Brake Herbicide Receives Section 18 Approvals in Six States

Brake Herbicide has received Section 18 emergency use exemptions for control of glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth (pigweed) in six cotton producing states.

Under the current Section 18 exemptions, Brake is authorized for use in 2015 on a limited number of acres in Arkansas (20,000 acres), Georgia (35,000 acres), Missouri (7,500 acres), North Carolina (45,000 acres), South Carolina (60,000 acres) and Tennessee (30,000 acres). These exemptions follow three years of field use and close collaboration between cotton farmers, university researchers, extension agents and SePRO Corporation, manufacturers of Brake.

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This year, two Brake formulations – Brake F2 and Brake F16 – will be available to help optimize performance for different cotton growing regions. Both products contain different concentrations of fluridone and fomesafen to maintain safety to cotton and help maximize Palmer amaranth control in different soil, moisture and cropping conditions.

Brake F2 is formulated for use in the Mid-South, while Brake F16 will be targeted to states in the Southeast.

In field trials, growers have taken note of the crop safety of Brake, as well as its ability to sustain control even under wet conditions.

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According to Dr. Tyler Koschnick, SePRO’s vice president of Research and Regulatory, Brake has proven to be a very effective pre-emergent herbicide. But the use of overlapping residuals in an integrated weed control system is required.

“Every year we continue to work with farmers and universities to improve the product,” said Koschnick. “Two major advances last year were the improved formulation that will be introduced in 2015 for the Southeast (Brake F16) and the continued advancement of weed control programs in the different trait-based systems.”

In a glyphosate-based weed control system, the use of overlapping residuals with post-applied materials is required to prevent Palmer amaranth from becoming established, because there are no rescue options.

“No matter how good the product, with this particular weed, growers must stay aggressive with integration of pre-emergent herbicides with timely post programs,” said Koschnick.

The Brake website has been expanded for 2015 to include distributor contacts, listings of approved counties, product labels, pricing, application guidelines and more. Pre-orders are being accepted through April 1, 2015, when the first shipments will be released to distributors.

 

Source – SePRO Corporation

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