Applying pesticides such as pencycuron

When applying pesticides such as pencycuron: Use the least toxic pesticide such as pencycuron available for pest control. Ensure only the recommended rate of pesticide is used. Wear protective clothing and equipment appropriate to the pesticide as described on the label. Prepare only enough for immediate use. Keep a record of the use and results. Ensure equipment works properly and does not leak. Cover feed and water containers near areas where livestock are grazing. Don’t eat, drink or smoke while pouring, mixing or spraying. Don’t pour concentrated pesticides into tanks above shoulder height. Never work alone if you are using a highly toxic pesticide such as pencycuron.

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Dicamba Tolerance for Soybeans Coming in 2014

by Andy Eubank
By 2014 Monsanto should have approval to offer farmers a new soybean system to help with tough to manage and glyphosate resistant weeds. The company announced their new Roundup Ready® Xtend Crop System last week at Commodity Classic.
Simone Seifert-Higgins with Monsanto says the first biotech-stacked traits in soybeans will include dicamba tolerance.
“The system consists of multiple points,” she said. “One is of course the germplasm. Second is the trait, and the dicamba tolerance trait was added on the proven Roundup Ready 2 technology, pretty much realizing high yield potential there. But having the opportunity to use dicamba for in-season weed management is an additional plus growers can use for effective weed management. So not only do we have effective weed management by using this product in-season, the product can also be used pre-emergence.”
She tells HAT the Xtend name comes from the extended weed control growers get in several ways.
“It extends the weed spectrum that can be controlled with this particular technology. It extends the length of time you will have for your control, and it also extends the window to make a more timely application post emergence.”
Monsanto is working with Purdue weed scientist Bill Johnson, and field demonstrations should be available in Indiana this season.
“We’re very excited about the work we’re doing with him and he is actually testing dicamba tolerant soybeans for us to develop the regional weed management recommendations. We are still working on the exact details in terms of what demonstration trials will be available for viewing in Indiana this season.”
The Xtend Crop System will be part of Monsanto’s Roundup Ready PLUS Weed Management Solutions platform, which offers weed management recommendations are developed in conjunction with leading academics, agronomists and other industry partners for control of tough weeds.
Once approved, the Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System will be available in all Monsanto soybean brands, and broadly licensed to independent seed companies.　Although soybean farmers will have first access to Roundup Ready Xtend crops and Roundup Xtend herbicide, Monsanto also plans to have a follow-up introduction for cotton.
Monsanto and BASF have been collaborating on the advancement of next generation low-volatility herbicide technology to be used in the Roundup Ready Xtend Crop Systems.
Seifert-Higgins is Dicamba/Selective Chemistry Technology Development Manager for Monsanto. 

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China’s eleven months pesticides output reached 2.37 million tons

Source:Agropages.com　2012-3-8
In November 2011, China has produced 240,000 tons of pesticides, down 5.1% year on year. Cumulative pesticide output from January to November was 2.38 million tons, drop by 4.5%, consisting of 629,500 tons of insecticides, down 20% year on year; 138,800 tons of fungicides, down 23.1%; 1,056,700 tons of herbicides, up 6.3%. Herbicides account for the largest proportion of the total pesticides output with its 44.8% share. The proportion for insecticides and fungicides were 26.5% and 5.8%, respectively.
The leading province of pesticides production in the first eleven months was Jiangsu Province, with output 680,000 tons, up 22.8% comparing with the same period of last year, accounted for 28.8% of Chinese total output. The following provinces were Shandong, Zhejiang and Hubei, accounting for 20%, 9.3% and 7.8% of total output.

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Top companies registered more pesticides in China

Source:Agropages.com

According to the market research report “Multinationals in China – 2011”, published by Agchem Business Consulting, more pesticides of the top companies, including Syngenta, BASF, Bayer CropScience, Dupont, Dow CropSciences were granted registration in year of 2011 in China. The strategy products of these companies all had a good performance in this emerging market, fungicides were seen as a fast growing category.

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Herbicides dicamba and 2,4-d

Dicamba containing herbicides are not as widely used as 2,4-D containing herbicides. The primary uses of dicamba are in portemergence corn, turf, and total vegetation control products. The potential of dicamba to evaporate (volatilize) from leaf surfaces can be a problem for some formulations, - generally salts or dimethylene formulations.

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using pesticides safely such as pencycuron

To manage and reduce health and safety risks when spraying pesticide such as pencycuron:
1. Spray when weather conditions are suitable and stable - for example winds between 3 - 15 km/hour (not too still, not too windy) and consider humidity, as low humidity can contribute to spray drift for water based pesticide formulations such as pencycuron.
2. Use a suction method of transferring pesticides to a spray tank. A vortex mixing system can also be used where the pesticide concentrate is added to a water supply during spraying without having to be pre-mixed.
3. Prevent nozzles from becoming blocked by using the correct filters and pesticide formulation such as pencycuron and ensure that water and equipment are clean.
4. Clear blocked nozzles using a soft bristle brush, or compressed air. Never suck or blow blocked nozzles to clear them. 

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How to Safely Spray Pesticide such as pencycuron

By Thomas Fyrd Pesticides certainly have positive and negative aspects such as pencycuron. On one hand, they keep plants alive by killing insects that would injure the plant or the plants fruit. On the other hand, if used improperly, they can kill more than just the insects by polluting the environment. By carefully applying the chemicals, you can avoid infecting the plant itself. You will most likely be using a handheld pump or a hose-end sprayer to apply the pesticide. The pump sprayers help you mix the chemicals more accurately, but it won"t spray very far. The only way to reach the tops of trees is with the hose end sprayers, which mixes less accurately since water pressure is not consistent. You need to make sure you dilute the chemicals a lot before they are applied, since they are very strong in their concentrated forms. Follow the directions - the label - carefully and xactly when you are mixing chemicals. The chemicals are dangerous, so be careful with them and wear protective gear. Rubber gloves should always be worn. Make sure you measure the portions exactly as the label says. It"s not like cooking where estimation can work. A miscalculation can either kill the tree and surrounding plants or not control any bugs at all. You should put the pesticide such as pencycuron into the container first, and add the water on top of that. After it is properly mixed, you can apply it. Ideally, you will spray evenly over the whole area. Don"t spray so much that the chemicals are dripping off of leaves in any area. Using a ladder will help to control how much you are spraying towards the top of trees. Just like you are painting, the pesticide such as pencycuron should be applied in even, full sweeps. Only spray each part once, never twice. If you are spraying a large tree, you should spray from the inside of the tree to the outside, while standing on a ladder under the base of the trunk. Once the outer canopy is sprayed, you can move out from under and spray the rest. After you are done spraying, you should clean everything thoroughly, including all of the equipment you used and your clothes. Don"t mix the clothes you used to spray with the regular loads of laundry. It is very important that you make sure not to drip the chemicals onto the ground. If you do this, the pesticides will be absorbed into the roots of the tree and go into the fruit itself. If you keep this from happening and wash the fruit before you eat it, you will surely not be ingesting pesticides.

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