Category: Herbicides

Fiesta® Granular Weed & Feed Now Available

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September 26, 2023 — Fiesta® Granular Weed & Feed is now available from select distributors, fortifying the herbicide portfolio of Neudorff North America. This powerful product is a combination weed killer and fertilizer and does not hurt turf.

Fiesta Granular Weed & Feed provides six benefits in each application:

  • post-emergent weed control
  • moss control
  • pre-emergent weed control
  • algae control
  • turf green up
  • disease control

The product is fast-acting and shows visible results within hours. It also promotes the growth of thick, green grass, is safe to use on newly seeded lawns before germination and works in temperatures between 50°F and 85°F. As soon as granules are no longer visible, people and pets can enter treated areas.

Fiesta Granular Weed & Feed has a guaranteed N-P-K analysis of 8-0-1 which is derived from lysine, sodium ferric EDTA and potassium chloride. It greens up turf in seven days with its patented formula.

In university trials, the herbicide proved superior to competitive products in controlling smooth crabgrass and white clover following application. Fiesta Granular Weed & Feed is available in 20-pound bags that will treat up to 6,670 square feet and 40-pound bags that will treat up to 13,330 square feet.

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Cutline: Fiesta® Granular Weed & Feed has been introduced by Neudorff North America and is available from select distributors. The herbicide is a combination weed killer and fertilizer that does not harm turf.

Media contact:

Rick Purnell
Mona Howell & Associates

rpurnell@monahowell-associates.com
760-799-5578

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EPA Approves Finalsan for use in Hemp

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Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, January 18, 2022 — Neudorff North America, an innovative leader in ecologically responsible products for agriculture, turf and ornamental growers, announces that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted approval for the use of Finalsan® Herbicidal Soap in hemp.

Finalsan is a fast-acting, non-staining, non-selective weed, grass, algae and moss killer that kills within hours. It can be used any time of the year, even in cool weather and leaves no harmful residue in the soil. It is OMRI Listed®, thus suitable for organic production.

“This label addition allows us to make Finalsan available to farmers licensed to grow hemp on nearly 500,000 acres in the U.S.,” Cam Wilson, Neudorff North America president, said. “Finalsan delivers unparalleled performance against pests listed on its label.”

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Late summer weed management in turf yields economic, environmental rewards

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Whether in a large turfgrass farm or residential lawn, weed management remains important throughout summer. Weeds detract from the beauty of turfgrass, plus they compete for sunlight, moisture, nutrients and space. Left untended, weeds have the potential to dominate an area where turfgrass grows.

Quality turfgrass is important to our daily activities, as the late, famed agronomist James B. Beard wrote. It aids with erosion control; can eliminate dusty or muddy areas; reduces noise, glare and pollution; reduces heat and in many cases, provides direct economic benefits to growers and other landowners. It is also part of multiple recreational activities and looks great in well-tended lawns, golf courses, parks and other areas.

Turfgrass is environmentally important, as well. Like all green plants, it absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere. It also helps with water infiltration as it efficiently uses irrigation water and reduces runoff from rainfall and helps filter suspended contaminants in it. Thus, keeping turfgrass healthy and weed-free helps us all.

It helps control water runoff, too. A 5,000 square foot natural grass lawn has the potential to capture around 2,000 gallons of rainwater before runoff occurs on sandy-loam soil, and up to 27,000 gallons of rainwater before runoff occurs on sandy soil, according to The Lawn Institute.

Whether targeting weeds or insects, an integrated approach to pest management will deliver the most efficacy. Cultural practices that promote vigorous turfgrass growth and development are especially helpful. Weeds have difficulty invading turfgrass that is properly fertilized, watered and mowed to appropriate heights.

Frequent mowing at recommended height guidelines greatly limits many annual and biennial weeds. Hand pulling, hoeing, cultivating, controlled burning and mulching also help control weeds.

For perennial weeds and ongoing infestations of other weeds, herbicides round out IPM protocols. Four types of herbicides are available: selective, nonselective, preemergence and postemergence. The label on each will specify application rates and is always the best reference for safe and effective use.

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Sources:
Pennsylvania State University
The Lawn Institute
Turfgrass: Science and Culture
University of Georgia Extension

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IPM is a Natural for Today’s Agriculture

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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an effective and environmentally sensitive approach to pest management that relies on a combination of common-sense practices. IPM programs use current, comprehensive information on the life cycles of pests and their interaction with the environment. This information, in combination with available pest control methods, is used to manage pest damage by the most economical means, and with the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment.

The IPM approach can be applied to both agricultural and non-agricultural settings, such as the home, garden, and workplace. IPM takes advantage of all appropriate pest management options including, but not limited to, the judicious use of pesticides. In contrast, organic food production applies many of the same concepts as IPM but limits the use of pesticides to those that are produced from natural sources, as opposed to synthetic chemicals.

Also, see other information at https://www.epa.gov/safepestcontrol/integrated-pest-management-ipm-principles which is also the source for the above definition.

IPM is applicable to conventional and organic production and is a foundation of pest management practices and requirements in the USDA National Organic Program. IPM is applicable to agriculture, non-crop sites, and to the management of structural pests. IPM is frequently required when providing pest control services on public property sites as well as many private-sector sites. 

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Eco Options Review

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We have recently received welcome news that Scott’s EcoSense™ Weed B Gon® Weed Control Selective Herbicide has been reviewed by third-party agency Scientific Certification Systems and they have recommended it for Home Depot’s Eco Options program in Canada, which recognizes products that offer “a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose”. Weed B Gon® is sold in Canada by Scott’s EcoSense™ under a license from Neudorff and is otherwise known as Fiesta® when used by your local lawn care operator. It is made with iron in the form of FeHEDTA as the active ingredient and provides selective, broadleaf weed control in lawns and turf. Weed B Gon®/Fiesta® are sold as Gardens Alive Iron-X Weed Killer in the United States.

The specifics of the Eco Options program are defined by the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) program of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The review criteria are extensive, including material extraction and processing, manufacturing, packaging, product use, disposal, and transportation.

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