Canada
May 22, 2009
Collaboration between industry and
government has produced another weed identification guide for
Ontario and Quebec corn, cereal and soybean growers.
A Field Guide to Broadleaf Weeds – produced by
Bayer CropScience,
together with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) and the University of Guelph – is a new
pocket-size guide identifying 21 of the most common broadleaf
weeds. The full-colour reference is a companion piece to A Field
Guide to Grassy Weeds, produced in 2007 through the same unique
partnership.
“The new guide is the result of a collaboration bringing
together the best of each party’s expertise to deliver a useful,
in-field resource for growers,” says Greg Good, Portfolio
Manager, Row Crops for Bayer CropScience. “Now growers have a
complete resource tool for both broadleaf weeds and grassy weeds
to help correctly identify problem weeds and make sound crop
protection decisions.”
A Field Guide to Broadleaf Weeds includes close-up photos to
clearly identify various plant parts, key agronomic information
including geographic ranges and competitiveness, and
decision-making tools including potential herbicide resistance.
OMAFRA provincial weed specialist Mike Cowbrough provided all
the technical information for the new guide, and together with
University of Guelph field technician Peter Smith, supplied all
the high quality colour photographs of the broadleaf weeds.
The new guide will be distributed at various grower meetings and
tradeshow events, and through Bayer CropScience sales
representatives and crop protection outlets. Both guides (A
Field Guide to Broadleaf Weeds and A Field Guide to Grassy
Weeds) are also available at no charge by calling Bayer
CropScience at 1-888-283-6847 or by e-mailing
askus@bayercropscience.com
About Bayer CropScience
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 6.4 billion (2008), 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 18,000 and is
represented in more than 120 countries. |
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