Chemical selector
The Pesticide Selector includes suggestions for chemical control of pests in Kansas crops, which are provided by K-State Research and Extension, and may not be relevant for states other than Kansas. We will continue to expand this tool for help in selecting other types of agricultural chemicals, and for other states. Contact the myFields Team if you are interested in contributing content!
The herbicide performance ratings are taken from: C.R. Thompson, D.E. Peterson, W.H. Fink, P.W. Stahlman, and J.W. Slocombe. 2020. Chemical Weed Control for Field Crops, Pastures, Rangeland, and Noncropland, Kansas State University, January 2016. Contribution no. 16-029-S from the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station. Find it online at the bookstore.
The insecticide recommendations are taken from: B.P. McCornack, S. Zukoff, R.J. Whitworth, J.P. Michaud, and H.N. Schwarting. 2019. Insect Management Guides. March 2018. Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. PDF formats are available here.
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Crop type: Sorghum
Application type: Preplant or Preemergence
Milo-Pro controls mainly small-seeded broadleaf weeds. It resembles atrazine in weed control performance but is safer than soil-applied atrazine, especially on lighter soils in central and western Kansas. Do not apply on sand or loamy sand soils. Milo-Pro may be applied to the soil surface 4 weeks before planting to after planting but prior to sorghum emergence. Do not apply more than 1.2 qt per growing season. The preharvest interval (PHI) is 70 days for forage sorghum and 90 days for grain sorghum. Do not use on sweet sorghum. Crop rotation restrictions are: small grains 4 months, corn 12 months, all other crops 18 months.