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Fungicides boot camp Latest DST results highlight strong yield advantages
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rowers who have experienced the benefits of market-leading fungicide options, such as Prosaro® and Folicur EW®, know that “it pays to spray” is more than just a simple slogan. It’s a rule of thumb they can rely on, year after year. But just how much does it pay to spray? What are the disease protection and yield advantages? What can growers expect under different conditions in their specific growing area? One of the best resources available to help growers evaluate options and make the best choices is the body of knowledge generated by the Bayer CropScience Cereal Fungicide Demonstration Strip Trial (DST) program. This program, now seven years running, is the most extensive of its kind in Western
Canada. It is designed to provide cereal farmers with quality, multi-year data that meets high standards and reflects as closely as possible the often challenging conditions and shifting circumstances that growers face every day.
Knowledge fuels success
All DSTs are managed by actual growers, using their own equipment and agronomic practices, with the help of Bayer CropScience market development specialists to ensure the appropriate fungicide application at the best time for each field. The testing focuses on a range of criteria and treatments using leading Bayer CropScience cereal fungicides, including top performers Prosaro and Folicur EW.
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The large number of DST sites spread across the western Canadian grain-growing region exposes Bayer CropScience fungicides to a wide array of environmental and growing conditions.
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Prosaro – delivers a premium level of protection against fusarium head blight (FHB) and the highest level of control and post-infection activity on leaf diseases.
Folicur EW – offers a wide window of application and provides exceptional control of tough leaf diseases, along with proven FHB protection. Latest results from the 2014 growing season showcase the benefits of these cereal fungicides.
More information on 2014 Cereal Fungicide DST results will be made available in resources such as the Bayer CropScience Fungicide DST Booklet and the online, interactive DST Results Fungicide Map. Watch www.ItPaysToSpray.ca for updates.
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LENTILS YIELD RESPONSE DELARO
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FIELD PEAS YIELD RESPONSE DELARO 2011 SK
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Another key focus of the Bayer CropScience fungicides portfolio is a new option for pulses. Delaro™ is a new pulse fungicide available for the 2015 growing season. It delivers broad-spectrum protection against all major stem, pod and leaf diseases and provides outstanding yield benefits in field peas, lentils, chickpeas and soybeans.
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Source: Bayer CropScience internal trials. Your results may vary according to agronomic, environmental and disease pressure variables.
Finding the right fit for your farm
DST RESULTS InVigor DST results are available at InVigorResults.ca. The revamped tool is user-friendly and interactive, allowing you to access detailed yield and performance information from 85 Demonstration Strip Trials (DST) across the prairies. broad range of easy-to-customize data available through the DST Map is The The broad range of easy-to-customize data available through second-to-none and designed with grower value, transparency and convenience in mind. It includes the option to view results according to your area. It also features direct the DST Map is second-to-none and designed with grower comparisons to competitor products.
value, transparency and convenience in mind. It includes the option to view results according to your area. It also features direct comparisons to competitor products.
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THE ‘ROOT’ OF A BOUNTIFUL HARVEST EverGol raises the bar
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rowers know that what happens above ground is only half the story. Those healthy, uniform stands and increased biomass are the result of strong, healthy root growth below the surface. One of the best ways to allow those roots of success to flourish, as part of an overall seed treatment performance boost, is through the innovative EverGol™ lineup from Bayer CropScience.
higher-performing root systems
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Vitaflo 280 Trilex EverGol Research trials show more robust, higher-performing root systems provided by Trilex EverGol (r) versus Vitaflo 280 (l). Source: Bayer CropScience internal research trials, 2012
treatments — including the innovative penflufen. This active delivers a powerful platform of protection against a broad range of the most challenging and costly
seed- and soil-borne diseases, adding outstanding control of rhizoctonia and ascochyta to an already dynamic EverGol package.
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EverGol is a new generation of seed treatment fungicide that actively promotes the growth of more extensive, higher performing root systems. This provides the plant with greater access to water and nutrients, supports faster crop establishment as well as greater overall plant health. This, in turn, helps the crop maximize performance and withstand a range of stresses throughout the growing season, resulting in dramatically higher yield potential. Your results may vary according to agronomic, environmental and pest pressure variables. Disease protection with EverGol is also at a superior level. The product features a unique class of chemistry for seed
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Driving performance The EverGol product portfolio includes:
Trilex® EverGol for pulses
Exceptional protection from disease — including rhizoctonia, ascochyta, pythium and botrytis. Your results may vary according to agronomic, environmental and pest pressure.
