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Should I Use A Nitrogen Stabilizer

When Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie gives a presentation about nitrogen, one question is more common than any other: “Should I use a nitrogen stabilizer?” Simple question, but the answer is ...
Post Register

In the Garden: Dangers of volatilization and drift when applying herbicides: A guide for homeowners and gardeners

Applying herbicides is a common practice for maintaining gardens and lawns, but it comes with significant risks, notably volatilization and drift. Understanding these dangers is essential for ...
JD Supra

Spray Drift and Volatilization: Issues to Navigate Carefully as EPA Develops Registration Review Decisions

Spray drift and volatilization issues increasingly are significant issues in pesticide product risk assessments. Earlier this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued drafts of key ...
Beyond Pesticides

Chlorpyrifos Preliminary Volatilization Assessment Finds Risks to Children; EPA Requests Comment to Address Uncertainties

(Beyond Pesticides, February 21, 2013) On February 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its preliminary volatilization assessment for the registration review of chlorpyrifos, ...
AG Week

MSU Extension specialist recommends deep banding or tillage to prevent nitrogen fertilizer loss

BOZEMAN, Mont. - Montana State University Extension recommends that producers now applying urea fertilizer (46-0-0) protect it from volatilization loss (ammonia loss to the air) by sub-surface banding ...
Beyond Pesticides

USDA Study Finds Higher Rates of Herbicide Volatilization Than Expected

(Beyond Pesticides, July 19, 2011) According to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study published in the Journal of Environmental Quality, the volatilization of atrazine and metolachlor, two ...
JD Supra

Connecticut DEEP seeks to Overhaul Remediation Standards – Groundwater VOC Volatilization Criteria and Transition Provisions

On July 8, 2019 the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) proposed an overhaul to its Remediation Standard Regulations (“RSRs”). These proposed amendments, often ...