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For generations, CHS has created connections to empower agriculture and is proud to work with the best farmers and retailers to produce millions of acres of healthy, profitable crops. In partnership with Valent U.S.A, FMC, Corteva Agrisciences, Vive Crop Protection, BASF, Nufarm, Syngenta, Bayer Crop Sciences, UPL and HELM Agro, CHS brings together resources from leading agricultural companies focusing on fertility, crop protection, fertility, and other specialized agronomy products and services. Each solution our partners offer provides their own individual benefits that become stronger when combined with our unmatched agronomy platform.
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CHS agronomy in partnership with Valent U.S.A, FMC, Corteva Agriscience, Vive Crop Protection, BASF, Nufarm, Syngenta, UPL, Bayer and HELM Agro shares the latest news in farming technologies to help maximize grower yields. This partnership brings forward each company’s best technology applications for seed treatments, in-furrow systems, crop protection, adjuvants and more.
As a leading crop protection firm serving the agricultural and non-crop products markets in North America, Valent U.S.A. LLC helps conventional and organic growers produce safe and abundant food and fiber crops while helping horticultural professionals improve the quality of life for their customers.
Featured products:
Perpetuo™ Herbicide is a new premix of proven chemistries with both postemergence and residual weed control. Perpetuo delivers both burndown control of emerged weeds and residual control to stop weeds from emerging. This herbicide solution tackles the tail end of the long germination windows of both Palmer amaranth and waterhemp to help growers keep soybean fields clean through canopy closure.
Product benefits:
- Provides both postemergence and residual control
- Proven residual control of resistant palmer amaranth, waterhemp and additional small-seeded broadleaves and grasses
- Offers tank mix compatibility with Roundup®, XtendiMax®, Enlist®, Scout™ Herbicide and others
- Allows flexible application at a low use rate
Intego® Suite Cereals OF is an easy-to-use seed protection solution that offers wheat growers a new mode of action to manage Pythium. The superior formulation provides even seed coverage and performs in a wide range of temperatures.
Product benefits:
- Protection against Pythium species that Metalaxyl alone cannot control
- Dual mode of action creates a complete zone of defense above and below ground
- Smooth flowability and low use rate for consistent, even application
Learn more about Intego Suite Cereals OF
FMC believes in chemistry and discovering new methods for its application. That’s what makes FMC so uniquely innovative. It’s why their expanding pipeline of new technologies, formulations and application systems is so revolutionary. And it drives their straightforward, collaborative approach to business. With FMC, customers maximize their productivity, profitability and sustainability.
Featured products:
Xyway brand fungicides is the first and only at-plant corn fungicide brand to provide season-long, inside-out disease protection from planting to harvest. Growers can use the formulation best-suited for their operation. Xyway™ 3D fungicide is formulated for use exclusively with the 3RIVE 3D® application system, which saves water, fuel, labor and time. Xyway™ LFR® fungicide is designed for superior mixing and stability in liquid fertilizers through the Liquid Fertilizer Ready formulation.
Product benefits:
- Flutriafol, the active ingredient in Xyway brand fungicides is rapidly taken up and translocated within the plant, providing systemic and long-lasting residual protection.
- Unprecedented residual foliar disease control from an at-plant soil application.
- Season-long, inside-out disease protection from emergence up to black layer.
- Convenient one-pass protection at planting, ahead of disease onset.*
- Contains the highest residual and most mobile fungicide active ingredient on the market.
Authority Edge herbicide offers growers an optimized ratio of the industry’s best Group 14 and Group 15 herbicides. This herbicide is built for growers with wide-ranging soil and field conditions from light soils to heavy, high organic matter soils. Authority Edge herbicide provides superior in-season residual control of pigweed and other small-seeded broadleaf weeds, and excellent grass control.
Product benefits:
- Delivers up to 14 days longer residual weed control than competitors’ preemergent herbicides.
- Ideal for growers with heavier textured soils and higher organic matter levels.
- May be applied preplant, preemergence or up to three days after planning before emergence.
- Growers may follow-up with an application of other Group 15 herbicides.
