Atrazine may be an “old” herbicide - but it is one that is still effective for producers. Mike Owen is a professor of Agronomy at Iowa State University and says while the application rate has changed for atrazine over the years; it is still a viable option for producers to manage weed problems – even fifty years later. Owen says growers that scout their fields and manage each field individually are headed in the right direction when it comes to controlling weed issues.
AUDIO: Mike Owen, Agronomy, Iowa State University (7:44mp3)
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[...] toxicity, banned the chemical in 2004. But here in the U.S. you'll continue to find reports like this one in Brownfield, an industry trade magazine, that declares that atrazine "is still a viable option for producers to [...]