The Runner Up of the Agronomics Category of the Innovation Showcase was Belchim Crop Protection Canada with their new product TOUGH600EC.
The Agronomics category is sponsored by: The Manitoba Co-operator
Belchim Crop Protection Canada will receive $500 cash from Manitoba Ag Days and a $500 advertising voucher from Glacier FarmMedia.
TOUGH600EC – NEW REGISTRATION: The problem of Kochia has plagued pulse producers for years, and is getting worse as Kochia has developed resistance to existing solutions. TOUGH is a new group 6 herbicide for the control/suppression of emerged broadleaf weeds that offers exceptional control of Group 2, 4 & 9 resistant Kochia in Pulses. TOUGH is a photosynthesis inhibitor that provides Pulse producers with a new tool for extremely effective suppression of Kochia up to 10 cm in height.