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wheat crop regular tool

WITH CO-OP CROP PROTECTION PRODUCTS Controlling weeds, disease pressure and harmful insects is a complicated business. Co-op's line of crop protection products is designed to help growers achieve top-tier control while not breaking the bank. In addition to quality products, there's no need to apply for rebates or rely on after-season payments, meaning there's no need to try to calculate your eventual savings. The price benefits are immediate. Co-op currently offers 18 different crop protection products, including herbicides, fungicides, surfactants andbiologicals. Craig Borman, a farmer and customer of Wild Rose Co-op in Camrose, Alta, has found three products particularly useful for his farming operation: VECTORE®, a high-concentration glyphosate formulation; Surfactant DG, designed to reduce spray drift and improve droplet-to-plant adhesion; and Avant, a group 1 herbicide targeting early-season grassy weeds in wheat and barley. 12 | GROW “We support the Co-op. They'recommunity-driven, unlike other brands. The other thing is the price point. Co-op brand products are less expensive It's going to do the same thing, and wefre happy with the performance," said Borman. He adds that Co-op products are also more readily available, often making them a more practical Logistic option “Ihave a couple pieces of land with Group resistant weeds, so the decision was to go with a different chemical. Avant controlled things well. Sometimes it comes down to availability, too. | took Avant because Icould get it in bulk. If! wanted other brand names in bulk, would have had to wait a week or more,” Borman explained. Agronomic support from Co-op is also valuable to Borman, particularly Co-op AgZone FIELD, the digital tool that Grow Team members use to scout their customers fields and provide regular observational reports. AgZone FIELD facilitates the easy sharing ofimages, information and insights between grower and agronomist. “It's very helpful, especially ifwefre away travelling somewhere. It gives a picture of what's going on," Borman said. “They're very supportive, just in general. If we explain a problem and have not made à decision on the spot, they will arrange a field visit and suggest something." For Neil Bratrud, agricultural operations manager with Wild Rose Co-op, the company's suite of private label crop protection products is designed to account for and tackle a diverse array of production challenges on the prairies. “There is confidence in these products to perform for our members. This portfolio is very important because it allows us to compete in all markets," said Bratrud. “We have built repeat customers. Our Co-op brand products have earned their trust because they work We continue to see our portfolio grow year over year, and that will give us even more options to help our customers.”