by Pratap Devkota | Feb 12, 2021
– Pratap Devkota, Weed Scientist, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, Jay, FL – On December 20, 2020, the US EPA issued new labels for herbicide products containing low volatility formulations of dicamba. So, there are new labels for...
by Pratap Devkota | Nov 20, 2020
Pratap Devkota, Weed Scientist, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center – Small grain crops such as barley, oats, rye, triticale, wheat, etc. are commonly grown during winter months in Florida for grain, cover crops, or winter grazing purposes. Even...
by Pratap Devkota | Jun 15, 2020
Pratap Devkota, UF/IFAS Weed Specialist, West Florida Research and Education Center On June 3, 2020 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the registration of Xtendimax, Engenia, and FeXapan herbicide labels. Since this recent development, the US EPA has issued a...
by Pratap Devkota | Dec 20, 2019
Pratap Devkota, Weed Scientist, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, Jay, FL – For small grain crops (wheat, oats, rye, barley, triticale etc.), the first 6 to 8 weeks after planting are a critical growth period, so it is important to minimize...
by Pratap Devkota | Jun 17, 2019
For the past several weeks, the Florida Panhandle has experienced hot and dry weather conditions. Unfortunately, these environmental conditions coincided with most of the pre-emergence (PRE) and early post-emergence (EPOST) herbicide applications. So, what could...