Information Resources for Using Auxin Herbicides
On Feb. 13, 2017, auxin training modules developed by Dr. Dan Reynolds and colleagues Drs. Jason Bond, Trent Irby, and Darrin Dodds of Miss. State Univ. will be available online at http://www.auxintraining.com. Viewing these modules and passing quizzes pertaining to their contents will be required before allowed purchasing of auxin herbicides.
The training modules are composed of six components.
• Module 1: Introduction to Herbicide Resistance in Weeds
• Module 2: Auxin Herbicides
• Module 3: Off-Target Deposition (Drift and Volatility)
• Module 4: Off-Target Deposition (Sprayer Contamination)
• Module 5: Enlist Weed Control System (2,4-D)
• Module 6: Xtend Weed Control System (Dicamba)
The purpose of the training modules is to help producers better understand how to safely integrate auxin herbicides into a weed control system. Once all modules are completed and their respective quizzes are passed, a producer will be certified by the Miss. Dept. of Agriculture to purchase and use these herbicides once they are approved by the EPA and are commercially available.
Company-developed information resources can also be accessed to provide additional valuable information about the safe use of these herbicide systems. Click on the links below to access these materials.
• 2016 Product Use Guide for Enlist™ Corn and Soybeans from DowAgroSciences. Topics include managing herbicide resistance, using Enlist Duo® herbicide, minimizing drift and volatility, reducing off-target impact, spray system cleanout, and tank-mix partners for Enlist Duo.
• Roundup Ready Xtend Crop System from Monsanto. Videos pertaining to most issues with using dicamba on tolerant crops are linked.
• Engenia™ Herbicide Use Guide from BASF. Engenia herbicide is a dicamba herbicide for use on dicamba-tolerant crops. Links to technical information bulletins pertaining to using Engenia herbicide are provided.
Removing Herbicide Residues from Agricultural Application Equipment is a Purdue Univ. Extension publication that was published in Aug. 2015. It likely provides the most detailed treatment of the title subject, and its contents are especially pertinent now that auxin herbicides are available for application in agricultural crop settings.
Click here and here for posts on this website that contain additional information about auxin herbicides and their application to auxin-resistant crops.
Composed by Larry G. Heatherly, Feb. 2017, larryheatherly@bellsouth.net