Seed treater
Bourgault has introduced a new seed treatment system for air seeders that is capable of treating seed on the go.
Because the mixing is done before the seed enters the air stream, the Seed Pro-Tech 99 is compatible with both single and double shoot application modes. It features an accurate piston pump that is directly coupled to the metering screw. The system is then automatically compensated for ground speed.
The unit is compatible with the Bourgault electronic variable rate control systems.
It will soon be available as a retrofit kit for all existing air seeders made by the company.
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For information contact a Bourgault dealer or write the company at Box 39, St. Brieux, Sask. S0K 3V0 or phone 306-275-2300.
Fungicide available
Cyanamid has received a registration extension for the fungicide Acrobat MZ for reduction of tuber blight in potatoes.The product is a systemic, anti-sporulant fungicide and has been used in Canada for more than three years to prevent early and late blight in potatoes.
Registration extends the window of protection by reducing tuber blight in the field, allowing for a cleaner harvest and less likelihood of storage problems.
For information contact a Cyanamid dealer or phone 800-387-5073.
New registration
DuPont Canada has received registration for Freedom Gold in Western Canada.
It offers growers of Smart trait canola a new broad-spectrum herbicide with control of grassy and broadleaf weeds without any recropping restrictions.
Freedom Gold is a combination of the old Refine broadleaf herbicide and Assure, a grassy weed control product. Freedom Gold is applied between the three- and six-leaf stage of canola
For more information contact a DuPont retailer.
Disc mower
New Holland has introduced the Model 1432
Discbine disc mower conditioner for faster crop drydown. The unit uses 120 independent flails to pick the crop off the cutterbar and rub it together and against the adjustable conditioning hood. The action removes the crop’s waxy layer and promotes fast drydown.
A cutting width of four metres (13 feet) can lay down a swath 2.4 metres (eight feet)wide or produce windrows as narrow as one metre (three feet) wide. A two speed flail rotor allows for a standard slower speed for lighter conditioning of alfalfa or an optional higher speed kit for aggressively conditioning grass crops. It has a 10-disc cutter bar.
For more information contact a New Holland dealer.
BASF improvements
BASF has several herbicide improvements for 1999.
Flax Max Ultra herbicide is a more concentrated formula allowing for less product packaging and easier handling.
It uses high concentrate Poast Ultra with the adjuvant Merge and FlaxMax. The one-pass system attacks all major broadleaf and grass weeds.
BASF has also received approval to expand the Accord label to include barley.
Accord’s main features are superior control of foxtail, including Group 1 and 3 resistant types, as well as season-long control of cleavers and volunteer flax.
Banvel Two with an improved formulation has been registered for cereals and corn.
It is less volatile and can be sprayed close to oilseeds and specialty crops. The company said it is a good pre-plant partner when mixed with Roundup for conservation tillage.
For information contact a BASF dealer or phone 800-565-9586 or visit the website at www.agproducts.basf.com.
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