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  • April 15th 2014 Issue
  • Story by Richard Lehnert

    • New herbicide — resistant crops

    Both Dow Agrosciences and Monsanto Company expect to have new herbicide-resistant crops and new herbicides available in 2015. Dow is developing Enlist corn, which is resistant to both 2,4-D and aryloxyfenoxyproprionic acid herbicides used to control grasses, according to Diane Brown, a Michigan State University Extension -educator. Enlist soybeans are resistant to 2,4-D, which will be stacked with both glyphosate- and glufosinate–resistant genes as well, which would also allow the use of glyphosate and Liberty herbicides on those crops. Dow Agrosciences will market Enlist Duo, for use on Enlist crops. It is a premix of glyphosate and a formulation of […]

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    Richard Lehnert
    After growing up on a Michigan dairy farm, Richard Lehnert began writing about farming in 1962, while still a junior studying journalism at Michigan State University. He worked at newspapers for a year before joining the staff of Michigan Farmer, where he spent 26 years, the last 15 as chief editor. He was a member of the staff of Good Fruit Grower from 2010 until 2015. Read his stories: Story Index
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