How to Plan for Product Shortages in 2022
Supply Issues – Two words that are coming to define the second half of 2021. Parts, fertilizer and now herbicide shortages are a major topic at coffee shops and kitchen tables. As growers continue to move forward with planning for the 2022 growing season shortages need to be managed. Media reports suggest that glyphosate and…
Start the Season off by Getting Spray Records in Order
With the development of herbicide resistant weeds and the adoption of so many different trait packages, many farmers have gone back to spraying their own herbicides. By spraying their own they are in greater control of application timing and reduce the risks of tank contamination in the sprayer. These are great benefits but come with…
Wet weather’s effect on weeds and herbicides
This season’s exceptional weather is putting many of the systems we use in crop production to the test. A major one being herbicides and weed control. Here are some quick answers to the most common weed and herbicide questions. Contact your local Jacobsen Seed Representative for more information. Remember to always read and follow herbicide…
Midsummer Management Decisions
Rescue Herbicide Applications in Soybeans The last few years has seen the industry as a whole struggle with post emergence herbicide applications in soybeans. It should always be the goal to get full control with one multi-mode of action post emergence application. Sometimes that doesn’t happen. If a rescue treatment is your only option check…
Understand the Correct Timing Window for Your Herbicide Program for Best Control
Application of postemergence herbicides is an important weed management tool in both corn and soybeans. Making sure to correctly time this application can easily make or break your weed control program. Here are some reminders to help make the correct decisions about herbicide application. Remember to always read and follow the label for a given…
Jacobsen Seed’s Position on Roundup Ready 2 Xtend Soybeans
The Jacobsen Seed Team is dedicated to helping you grow the healthiest and most profitable crop that you can. That is why we careful screen our seed, treatment, and technology offerings to offer the best performing products for our sales territory. A strong example of seed and technology coming together is the Roundup Ready 2…
Herbicide Notification Signs Available
Changes in Herbicide Traits Here at Jacobsen our dedication is your success. That means we are with you from planting to harvest, and everything in between. One of the most important items that lands “in between” is herbicide applications to your crop. There are a wide variety of herbicide tolerant traits in the fields around…
Achieve Full Yield Potential And Weed Control With Liberty Link Technology
By Nora Schultz, Sales Agronomist, CCA For those growers with glyphosate resistance and are looking for a broad spectrum replacement, look no further than Liberty herbicide. Liberty (glufosinate) is the only non-selective herbicide with no known resistance. he trait can be found in U.S. crops such as soybeans, corn, cotton and canola. Liberty has a…
Palmer Amaranth: Watch for this New Threat in the Field.
Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) is a aggressive member of the pigweed family that is native to the southwestern United States. Its spread northward has been increasingly monitored, but 2016 saw a large surge in northern populations.