Pesticides

For the third straight year, a volatile pesticide is damaging crops across the Midwest and South, despite federal and state efforts to lessen the drift.

Low volatility is not synonymous to no volatility in new dicamba formulations, says Aaron Hager with the University of Illinois.

Bayer AG scraps plans for wide sales next year of NemaStrike Technology after people suffered skin irritation after handling the product.

Metabolic resistance is changing how farmers manage problem weeds.

University of Tennessee weed scientists found adding glyphosate to dicamba formulations increased detectable dicamba air concentrations by 3 to 9 times compared to dicamba alone.

Pesticides serve many functions and come in many forms, including herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. The goal in all cases is to increase yields by reducing competitive environmental factors.