Raven Industries has joined BASF and AGCO as the newest coalition member of the industry-wide Operation Weed Eradication, supporting farmers in their weed control efforts.
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Raven Applied Technology, a business of Raven Industries, delivers impactful technology to farmers and custom applicators around the world.
Operation Weed Eradication utilizes cultural practices such as tillage and cover crops, chemical control such as layering residuals and using herbicides with multiple sites of action and eradication diligence such as managing weeds around field edges to help growers eradicate Palmer amaranth and waterhemp from their fields.
“Raven is committed to raising the bar to improve farm productivity,” said Dominic Walkes, Raven Applied Technology director of strategic initiatives. “For more than 40 years, Raven has been leading the way in sprayer efficacy, and our participation in the Operation Weed Eradication coalition reflects our ongoing commitment to helping growers improve yields and solve challenges for their ag operations.”
“As we continue to build upon the efforts to drive an eradication mindset toward on-farm pigweed, the Operation Weed Eradication coalition welcomes the opportunity to add Raven as a coalition member, which will only make this industry-wide initiative stronger,” said Nick Fassler, technical marketing group manager at BASF. “Palmer amaranth and waterhemp are incredibly difficult weeds to control, so it is imperative that we continue to work with farmers and others in the industry to combat these weeds using multiple approaches.”
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