Evergol Energy for soybeans
Long-lasting protection against rhizoctonia and other fungal diseases to help ensure greener and fuller plants, better crop establishment and improved growth.
Pulse crops treated with Trilex EverGol show an 8% yield increase in comparison to Apron Maxx® and 13% increase over untreated.
Plan now to maximize savings BayerValue Program offers new ways to benefit
Prosper® EverGol for canola
Protects against the most damaging range of diseases and flea beetles in canola crops. Along with seed- and soilborne diseases, Prosper EverGol protects canola from flea beetles up to the fourleaf stage, seed rot, damping-off caused by Rhizoctonia solani and Fusarium, as
well as seed rot, damping-off, seedling blight and early-season root rot caused by soil-borne Pythium. Prosper EverGol also protects against seed-borne Alternaria and blackleg. All three products support improved germination, vigour and higherperforming root systems.
Contact your Bayer CropScience representative today, or to learn more, visit www.BayerCropScience.ca/EverGol
Trilex EverGol offers a 17% increase in ascochyta protection versus Apron Maxx®.
Now is the time to maximize your savings by taking advantage of the BayerValue program — newly updated and simplified. BayerValue allows growers to combine qualifying purchases to receive a great range of discounts in each product segment: • Seed Treatment • Cereal Herbicides
• Cereal/Pulse Fungicides • Canola Products
Trilex EverGol provides a 25% yield increase over untreated and a 6% yield increase versus Apron Maxx® when fusarium is present.
Now when you purchase Bayer CropScience products from different segments, you increase your savings. Get complete 2015 BayerValue program details at www.BayerCropScience.ca/ BayerValue
BayerCropScience.ca or 1 888-283-6847 or contact your Bayer CropScience representative. Always read and follow label directions. Infinity®, InVigor®, Liberty®, LibertyLink®, Pardner®, Raxil®, SeedGrowth™, StressShield®, Trilex®, and Varro™ are trademarks of the Bayer Group. All other products mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies. Bayer CropScience is a member of CropLife Canada.
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The Raxil revolution
Raxil® PRO and Raxil PRO Shield are top examples. Raxil is designed with grower ease-of-use in mind — with one simple rate, straightforward application and a wider window of temperature hardiness. Raxil also features a unique and innovative micro-dispersion formulation. This ensures more thorough, even seed coverage ideal for both on-farm and commercial treating. In fact, good seed coverage is one of the most important
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tronger crop establishment; healthier plants; higher yield. These are three big reasons why seed treatment is one of the top agronomic investments in farming today. But peak payoff is only there if the job is done right. It’s important to do proper research, choose the best product for the crops and challenges you are facing, and finally, carefully follow proper application approaches. Poor application is a more common problem than many growers realize and a big reason why seed treatment doesn’t always get the credit it deserves. The good news today is that the leading seed treatment options are easier-to-use than ever before. They also feature a range of breakthrough technology innovations to support a maximum value harvest.
factors in getting maximum benefit from a seed treatment. Demonstration strip trials show Raxil results in seven per cent higher yield compared to an untreated check, combined with market-leading disease protection.
The power of three
Raxil PRO Shield seed treatment provides exceptional protection from the most serious seed- and soil-borne
diseases including true loose smut and Fusarium graminearum. With the addition of prothioconazole, Raxil PRO Shield has outstanding contact and systemic activity. The added plant health benefits of Stress Shield ® help to promote the development of crops so they emerge faster, have healthier root systems and are better able to withstand a range of both common and unforeseen seasonal stresses, including wireworms.
Learn more about how to achieve peak performance in seed treatment at www.BayerCropScience.ca/Raxil.
Taking farming by STORM Equipment innovations are another game changer. In 2014, Bayer partnered with Ag Growth International (AGI) to co-design the NEW STORM Seed Treater, the first of its kind for computerized, self-adjusting/metered, in-yard seed treatment for cereals.
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