Learn more about Authority Edge herbicide
Working with farmers, agricultural professionals, pest management experts and others, BASF helps develop and maintain sustainable agriculture and healthy environments for a rapidly growing population. That’s why they invest in a strong R&D pipeline and broad portfolio, including seeds and traits, chemical and biological crop protection, soil management, plant health, pest control and digital farming. With expert teams in the lab, field, office and in production, they connect innovative thinking and down-to-earth action to create real world ideas that work — for farmers, society and the planet.
Featured products:
Fast curative activity, easier application, longer residual and environmental stress mitigation; Veltyma fungicide is the product corn growers turn to when they need to be sure their fungicide performs.
Product benefits:
- Swift Activity — Veltyma™ fungicide’s fast uptake and strong curative activity stops yield limiting diseases in their tracks. Corn diseases don’t stand a chance against Veltyma fungicide.
- Simple Application — Veltyma™ fungicide’s wider application window gives you flexibility to apply by ground or air, and it still outperforms the competition.
- Secure Decision — Veltyma™ fungicide’s long-lasting control of both disease and environmental stress is easy to see and gives you more certainty in your fungicide decision
For the uncompromising soybean farmer, Revytek fungicide is the only premium fungicide protecting your crop from both disease and the unpredictability of Mother Nature.
Product benefits:
- Unmistakable Performance — Any way you look at it, Revytek™ fungicide provides results you can see.
- No Trade-offs — Other products require you to choose what will be most important to your soybean crop. Only Revytek™ fungicide gives you unmatched protection — without compromises.
- Does Not Lose — Regardless of geography or disease pressure, Revytek™ fungicide provides consistent positive yield results so you get the most out of every acre.
Corteva Agriscience is committing to discovering, developing and bringing to market crop protection and plant biotechnology solutions for the growing world. We embrace our environmental responsibilities and are committed to developing solutions that transform the agricultural industry and support a more sustainable world.
Featured products:
The Enlist® weed control system, America’s fastest-growing soybean trait herbicide system, gives farmers choices for weed control using 2,4-D choline with Colex-D® technology. Enlist Duo® and Enlist One® herbicides provide superior control of resistant and hard-to-control broadleaf weeds – including Palmer amaranth, waterhemp and giant ragweed – in your fields. Learn more on the Enlist® herbicides by visiting Enlist.com and attending one of our Enlist Ahead webinars; signup also available on Enlist.com.
Product benefits:
- Exceptional control of resistant and hard-to-control broadleaf weeds
- Enlist Duo® – improved control from two modes of action (2,4-D choline and glyphosate)
- Enlist One® – tankmix with qualified herbicides to bring more sites of action on weeds
- Convenience and Flexibility
- Enlist Duo® – convenient, proprietary-blended herbicide (just pour and go)
- Enlist One® – flexibility to customize weed control program to fit each farm
- On-target, neighbor friendly application with Enlist Duo® and Enlist One®
- 90% less drift than traditional 2,4-D
- 96% less volatile than 2,4-D ester
Instinct NXTGEN® nitrogen stabilizer, powered by Optinyte® technology, maximizes yield by providing unrivaled protection of urea, UAN and liquid manure from nitrogen loss in an enhanced formulation. N-Serve® nitrogen stabilizer is proven to protect producers’ largest input investment, ensuring nitrogen is available when and where corn and wheat need it most — in the root zone. When applied with anhydrous ammonia, N-Serve inhibits nitrification, which helps optimize yield and profit potential of corn and wheat.
Product benefits:
- Our nitrogen stabilizers deliver unrivaled technology to help you protect any nitrogen source – so you can get the max from your nitrogen when and where it counts.
WideARmatch® herbicide delivers the proven performance of WideMatch® herbicide (clopyralid and fluroxypyr) along with the added power of Arylex™ active and a higher fluroxypyr load. This next generation of WideMatch can help maximize yield potential by giving wheat producers improved control of high-anxiety broadleaf weeds in wheat — all in one convenient premix formulation.
Product benefits:
- Improved, broader-spectrum control
- Convenient to use
- Fights herbicide resistance
Vive Crop Protection products help growers increase ROI, efficiency and sustainability. Vive’s products are the best-mixing products available and are fully compatible with popups, liquid fertilizer, micronutrients and other chemistry. Vive products help save time, money, labor and fuel to maximize yield in a broad range of crops.
