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Always follow stewardship practices in accordance with the Product Use Guide (PUG) or other product-specific stewardship requirements including grain marketing and pesticide label directions. Varieties with BOLT® technology provide excellent plant-back flexibility for soybeans following application of sulfonylurea (SU) herbicides such as DuPont™ LeadOff ® or DuPont™ Basis ® Blend as a component of a burndown program or for doublecrop soybeans following SU herbicides such as DuPont™ Finesse ® applied to wheat the previous fall. Always follow grain marketing, stewardship practices and pesticide label directions. Varieties with the Glyphosate Tolerant trait (including those designated by the letter “R” in the product number) contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate herbicides. Glyphosate herbicides will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. Always follow grain marketing, stewardship practices and pesticide label directions. Varieties with the Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® (RR2Y) trait contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup ® brand agricultural herbicides. Roundup ® brand agricultural herbicides will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. Genuity®, Roundup ® and Roundup Ready 2 Yield® are registered trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC used under license. Individual results may vary, and performance may vary from location to location and from year to year. This result may not be an indicator of results you may obtain as local growing, soil and weather conditions may vary. Growers should evaluate data from multiple locations and years whenever possible. Varieties with the STS® trait are tolerant to certain sulfonylurea (SU) herbicides. This technology allows post-emergent applications of DuPont™ Synchrony® XP and DuPont™ Classic ® herbicides without crop injury or stress (see herbicide product labels). NOTE: A soybean variety with a herbicide tolerant trait does not confer tolerance to all herbicides. Spraying herbicides not labeled for a specific soybean variety will result in severe plant injury or plant death. Always read and follow herbicide label directions and precautions for use. Varieties with the LibertyLink® (LL) gene are resistant to Liberty ® herbicide. Liberty®, LibertyLink® and the Water Droplet Design are registered trademarks of BASF.
SCN = Resistant to one or more races of soybean cyst nematode.
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P = Plenish® high oleic soybeans for contract production only. Plenish® high oleic soybeans have an enhanced oil profile and are produced and channeled under contract to specific grain markets. Growers should refer to the Pioneer Product Use Guide on www.pioneer.com/stewardship for more information.
Is there a bush or small tree (possibly not change color in the fall. The plant up to 20 feet tall) on your property that is flowers in May or June and produces still green? There is a noxious weed small berries which turn from green to known as buckthorn which is likely to black and remain on the plant in the still have green leaves — even after our winter. A problem with identifying buckrecent low temperatures. thorn is that it can be confused with native plants such as wild cherry, wild The problem plants are the common or plum, chokecherry and dogwood. GREEN AND European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartiGROWING ca) and the glossy buckthorn (Frangula Native buckthorn has stipules or long alnus). Both varieties have male and green extensions at the base of each By Linda G. Tenneson female plants with berries found only on stalk, and it does not have thorns. There the female plants. Both a female and a male plant are also some differences between the flowers of the are needed to produce berries. native and non-native plants. Go to minnesotawildflowers.info/shrub/alder-leaved-buckthorn for more There is also a native version called Alder-leaf buckthorn (Rhamnus alnifolia) which looks like the details and illustrations of the stipules. problem non-native plant. However, the native verThe non-native buckthorn is an aggressive grower sion is shorter — growing to only 3 feet tall and is which crowds out native plants and shelters the not aggressive. soybean aphid insect. Plus, the plant gives off a The web site extension.umn.edu/identify-invasive- chemical which keeps other plant seeds from germinating. It creates dense shade, crowding out native species/common-buckthorn has a video which plants. Once established, it is difficult to remove. describes the best way to identify buckthorn. Both non-native buckthorn plants are on the Another useful website is 1854treatyauthority.org/ images/IDComparisonsofInvasiveBuckthorn&Honey restricted noxious weed list. It is illegal to import, suckletoNativePlantsinNEMN which has a lot of pic- sell or transport them in Minnesota. tures of both the common and the glossy buckthorn If the berries are eaten by birds, they have a laxaand the plants that they may be