Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina
January 6, 2009
Corn growers now have access to a
new herbicide option for their fields, as the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency recently approved Balance® Flexx herbicide
from Bayer CropScience.
Balance Flexx controls more than 50 grass and broadleaf weeds
with the power of Recharge™.
As little as a half-inch of rain during the growing season
reactivates Balance Flexx, which can be applied from early
pre-plant burndown through the 2-leaf collar growth stage (V2).
Balance Flexx will be labeled for use in field corn production,
corn grown for silage and on tolerant seed-corn inbreds.
“The new herbicide serves as a solution to protect field corn
from weeds that have shown resistance to ALS-, glyphosate- and
triazine-based herbicides,” says Brent Philbrook, Bayer
CropScience product development manager.
“Balance Flexx is a very competitive product compared to the
current choices growers have,” says Philbrook. “In our 2008
trials, we saw it take down some of the field’s toughest weeds,
including kochia and woolly cupgrass, while still providing
excellent crop safety.”
Balance Flexx contains the new proprietary Crop Safety
Innovation (CSI™) Safener technology that enables the herbicide
to be used on any soil type with a broad range of crop
compatibility. While protecting the plant from herbicide injury,
the safener has been shown to result in increased root growth
and plant health.
Flexible enough to fit any tillage program, Balance Flexx works
through the roots and shoots of weeds to provide excellent
burndown and residual control.
“Balance Flexx will control problem weeds and grasses, such as
marestail, common ragweed and barnyardgrass,” says Jeff
Springsteen, Bayer CropScience product manager for selective
corn and soybean herbicides. “It’s also flexible enough to serve
as a solid set-up product in a sequential program with Ignite®,
Laudis® or other postemergence herbicides.”
To control tough grasses, such as woolly cupgrass, growers
should apply the herbicide at a rate of 5 to 6 oz/A.
This new product reinforces the Bayer CropScience commitment to
provide growers with the innovative tools needed to maintain
healthy, clean fields, which ultimately maximizes yield
potential.
“We want growers to have more options in their field management
toolbox,” says Springsteen. “By bringing growers the next
generation of control against tough weeds, we can ultimately
help them increase their bottom line.”
For the 2009 growing season, Balance Flexx will be available
with limited supply to growers in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska,
New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Texas.
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the
fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials. Bayer
CropScience AG, a subsidiary of Bayer AG with annual sales of
about EUR 5.8 billion (2007), is one of the world’s leading
innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop
protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and plant
biotechnology. The company offers an outstanding range of
products and extensive service backup for modern, sustainable
agriculture and for non-agricultural applications. Bayer
CropScience has a global workforce of about 17,800 and is
represented in more than 120 countries.
Always read and follow label instructions.
Bayer (reg’d), the Bayer Cross (reg’d), Balance®, Ignite®,
Laudis®, Recharge™ and CSI™ are trademarks of Bayer. Balance
Flexx is a Restricted Use Pesticide. Balance Flexx is not
registered in all states.
For additional product information call toll-free 1-866-99-BAYER
(1-866-992-2937) or visit our Web site at
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