Seed Treatment Archives

Posted on February 21, 2019, updated on February 26, 2019 by Marc Zienkiewicz

In the world of seed treatments, efficacy was once the word of the day. We’ve gone way beyond just efficacy in the development of these products. We’re now looking at the total package — we view these products as part of a system to help grower…

Posted on January 21, 2019, updated on January 24, 2019 by Krista Anderson

Seed treatments seem simple enough. You take the product and apply it to seed. They’re designed to be simple. But what happens before that product hits the shelf is anything but. I started with Bayer over 14 years ago. One of my first tasks was to …

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Allan Anderson

You may have heard the word “panacea” used during a discussion about folk remedies or ancient medicine. The word panacea comes from the Greek goddess of universal remedy and refers to any remedy that people claim cures all pain and disease. A pan…

Posted on November 15, 2018, updated on November 15, 2018 by Allan Anderson

In my previous column, I wrote about how our expectations of a seed treatment may differ in a number of areas. These expectations can lead to unexpected problems, creating a difficult experience for the seed treatment user. Seed quality is huge when …

Posted on November 8, 2018, updated on November 13, 2018 by Allan Anderson

Often, what we want and what a product is able to provide are different. As a result, the product can sometimes get a bad rap even if it’s undeserving. In the case of seed treatments, we can sometimes have different expectations of the product in a…

Posted on October 11, 2018, updated on October 25, 2018 by Brittnye Kroeker

In my previous column I explained why pea leaf weevil is a concern in Alberta and Saskatchewan and may soon make its way into Manitoba. There are two defences against that I advise my customers to use in the fight against this troublesome insect that…

Posted on September 26, 2018, updated on October 25, 2018 by Brittnye Kroeker

One of the pests that defined the 2018 growing season was the pea leaf weevil. Why? Because this is a story that has it all: a pest that often flies under the radar, spreads quickly and quietly, and if not mitigated can do significant damage. This is…

Posted on July 26, 2018, updated on October 25, 2018 by Brittnye Kroeker

When a grower comes to me with a problem, I feel a little like Sherlock Holmes. I’m essentially faced with a puzzle to solve. It’s what I love about being a Bayer SeedGrowth rep and an agronomist — that process of putting pieces of information …

Posted on June 21, 2018, updated on October 25, 2018 by Brittnye Kroeker

There’s a secret to finding flea beetles. I didn’t exactly “discover” it — you might say I’ve learned it by experience over the years. Growers are always speculating about flea beetle, and whether or not the pest will show up in their fie…

Posted on May 14, 2018, updated on October 25, 2018 by Scott Barr

Remember those old science fiction movies from when you were a kid? The ones with flying cars and the like? We might not have flying cars yet, but a surprising amount of predictions from those old films have come true. Smartphones. Self-driving vehic…

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Seed Treatment

Seed Treatments Aren’t all About Efficacy Anymore

Seed Treatments Look Simple, but Looks are Deceiving

Why You Should Never Rely on Seed Treatments as a Cure-All

Why Seed Quality & Conditions Influence Seed Treatment Performance

Why Seed Treatments Can Get a Bad Rap

Don’t Let Pea Leaf Weevil Dine on Your Dime

Pea Leaf Weevil and the Danger of the “Move Factor”

4 Things Agronomists have in Common with Sherlock Holmes

Here’s the Secret to Finding Flea Beetles

How Seed Treatments Continue to Evolve