Capreno Corn Herbicide provides the longest-lasting residual if any post-applied corn herbicide. Shawn Adam, a farmer in Iowa, relies on Capreno for fall panicum issues and likes how this corn herbicide is flexible in use and timing with fall panicum's wet springs.

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TIME IS MORE THAN MONEY – IT’S EVERYTHING
No one better understands the adage pre- and postemergence options to Adam also explained that there’s peace
“time is money” than a farmer. For complement their busy schedule. of mind with a Capreno purchase that
Iowa’s Shawn Adam, it’s more than that. Corvus is Adam’s choice for burndown may not come with other herbicides.
“Timing is everything,” he said and residual. “It’s just dependable and flexible,” he
emphatically. “Farming is one of the “We used it as a pre-emerge and have said. “We can’t control weather and
most complicated businesses. If you’re accomplished weed control all year,” conditions. A situation may arise where
not efficient and getting things done in he said. “That was amazing to us.” we’re not able to spray today – it’s too
a timely fashion, it’s not going to work.” windy or wet or whatever – but with
Adam farms approximately 6,000 acres According to Bayer CropScience Capreno we have a lot broader window
of corn and soybeans with his dad Herbicides Product Manager Jeff to apply it. That’s a big benefit for us.”
and brother in southeast Iowa. They Springsteen, Corvus reactivates
with rain, making it an extremely To learn more about Capreno herbicide
run both pre- and post- corn herbicide or Corvus herbicide, contact your local
programs to distribute workload and to effective one-pass option.
Bayer CropScience representative or
focus on planting when needed. Adam Capreno postemergence corn visit www.BayerCropScience.us.
said they have about an 8- or 9-day herbicide delivers season-long
period to plant corn, and sometimes control of more than 65 grass
that’s the window to get both corn and and broadleaf weeds, including
Recognizing Agriculture’s Lasting Heritage
soybeans planted. Once planting ends, glyphosate-resistant weeds.
weed management applications begin Capreno herbicide, the longest lasting
“Capreno provides the longest-lasting herbicide of its kind, has partnered with
soon after, he added.
residual of any post-applied corn the American Farm Bureau Foundation
herbicide,” said Springsteen. “The for Agriculture to further recognize Century
result is an amazing end-of-season Farmers and the lasting heritage of American
clean. It’s also extremely flexible. agriculture. The program, available at
www.AgriculturesLastingHeritage.org,
“Plus, Capreno can fit the way you
celebrates the contribution of century farms
want to farm or adjust to the to the lasting heritage of our nation. The
unexpected, with the ability to be site includes profiles of farm families that
applied at various growth stages, have worked the land and kept farms in
as well as effectively alone or in a their families for more than 100 years.
tankmix with glyphosate, Liberty® “On behalf of Capreno and Bayer
Shawn Adam, Southeast Iowa Farmer herbicide or atrazine.” CropScience, we’re excited to partner
The Adams have been using with the American Farm Bureau Foundation
The Adams plant stacked-trait hybrids Capreno for the last two years, for Agriculture to make this program
on most of their corn acres to secure and chose it due to a fall panicum possible,” said Jeff Springsteen,
the genetics they want rather than let Capreno herbicide marketing manager.
issue and its flexibility in use and
“Bayer CropScience constantly strives to
traits dictate their herbicide programs, timing with their wet springs. He
deliver innovations, whether it’s developing
he said. For example, on a given said they have sprayed Capreno a top-performing crop input, or supporting
Roundup Ready® corn field, they may anywhere between V3 to V6 and a useful, educational website. This online
never apply glyphosate. had success. “Even the V3, the resource is a great opportunity to honor
“We stay with a more conventional earlier sprayed stuff, held the weed the lasting heritage of agriculture and the
herbicide program. We’ll use pressure down. It was above and future of farmers.”
[glyphosate traits] as a fail-safe beyond. We didn’t have any weeds
rescue if we need to come back left in the fields.”
late with weed breakages.” To further aid timing, Capreno is rainfast in
For the majority of those corn acres, only one hour, Springsteen added.
Adam puts his trust in Bayer CropScience “Capreno is one of our highly demanded
products Corvus® and Capreno® low-use-rate products, and provides an
herbicides, which give him both easy-to-use rate of 3 fl oz/A.”
Bayer CropScience LP, 2 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Always read and follow label instructions. Bayer, the Bayer Cross, Capreno, Corvus and Liberty are registered
trademarks of Bayer. Capreno, Corvus and Liberty are not registered in all states. Corvus is a Restricted Use Pesticide. Roundup Ready is a registered trademark of Monsanto Technology LLC.
For additional product information call toll-free 1-866-99-BAYER (1-866-992-2937) or visit our website at www.BayerCropScience.us
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