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The same practices were also the top practices
for the last survey of soybean crops in 2006.
Pesticide use
The pesticide active ingredients used on
soybeans are classified in this report as her-
bicides, insecticides, fungicides or other
chemicals. Herbicides were used most exten-
sively, applied to 98 percent of soybean acres.
Insecticides and fungicides were applied to
18 percent and 11 percent of planted acres,
respectively. Among herbicides, glyphosate
potassium salt was the most widely used (59
percent of planted acres), followed by glypho-
sate isopropylamine salt (30 percent).
The next survey on corn is scheduled for 2015.
Soybeans would be surveyed next in 2017.
LDN
For more information on these and other
crops, visit the USDA’s National
Information on organic corn chemical usage
and pest management practices is included
in the organic corn summary available in the
Quick Stats 2.0 database accessible from the
page link above.
