Cotton herbicide investment key to results
Using quality herbicides to help establish cotton crops can offer added peace of mind and value, without necessarily costing more.
The benefits begin to stack up when growers are able to observe more consistent returns for their effort, while driving down their weed burden and slowing resistance development.
Growers in the Roundup Ready PLUS* program can also qualify for cash rebates on participating herbicides from Syngenta, including GRAMOXONE® 360 Pro, SPRAY.SEED®, DUAL GOLD® and GESAGARD®.
The Roundup Ready PLUS* program was developed by Bayer, in conjunction with Syngenta and is designed to reward cotton growers who are using herbicides sustainably.
“Herbicide applications are an investment – especially in time – so when things are so busy on farm it’s important to use quality products to help achieve the best results possible,” Syngenta Territory Sales Manager and Cotton Lead Andrew Dayas said.
“Using quality Syngenta products, is a huge step in the right direction to achieve the best results possible.
“Being part of the Roundup Ready PLUS* program gives growers the opportunity to use the highest quality herbicides on the market and use alternative modes of action to help reduce the development of resistance, and in turn be eligible for significant rebates on their purchases.”
From fallow and pre-plant knockdown, through to canopy development, Syngenta has cotton herbicide options that Syngenta Portfolio Lead James Hotten said were tried, tested and trusted.
“Developed over 40 years ago, the active ingredients paraquat and diquat have continued to benefit from our ongoing investment in innovation, resulting in two of the best formulations in the market; GRAMOXONE® 360 Pro and SPRAY.SEED®,” he said.
“This dedication to innovation has been met in equal parts performance and safety, including the successful development of tamper proof drums and anti-glug technology with GRAMOXONE® 360 Pro. The high AI loading in GRAMOXONE® 360 Pro meanwhile means transporting and storing fewer drums.”
A recent label extension also means GRAMOXONE® 360 Pro can be used with green-on-brown optical sprayers at robust rates to manage hard-to-control weeds in-fallow.
In other label extension news, Syngenta Technical Services Lead Ant Mitchell said DUAL GOLD® was recently made available for over-the-top use in cotton crops.
“Growers can still choose to apply DUAL GOLD® post-plant, pre-emergence, if desired,” he said.
“However, the over-the-top registration means applications can be made from 4 to 18 node, giving cotton growers welcome flexibility.
“This new use pattern is a welcome addition particularly if earlier applications might present a crop safety concern.”
Good stewardship doesn’t stop with herbicides in cotton, Syngenta also continues to invest in better outcomes for growers through the FastStart™ Cotton Program.
The program was founded over 10 years ago as a partnership between Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD) and Syngenta. For every bag of cotton seed sold, treated with Syngenta insecticide and fungicide Seedcare™ products, funds are reinvested in research and tools for the benefit of growers.
Among the tools they have developed is a network of soil temperature monitoring stations covering all the cotton growing valleys. This information is then translated into clear, simple signals, with the FastStart™ Traffic Light Indicator helping give growers the green light once soil temperatures reach 14 degrees centigrade at 8am, for four consecutive days.
Syngenta is also partners with CSD in the Industry Support Program, to provide peace of mind to dryland cotton growers. By purchasing qualifying varieties from CSD, growers are reimbursed for the seed should the crop not be able to be picked, for any seasonal reason other than hail. This means growers can also plant with greater confidence, when it comes to chewing and sucking pests, with CRUISER® 600FS or CRUISER® Extreme offering greater convenience than granular, in-furrow options.
To discover more about Syngenta’s involvement in cotton industry programs, visit faststartcotton.com.au for helpful tools or csd.net.au/isp to see how growers can take some risk out of dryland cotton.
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