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The Roundup Ready^® Xtend Crop System is an advanced weed management system in the fight against resistant and tough-to-control weeds in soybeans and cotton. With advanced dicamba- and glyphosate-tolerant traits in soy and dicamba-, glyphosate- and glufosinate-tolerant traits in cotton, the Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System can help maximize weed control and the yield potential and quality of Roundup Ready 2 Xtend^® soybeans and cotton with XtendFlex^® technology.

Chris Kamienski, Monsanto technology development representative, and Lance Tarochione, CCA and Monsanto technical agronomist, review seed and herbicide product use and stewardship and weed control options in soybeans.

Key Takeaways:

• This presentation on application requirements is not a substitute for the product labeling. Always read and follow all product labeling.
• XtendiMax^™ herbicide with VaporGrip^™ Technology
  • Good option to help manage glyphosate-resistant broadleaf weeds
  • Significant reduction in volatility potential compared to current dicamba formulations
• Applications requirement
  • Off-Target moving
    • Physical drift
    • Sprayer contamination
    • Volatility
• Chemistry
  • Active ingredient: dicamba
  • Herbicide group: Group 4
• Window of Application
  • 28 days or less prior to planting
• Preparing the sprayer
  • Use only TeeJet^® TTI11004 nozzle with a maximum operating pressure of 63 psi
• Preparing to spray
  • Apply 22 fl. oz./A of this product with each application
  • Control weeds when less than 4 inches tall
  • Scout fields before application
  • Maintain a downwind buffer between the last treated row and the closest downwind edge
• Mixing and handling
  • Do not mix with any other chemicals
• Spraying
  • Minimum carrier volume of 10 GPA
  • Do not exceed 15 mph ground speed
    • 3 – 10 mph winds are best
  • Spray boom height: do not exceed 24” above crop canopy
• After Spraying
  • Triple-Rinse Clean-Out is Required
  • Scout fields after application
  • Report any incidence of non-performance

1 CEU in Pest Management Available. Visit the Certified Crop Adviser website to self-report your credit after viewing the webinar recording.

Other resources:

• New state restrictions: http://www.agrimarketing.com/s/107922
• 2016 damage/causes: http://www.agriculture.com/crops/soybeans/10-dicamba-damage-takeaways-from-missouri