Nufarm Supply View: Navigating the supply environment

Nufarm Supply View™ resources are developed to help you navigate challenges presented by the current supply environment. When input options are more limited and higher costs impede your plans, Nufarm is here to offer solutions.

Let’s start with what is common knowledge from a herbicide perspective. US supply of glyphosate and glufosinate supplies are going to be tight, possibly even inadequate to meet the demand in 2022. This will have cascading effects on alternative post-emergent herbicide staples such as 2,4-D, paraquat, and clethodim.

This series will offer practical steps to address these shortages and corresponding price increases.
 
PRACTICAL STEPS TO NAVIGATE THIS SEASON'S SUPPLY LANDSCAPE
        
TIP 1: Go beyond Gly

In general, most weeds in a no-till burndown can be addressed with glyphosate alternatives. This might take some creativity, but with the right combination of post-emergent and residual herbicides a clean no-till seedbed can be achieved without glyphosate.

TIP 2: Know your options

Post-emergent alternatives, particularly for preplant burndown of broadleaves, are numerous. These include ALS chemistries such as rimsulfuron and thifensulfuron, found in herbicides such as Leopard™ for example, and growth regulator herbicides such as dicamba and 2,4-D, which can be sourced in combination formulas such as WeedMaster^®.

TIP 3: Stretch the residual

Residual chemistries can certainly decrease the need for preplant burndown applications. For instance, flumioxazin and metribuzin, such as in Panther^® MTZ, provide broad-spectrum activity and can be applied in many cropping situations from fall through early spring.
 
TIP 4: Take a layered approach

A season-long approach to layering herbicides and modes of action will help maintain excellent weed control, even with reduced use of glyphosate or glufosinate.