similar to oil refineries, except they produce ethanol fuel. As a result of the beautiful US Government subsidies to...

The migratory elephants destroy crops, and property, he said adding that the worst was in 2005 when elephants destroyed about 265 acres of cropland in seven gewogs. The chief forest officer of National Conservation Division (NCD), Sonam Wangyel Wang, said that the NCD implemented different strategies like compensating livestock depredations, damages of crops and off-set to the farmers by providing fences, created awareness about the importance of these species in the eco-system and...

If aldicarb is consumed at low levels, it can cause flu-like symptoms such as nausea, headache and blurred vision, which typically abate in five or six hours. Aldicarb sulfoxide is a pesticide that is not approved for use on ginger. People who may have purchased the product should throw it away. As the secondquarter reporting season wraps up, carriers have warned again that fuel, which is right up there with personnel as their biggest cost, is headed higher in the third and fourth...

Periods of leaf wetness and high relative humidity are long enough to favor the development and spread of the disease, according to extension plant pathologists. When left untreated with fungicides, potential yield losses from gray leaf spot generally range between 5 to 40 bushels/acre. Under such conditions the fungus matures and develops more spores, which are blown to the upper leaves of the plant where they germinate and start new lesions. The light brown color continues until...

Department of Agriculture: No broad-based scientific evidence has declared organic food more healthful than conventional food, according to governmental regulatory agencies and even expert advocates of organic food. So why do an increasing number of customers brave prices up to 100 percent more for organic food? "This is a difficult question," Mattfeldt-Beman says. Conventional-food proponents say one of the reasons organic produce can have more nutrients is that it's harvested later than...