Articles by David Forster

Hit the mark with your pulse and cereal fungicides

By David Forster August 1, 2017

When getting set to apply a fungicide to pulses and cereals, remember that disease prevention and suppression is your main goal. Fungicides need to be applied on target in order to be effective, which is why you should keep water volumes and travel speeds top-of-mind. Use the highest registered water volume while lowering your travel […] Read more

Crops

Time your post-harvest herbicide

Agronomy tips... from the field

By David Forster, Syngenta October 13, 2015

If your time it right, a post-harvest herbicide application can be an excellent way to set up your field for seeding next spring. The idea is to control emerging winter annuals, such as hawk’s beard and shepherd’s purse as well as perennial weeds such as dandelions and Canadian thistle in crops that you’ve swathed. Going […] Read more

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Timing your insecticide application for flea beetles

Get out and scout your fields early to look for defoliation and bite holes

By David Forster May 27, 2015

All things being equal, you want to come out of the season with as much of the plant stand you came in with. However, heavy flea beetle pressure during the cotyledon to the first or second true-leaf stage can take a big bite out your final yield. The secret to success in dealing with flea […] Read more

Wheat & Chaff

Coverage is key when using desiccants

By David Forster August 26, 2014

A crop desiccant is an herbicide intended for the rapid drydown of the crop, not for long-term weed management. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that applying a diquat-based desiccant entails a few distinctive “best practices.” Firstly, you need to use a higher water volume. Contact desiccants should be applied with at least 20 […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: Possible seed shortage for lentils

Bunge raises 2021 profit outlook on higher food, renewable fuel demand

U.S. grains: Corn, soy firm as harvest slows; wheat falls on profit taking

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Pulse weekly outlook: Possible seed shortage for lentils

Bunge raises 2021 profit outlook on higher food, renewable fuel demand

U.S. grains: Corn, soy firm as harvest slows; wheat falls on profit taking

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Hit the mark with your pulse and cereal fungicides

Time your post-harvest herbicide

Timing your insecticide application for flea beetles

Coverage is key when using desiccants

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