confused with. tive effect and are quickly defecated in other locations. The name “buckthorn” comes from the two slightly Unfortunately, the seeds have a high germination curved horn-like projections at the end of each stem. rate and can remain viable for five or more years. They look like the hooves of a buck deer. In between Young plants may be pulled out of the ground the horn-like projections is a small thorn. Common with their roots. Taller established plants can be buckthorn has serrated or saw-toothed leaves, while sawed off near ground level. However, the remainthe glossy buckthorn has leaves with smooth on the ing stumps must be sprayed with herbicide — makedges. The glossy buckthorn prefers to grow in wet ing sure to cover the cambium or growing layer outareas, but has been found in other places. The bark side the heartwood and just under the bark. If not is smooth and shiny, and gray or brown with lighttreated, the remaining roots will sprout — creating colored lenticels or corky projections. If the outer many new plants. layer of the bark is scraped with a knife, the inner Linda G. Tenneson is a University of Minnesota layer is orange. The leaves are dark green and oval master gardener and tree care advisor. v — plus the leaf veins are easy to see. The leaves do B:10.166"
Varieties with Enlist E3® (E3) technology: The transgenic soybean event in Enlist E3 ® soybeans is jointly developed and owned by Dow AgroSciences LLC and M.S. Technologies L.L.C. The Enlist weed control system is owned and developed by Dow AgroSciences LLC. Enlist Duo ® and Enlist One ® herbicides are not registered for sale or use in all states or counties. Contact your state pesticide regulatory agency to determine if a product is registered for sale or use in your area. Enlist Duo and Enlist One herbicides are the only 2,4-D products authorized for use in Enlist crops. Always read and follow label directions. Consult Enlist herbicide labels for weed species controlled.
Late fall is easy to identify buckthorn
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DO NOT APPLY DICAMBA HERBICIDE IN-CROP TO SOYBEANS WITH Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® technology unless you use a dicamba herbicide product that is specifically labeled for that use in the location where you intend to make the application. IT IS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL AND STATE LAW TO MAKE AN IN-CROP APPLICATION OF ANY DICAMBA HERBICIDE PRODUCT ON SOYBEANS WITH Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® technology, OR ANY OTHER PESTICIDE APPLICATION, UNLESS THE PRODUCT LABELING SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZES THE USE. Contact the U.S. EPA and your state pesticide regulatory agency with any questions about the approval status of dicamba herbicide products for in-crop use with soybeans with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® technology. ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. Soybeans with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® technology contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate and dicamba. Glyphosate herbicides will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. Dicamba will kill crops that are not tolerant to dicamba. Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® is a registered trademark of Monsanto Technology LLC used under license.
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Fund-A-Farmer grants available Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) is accepting grant applications for livestock and poultry farmers who wish to expand animal welfare, build capacity, and/or improve pasture for their animals. Grants of up to $2,500 are available to independent family farmers who raise beef cattle, bison, broiler chickens, dairy cows, goats, laying hens, pigs, sheep and/or turkeys. All applications will be submitted online through one main Fund-a-Farmer grant application, no matter the type of project. Only one application per farm per year will be accepted. All proposed projects must begin and be completed within the time frame of February 2021 through May 2022. Projects completed before February 2021 are not eligible for funding. Eligible expense categories include: materials, supplies, equipment, shipping/ delivery costs, consultant/professional fees, travel, training, and hired labor costs.
The purchase of animals (with the exception of livestock guardian dogs and breeding stock for animal welfare-certified farms), land, or recurring operational expenses such as animal feed will not be funded. Projects related to the production of raw milk or to the slaughter of animals will not be funded. Farmers must agree to a possible scheduled farm visit(s) by FACT and/or ASPCA staff. Applications must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 1 to be considered for this round of funding. Grants will be awarded in February 2021. Questions regarding grant requirements and an application form is available at grants@foodanimalconcerns.org. This article was submitted by the National Farmers Union. v
