Calgary, Alberta, Canada
December 8, 2011

Bayer CropScience continues to address wheat growers’ needs with the introduction of its latest innovation for the 2012 growing season. Varro™ herbicide is a new Group 2 graminicide that offers an alternative mode of action to help manage Group 1 resistant wild oats.

“We have listened and responded to growers by bringing a new product to market – one that provides a solution to many of the weed problems they face each season,” says Lauren Davis, Cereal Grass Herbicide Manager at Bayer CropScience. “With Varro, growers can now battle Group 1 resistant wild oats and be able to plant a pulse crop the following year, which is an important option to have, especially for our customers in the brown soil zones.”

Varro herbicide:

• provides strong performance of grassy and select broadleaf weeds
• is a Group 2 that allows crop rotation flexibility
• can be tank-mixed with many broadleaf herbicides like Buctril® M and Thumper® to target specific weeds
• provides excellent crop safety on wheat

“Wheat growers now have access to a Group 2 grassy weed control solution that offers more wild oat control options in the face of serious Group 1 resistance concerns,” says Davis. “Moving forward, we will continue to look for ways to bring innovative solutions to better serve growers.”

Varro is available for booking at local retailers.

For more information regarding Varro herbicide, visit: http://www.bayercropscience.ca/products/herbicides/varro/
 

Website: http://www.bayercropscience.ca/

Published: December 8, 2011