For farmers who grow continuous corn, corn rootworm is a pest that growers must deal with on an annual basis. And over the decades, growers have learned you can’t really rely on one single tactic. “We had the insecticides we developed in the 70s and 80s that were very effective, but we learned over time […]

Post-harvest is a great time to review, specifically your corn rootworm control plan. Was your 2017 strategy a win-win or a complete fail? We had the opportunity to catch up with Tom Koranek, Great Plains Business Manager, FMC, on a new product the company is registering for corn rootworm control,  Steward EC. Koraneck said the […]

FMC will acquire the portion of DuPont’s Crop Protection business it must divest to comply with the EU Commission ruling related to its merger with Dow.

Frogeye leaf spot, cercospora leaf blight, powdery mildew, rusts, and brown spot … these are all words a grower wishes was not part of his or her vocabulary. However, when it’s out in the field, it must be tackled and FMC hopes to help farmers beat all of these tough diseases this growing season with […]

The pyrethroid class of insecticides is up for an EPA review in 2017 and FMC is asking soybean growers to voice their support for bifenthrin. The EPA is required to review and re-evaluate active ingredients in crop production every 15 years. The EPA’s decision could put the future of critical bifenthrin insecticides in peril. In […]