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Farm management in the spring is a busy juggling act between spring wheat applications and preparing ground for the upcoming planting season. FMC's wheat portfolio provides application flexibility to minimize passes across the field while managing the most common weed, disease and insect pests occurring during the spring greenup period.
DISEASE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS
Topguard® Fungicide
| Use Rates |
5 – 7 fl. oz./A via 2(ee) recommendation1 for early season disease protection in spring and winter wheat. |
| Application Timing |
Feekes 3-7 |
| Labeled Diseases |
Common and stripe rust, powdery mildew, Septoria leaf and glume blotch |
| PHI |
30 days for grain, 15 days for hay, 0 days for forage |
| Strengths |
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Topguard® EQ Fungicide
| Use Rates |
3 – 4 fl. oz./A via 2(ee) recommendation1 for early season disease protection in spring and winter wheat. |
| Application Timing |
Feekes 3-7 |
| Labeled Diseases |
Common and stripe rust, powdery mildew, Septoria leaf and glume blotch plus tan spot |
| PHI |
30 days for grain, 15 days for hay, 7 days for forage |
| Strengths |
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WEED MANAGEMENT OPTIONS
Harmony® Extra SG Herbicide with TotalSol® Soluble Granules
| Use Rates |
0.6 - 0.75 oz./A |
| Application Timing |
2-leaf until prior to visible flag leaf |
| Labeled Weeds |
65+ weeds including keys species such as wild garlic & chickweed, as well as field pansy via 2(ee) recommendation |
| PHI |
45 days for grain, 30 days for hay, 7 days for grazing & forage |
| Strengths |
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INSECT MANAGEMENT OPTIONS
Mustang® Maxx Insecticide
| Use Rates |
2.8 - 4.0 oz./A (see label for pest and rate recommendation) |
| Application Timing |
Planting until 14 days prior to harvest |
| Labeled Insects |
Armyworms, cereal leaf beetle, flea beetle, aphids, chinch bugs, sawfly |
| PHI |
14 days for grain, hay & forag |
| Strengths |
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