By Joe Dales, Farms.com
A number of new DuPont herbicide product developments were presented on the Touch Tomorrow Tour in Thorndale, Ontario.
The Farms.com team attended with a number of retailers and farmers to learn more about how to protect crops from insects, disease and weeds. A few photos from the day can be found on the following link.
http://ontag.farms.com/profiles/blogs/the-dupont-touch-tomorrow-tour-was-held-sept-18th-near-thorndale
Here are some of the highlights from the Tour.
In soybeans
Presenting new soybean herbicides from DuPont, including products with multiple modes-of-action and product developments for GT and IP soybeans.
• Featuring DuPont™ Canopy™ PRO, Freestyle™, Guardian® and Guardian® Plus.
• A complete portfolio of soybean herbicides from DuPont. New use patterns and tank-mixes in soybeans including 2, 3 and 4 herbicide groups for control of herbicide resistant biotypes.
• New PrecisionPac® blends with multiple modes of action.
In corn
Presenting new Innovations in corn herbicides from DuPont including:
• DuPont™ Engarde™ herbicide combinations and use patterns.
• NEW early post-emergent corn herbicide for early to mid-post broad-spectrum weed control in glyphosate tolerant corn.
Fungicide, insecticide and seed treatment developments
Presenting new developments in these areas, and showcasing:
• DuPont™ Coragen® insecticide to control Western bean cutworm, offering:
• Registered on a wide variety of crops.
• Single MOA allows growers to rotate chemical groups easily for better resistance management compared to tank-mixes.
• Reduced risk profi le means it’s easy on applicators, bees and other beneficials.
• Class-leading buff er zones.
• Short re-entry intervals.
• Controls hatching insects all the way through to adult stages of development.
• DuPont™ Acapela® fungicide to control Northern corn leaf blight in corn and white mould in soybeans offering:
• One-of-a-kind movement properties.
• Broad-spectrum disease control.
• A new tool for the management of white mould in soybeans.
• Healthier crops and higher yield potential.
• Preventative and residual activity.
• Flexibility to use on a variety of crops including corn, soybeans, canola, cereals, and dry edible beans.
• Reliable and powerful protection under a variety of conditions.
• DuPont™ Lumiderm™ insecticide seed treatment for canola offering:
• Contains the active ingredient cyantraniliprole, a new mode of action in seed treatment - Group 28.
• Only seed treatment product that provides cutworm control.
• Systemic and residual activity: protecting the cotyledons and early leaves for up to 35 days from flea beetles and cutworms.
• Excellent plant protection: better consistency of crucifer & striped fl ea beetle control across a broad range of environmental conditions.
• Enhanced seedling performance: increased biomass, vigour & germination, leading to strong seedling performance, allowing for optimized yield.
For more information visit the DuPont Crop Protection Canada website
http://www.dupont.ca/en/products-and-services/crop-protection.html