ST. PAUL - Atrazine is the third most widely-used corn herbicide in Minnesota, and according to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, was used on 22 percent of Minnesota's corn acres in 2007.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The effects of herbicide-adjuvant combinations and times of application on weed density and corn yield were determined in a 3-yr field study.

Corn and sorghum growers are making the case that newly proposed restrictions on atrazine use will lead to their practicing less conservation tillage, resulting in reduced carbon sequestration at a ...

A wide variety of agricultural pesticides is used on farms, including herbicides, crop and livestock insecticides, fungicides, and fumigants (Curwin et al., 2005a). Farmers may be exposed to these ...

Atrazine [6-chloro-N-ethyl-N′-(1-methylethyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine] provides effective weed control during big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii Vitman) and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) ...

Imagine how embarrassing it would have been if recent efforts to restrict atrazine’s use in the state had been successful? Chances are Syngenta would have threatened to take its office building ...

Opposing chemical trends linked to atrazine regulations from 1990s. To combat weeds, farmers use a variety of tools and methods. By understanding the strengths and downfalls of each tool, a farmer can ...

5. The nature and extent of the information before the Agency at the time it makes a decision. These criteria could be met for most of the pesticides for which EPA has negotiated settlements with ...