Chemical selector

Select herbicide:

Preplant Incorporated or Preemergence
HerbicidePerformanceCrop Tolerance
Authority Assist Apply Authority Assist filter GoodGood-Excellent
Missing herbicide Apply Missing herbicide filter Excellentno rating
Authority MTZ DF Apply Authority MTZ DF filter ExcellentGood
Missing herbicide Apply Missing herbicide filter Goodno rating
Command 3ME Apply Command 3ME filter ExcellentExcellent
Encompass Apply Encompass filter Good-excellentGood
Missing herbicide Apply Missing herbicide filter Good-excellentno rating
Missing herbicide Apply Missing herbicide filter Excellentno rating
Fierce XLT Soybean Herbicide Apply Fierce XLT Soybean Herbicide filter ExcellentGood
Missing herbicide Apply Missing herbicide filter Excellentno rating
Metribuzin Apply Metribuzin filter GoodFair
Optill Apply Optill filter Good-excellentGood
Optill Pro powered by Kixor herbicide Apply Optill Pro powered by Kixor herbicide filter Good-excellentGood
Outflank Apply Outflank filter Good-excellentGood
Pursuit herbicide Apply Pursuit herbicide filter FairExcellent
Python WDG Herbicide Apply Python WDG Herbicide filter ExcellentExcellent
Rowel Apply Rowel filter Good-excellentGood
Rowel FX Herbicide Apply Rowel FX Herbicide filter ExcellentGood
Scepter 70 DG herbicide Apply Scepter 70 DG herbicide filter GoodGood-Excellent
Sharpen Apply Sharpen filter ExcellentGood
Spartan Apply Spartan filter FairGood-Excellent
Surveil Herbicide Apply Surveil Herbicide filter ExcellentGood-Excellent
Valor Apply Valor filter Good-excellentGood
Valor XLT Soybean Herbicide Apply Valor XLT Soybean Herbicide filter ExcellentGood

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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