Calgary, Alberta, Canada
June 16, 2014
Herbicide resistance is a growing concern for Canadian farmers, with 58 resistant weed biotypes reported to-date. Although there is a lot of information about herbicide resistance, farmers are having a hard time finding specific information, which is relevant to them and their farming operation. To support farmers in the battle against resistance, Bayer CropScience has developed three concise herbicide resistance guides, with important details specific to each of the Prairie provinces.
“Herbicide resistance presents a unique challenge for farmers across the Prairies. The inability to remove weeds with a herbicide application has serious implications for growers. Not only do resistant weeds take considerably more money and time to manage, but the loss of any herbicide group can leave you with fewer tools to work with,” said Al Eadie, Market Development Manager, Bayer CropScience. “We know that the concerns of a farmer in Alberta are different from those in Manitoba or Saskatchewan, and we wanted to provide information that would be relevant to western Canadian growers, no matter where in the Prairies they farm.”
The three guides can be found on Mixitup.ca, a website focus on providing useful information about herbicide resistance across the country. The guides provide an overview of problem weeds and reported herbicide resistance specific to Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
“Bayer CropScience has always been committed to supporting Canadian agriculture by providing growers with the tools they need to succeed, and the new herbicide resistance guides are another example of that commitment,” said Eadie.
To act now before herbicide resistance becomes a bigger problem, growers must supplement their crop rotation with an additional herbicide rotation to take advantage of diverse and multiple modes of action, and remain alert towards early identification of resistant weeds.
For more information on how growers can combat herbicide resistance visit mixitup.ca
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