Featured products:
Averland® FC is the only convenient in-furrow solution for corn nematodes that mixes with liquid fertilizer and other chemistry for hassle-free performance. No additional equipment is required. As a foliar treatment, Averland FC also controls a broad spectrum of insects and mites in many crops.
Product benefits:
- Averland FC mixes with liquid fertilizer to fight nematodes in-furrow in corn
- It is an excellent option for chemigation in potatoes to suppress nematodes while applying other chemistry or fertilizer
- In many crops, Averland FC as a foliar application controls insects and mites on both sides of the leaf because it is locally systemic with translaminar activity and can be applied with micronutrients and other chemistry.
AZterknot™ is the first three-way fungicide that combines the benefits of a biological with the performance of chemistry and the ease of Allosperse® to provide groundbreaking disease control while promoting better plant health and greater ROI.
Product benefits:
- Systemic, broad-spectrum disease control with two powerful modes of action
- Activates the plant’s natural defenses to resist disease and better withstand stress
- Preventative disease control and improved plant health benefits
- Superior tool for resistance management as it contains two modes of action: Group 11 and Group P5
For 100 years and counting, Nufarm has been a leading supplier of crop protection solutions for growers around the world. Behind our commitment to you stands three state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities located right here in the USA, supplying foundational and innovative solutions – from harvest-to-canopy herbicides to novel seed treatments – that bring choice to the crop protection landscape and exceptional results to your operation.
Featured products:
Trunemco™ is a nematode seed treatment solution that helps soybean, cotton and corn crops thrive. This patented technology primes plant physiology, activating its defense system for superior broad-spectrum protection against nematode invasion Trunemco microbial protection supports root health, seedling vigor and uniform plant growth in crucial early stages.
Product benefits:
- Patented technology for broad-spectrum nematode protection
- Demonstrates superior damage control and higher yield profile
Precinct™ Fungicide Seed Treatment offers excellent control of select diseases, such as downy mildew, Pythium spp. and Phytophthora spp. Precinct moves systemically into plants, leading to uniform distribution within the plant and less leaching or loss due to soil binding. Plus, it can be used alone or in combination with other seed treatment products for optimum flexibility and excellent stability in blends labeled for more than 50 crops.
Product benefits:
- Concentrated AI loading for low-use rate application
- Industry-leading Pythium, Phytophthora, downy mildew and damping-off protection
Syngenta, one of the world’s leading agriculture companies, is committed to helping safely feed the world while taking care of the planet. We aim to improve the sustainability, quality and safety of agriculture with world class science and innovative crop solutions. Our technologies enable millions of farmers around the world to make better use of limited agricultural resources.
Featured products:
Acuron GT outperforms and outyields any other post-emergence-plus-residual corn herbicide. How? It contains the unique active ingredient bicyclopyrone, which has been proven to deliver enhanced control of yield-robbing weeds and longer-lasting residual in glyphosate-tolerant corn.
Product benefits:
- Contains 4 active ingredients, including the unique component bicyclopyrone, and 3 sites of action
- Provides higher-level control of yield-robbing grass and broadleaf weeds, including giant ragweed, common ragweed, kochia, marestail, morningglory, Palmer amaranth and waterhemp
- Offers longer-lasting residual control, which helps fully protect yield potential and minimize the weed seed bank for next year’s crop
- Supports early post-emergence application due to its longer-lasting residual, with application flexibility up to 30-inch corn if needed
- Delivers proven crop safety when used according to the label
- Recommended as part of a planned 2-pass program following a residual preemergence herbicide such as Lumax® EZ, Lexar® EZ, Bicep II Magnum®, Bicep Lite II Magnum® or Dual II Magnum® to help delay the development of weed resistance and protect yield potential
When it comes to fighting Fusarium head blight (head scab), every day counts. Powered by one of the highest performing SDHIs available – Adepidyn® technology – Miravis® Ace delivers best-in-class application flexibility and disease control. With Miravis Ace, you now have a better way to control head scab in wheat, improve grain quality and increase profit potential.
