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Afternoon Comments 05/17


The equity and U.S. dollar markets proved quite strong again Friday, but commodity traders seemed to pay more attention to the negative demand aspects of the greenback rally than to the economic strength implied by stock gains. As for corn, persistent old crop tightness continued supporting nearby futures, while optimism about plantings this week weighed upon deferreds. July corn surged 11.25 cents to $6.5275/bushel in Friday trading, while December dipped 4.5 cents to $5.195.
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UAN and herbicides on emerged corn

05/15/13

While UAN (urea-ammonium nitrate) and many pre-emergence products can be applied to emerged corn, using UAN as a herbicide carrier enhances the foliar activity of products and may result in foliar damage.

Scout corn fields for these five weeds in 2013

05/08/13

With more weeds becoming glyphosate-resistant or surviving glyphosate-only applications, corn growers continue to rely on residual herbicides to manage tough weeds and protect their yield, according to Dow AgroSciences.

Your recipe for insect, weed control could be hazardous to corn

05/02/13

You are trying to manage your various risks in crop production, double checking weed and insect management plans. Then suddenly the crop protection chemical industry throws a wide sweeping curve ball that sails past you for a called strike.

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Remain aware of the potential for herbicide carryover in 2013 (04/12/13)

Flexible herbicides key for success in 2013 (04/01/13)

Preemergence herbicide programs for corn (03/13/13)

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Two approaches to test for herbicide resistant weeds (01/24/13)

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