If I were to ask the question, “What are the two largest management factors that come to mind when you hear soybean management factors?” What would your answer be? For myself, the top two things that come to mind are early planting date (late March and April) and herbicide resistance.
Early planting date has arguably been the biggest soybean yield driver because of the increased number of days before the plant starts to flower. This allows... Read More →
ILSOYADVISOR POST
Agronomy: WEBINAR: Managing RR2Xtend Soybeans in 2016 and Beyond
March 02, 2016
Lance Tarochione, technical agronomist with Monsanto, shared details about the Roundup Ready 2 Xtend™ soybeans, which will be available for the 2016 growing season. These varieties contain traits that are resistant to glyphosate and dicamba to help improve weed management. He emphasizes the importance of following label instructions because the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not yet approved dicamba herbicides to be used with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans. It is extremely important not to use dicamba herbicides with these varieties until it is approved by the EPA.
Key Takeaways:
- Always follow label instructions—it’s the law.
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not approved dicamba herbicides for in-season applications. Monsanto hopes the EPA will open the public comment period soon—which is the next step in the labeling process.
- The long-term consequences of going off-label outweigh any short-term benefits.
- Throughout Illinois, Roundup Ready 2 Xtend products offer the newest genetics and have demonstrated yield potential equal to or greater than current Roundup Ready 2 Xtend products.
- Growers have a good opportunity in 2016 to plant Roundup Ready 2 Xtend products so they can evaluate the germplasm on their farm before potentially switching to a new herbicide platform in 2017.
- Once fully approved, the Roundup Ready 2 Xtend Cropping System will be a great new tool for farmers to manage resistant and hard to control weeds.
Illinois Soybean Association
The Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) checkoff and membership programs represent more than 43,000 soybean farmers in Illinois. The checkoff funds market development and utilization efforts while the membership program supports the government relations interests of Illinois soybean farmers at the local, state, and national level through the Illinois Soybean Growers (ISG). ISA upholds the interests of Illinois soybean producers through promotion, advocacy, and education with the vision of becoming a market leader in sustainable soybean production and profitability. For more information, visit the website www.ilsoy.org and www.ilsoygrowers.com.
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