Product benefits:
- Gives you more flexibility to apply on time and protect both the main heads and tillers by allowing applications as early as 50% head emergence
- Distributes evenly within the lead for constant protection
- Puts your mind at ease by providing superior control of head scab and curative
- Control of Septoria leaf spot
- Creates a reservoir within the wax layer of the leaf that withstands rain degradation
UPL is a leader in global food systems and is the fifth-largest agricultural solutions company in the world. With a mission to make every single food product more sustainable, UPL offers an integrated portfolio of agricultural solutions, including biological, crop protection, seed treatment and post-harvest technologies covering the entire agricultural value chain.
Featured products:
Growers now have a better and more convenient way to control weeds in spring, durum and winter wheat. BATALIUM™ Herbicide is driven by a unique, high-performance formulation with three modes of action that provide all-in-one weed control in a single application. With BATALIUM™, you’ll get long-lasting control of your toughest grass weeds like wild oats and green foxtail, in addition to dependable, wide-spectrum control of broadleaf weeds like common lambsquarters, wild buckwheat and more.
Product benefits:
- Advanced formulation of flucarbazone-sodium, a highly effective Group 2 herbicide, with fluroxypyr (Group 4) and bromoxynil (Group 6)
- Broad-spectrum broadleaf weed control
- Long-lasting control of hardto-kill grassy weeds
- Best-in-class crop safety
- Compatible with multiple tank-mix partner
As a multi-site protective fungicide, MANZATE® PRO-STICK™/MAX prevents pathogenic organisms from adapting and mutating, meaning that even after decades of use, fungal strains have not developed resistance to mancozeb, the active ingredient in MANZATE® PRO-STICK™/MAX.
Product benefits:
- Multi-site, broad spectrum control
- Unique, dependable formulations
- Important resistance management tool
- FRAC Class M3
Learn more about MANZATE® PRO-STICK™/MAX
At Bayer, we believe in the power of human ingenuity to shape one of humankind’s first inventions: agriculture. For more than 150 years, we’ve used science and imagination to help better people’s lives by advancing health and nutrition. And together, we can achieve so much more.
Working together, we can make agriculture part of the solution. We have the opportunity and the responsibility to grasp this moment and help move humanity forward by tirelessly shaping what’s possible.
Featured products:
As a new selective corn herbicide from Bayer, TriVolt brings built-in resistance management and consistently high levels of weed control for corn growers. This new proprietary corn herbicide formula provides broad-spectrum and consistent broadleaf weed and grass control for visibly clean fields. This proprietary combination provides burndown and residual activity for up to 8 weeks through a variety of weather conditions. When tank-mixed with Atrazine, TriVolt delivers 4 different sites of action to help combat troublesome grass and broadleaf weeds, such as Waterhemp, Foxtail species, Common ragweed, Kochia and Palmer Amaranth.
All DEKALB® products are bred with one thing in mind: your performance. Every product we offer includes our leading biotechnology, diverse global germplasm and exclusive genetics, along with strong agronomic support all season long. Stay out in front of weeds. Stay out in front of the competition. Stay out in front with Asgrow® soybeans. Top-performing yields start with top-performing genetics.
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HELM Agro is an independently operated U.S. subsidiary of HELM AG, a German-based business in its third generation of family leadership. HELM Agro strives to provide innovative solutions that give growers more ROI. They partner with industry leaders to speed up innovation and to provide growers with full-spectrum crop protection products.
Featured product:
Reviton® sets the foundation for burndown programs by providing control or suppression of over 50 broadleaf and grass weeds. This includes ALS-, triazine- and glyphosate-resistant species. Reviton’s novel PPO active ingredient and easy-to-use formulation make it a strong choice to anchor burndown programs. Plus, Reviton comes with crop rotation flexibility and expanded use as a dessicant and defoliant.
Product benefits:
- Broad spectrum weed control combined with user safety and convenience.
- Powerful against tough-to-control weeds, like henbit, volunteer corn and giant ragweed, with an applicator friendly profile for growers.
- Easy mixing with other herbicides for extended weed control, multiple modes of action for resistance management, and reduced plant back restrictions.
- Has a low use rate for greater convenience, flexibility and efficiency while reducing container size.
- Offers growers confidence knowing crops are free of injury and potential yield loss when used according to the product label.
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