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Polling: Majority of Farmers Want Congress to Grow Voluntary Farm Bill Conservation Commitments

By Mike Saccone 

A strong majority of crop farmers in the United States, by a more than four-to-one margin, want Congress to strengthen funding for voluntary conservation programs in the 2023 Farm Bill. The polling found that 74 percent of farmers support increasing voluntary USDA conservation program funding; 16 percent oppose increasing funding.

“Farmers know better than anyone how conservation practices not only are good for their farms, but also for protecting clean water, healthy soils, and thriving lands,” said Julie Sibbing, associate vice president for land stewardship at the National Wildlife Federation.

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Spring weed control in winter wheat with Broadway® Star (pyroxsulam + florasulam)

Video: Spring weed control in winter wheat with Broadway® Star (pyroxsulam + florasulam)

#CortevaTalks brings you a short update with Cereal Herbicides Category Manager, Alister McRobbie, on how to get the most out of Broadway® Star.

Significant populations of grassweeds, including ryegrass and brome, can threaten winter wheat yields. Spring applications of a contact graminicide, such as Broadway Star from Corteva Agriscience, can clear problem weeds, allowing crops to grow away in the spring.

Broadway Star (pyroxsulam + florasulam) controls ryegrass, sterile brome, wild oats and a range of broad-leaved weeds such as cleavers. It can be applied to winter wheat up until GS32, but the earlier the application is made, the smaller the weed, and the greater the benefit to the crop. Weeds should be actively growing. A good rule of thumb is that if your grass needs cutting, conditions are right to apply Broadway Star.