A new supplemental label allows for Sharpen® herbicide to be applied to mint in Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin. This registration follows several years of field trials conducted across the Pacific Northwest and Midwest, including research at Purdue University. This research was supported by local mint farmer organizations, the Mint Industry Research Council,[Read More…]
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Earlier this year, FMC released a supplemental label for Anthem® Flex herbicide that includes additional uses for potatoes and mint. Anthem® Flex is a premix product containing pyroxasulfone (the active ingredient in Zidua® SC) and carfentrazone (the active ingredient in Aim® EC). Carfentrazone, a postemergence contact herbicide, is registered for use in Indiana for both[Read More…]
Indiana mint growers have a newly registered use for a familiar herbicide. Spartan®, already labeled for use in newly planted and dormant mint, can now be applied as a post-harvest application in Indiana with a new 24(c) Special Local Needs label (Figure 1). Here is what you need to know -An application can only be[Read More…]
Pyridate herbicide was once a cornerstone of broadleaf weed control in mint before its market withdrawal. Recently the use of pyridate (Tough® 5EC) was limited to emergency exemption use, also known as a Section 18 label, which had to be requested and approved annually. However, a new Tough® 5EC label was approved by the EPA[Read More…]