Capreno® Corn Herbicide has been beneficial for growers to maintain and control tough weeds. Doug DeYoung a farmer in Morocco, Indiana, uses Capreno's one-pass solution to tackle giant ragweed and burcucumber. Capreno Corn Herbicide provides lasting residual of any post-applied corn herbicide.

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ONE-PASS WONDER
Indiana farmer finds singular success for weed control in corn
One pass. In past years, DeYoung sprayed DeYoung said that Capreno also helps
everything right behind the planter with a him manage planting and spray
Like many farmers, Doug DeYoung has
reduced rate of atrazine or Harness® schedule demands.
heard those magic words before, but until
last year, he didn’t really believe Extra, followed by a summertime post One fewer trip across the field is a big
in them. application of Roundup®. That program advantage, he explained, especially in
left DeYoung with weed escapes, continuous corn. “It made the planting
“I’m always skeptical. I’ve had products especially with giant ragweed and season a little less hectic. You could
in the past that said one-pass,” DeYoung burcucumber. Using Capreno was a
basically get your corn planted first and
said, adding that they didn’t deliver on different story, however. come back and spray it. When I’m
all promises.
“Capreno did the job. It took care of planting corn, I need another man to run
So, when he heard of Capreno® the weeds that you would think it should, a sprayer during planting season, but if
herbicide, he wanted to try it out on more plus these problem weeds,” he said. I’m done planting corn, I can jump on the
than a patch. “I had the least burcucumber at harvest sprayer, and save on labor too.”
than I’ve had in last 10 years. This year To learn more about Capreno herbicide,
I had total weed control, and that is contact your local Bayer CropScience
very valuable.” representative or visit www.Capreno.us.
So valuable, that DeYoung said he plans
to use Capreno on all his acres in 2012.
“Our goal is to spray it once and be
happy,” DeYoung said. “Where I used Recognizing Agriculture’s Lasting Heritage
Roundup only, I had to spray twice Capreno herbicide, the longest-lasting
because I didn’t have any residual.” herbicide of its kind, has partnered with
Doug DeYoung, Morocco, Ind. the American Farm Bureau Foundation
For optimum control of burcucumber,
for Agriculture to further recognize Century
“I tried it on two-thirds of my acres to be Capreno should be tankmixed with Farmers and the lasting heritage of American
sure it was truly a one-pass product,” he atrazine or glyphosate. agriculture. The program, available at
explained. “Now after I’ve used it, I’ve According to Bayer CropScience prod- www.AgriculturesLastingHeritage.org,
changed my mind. I believe it. You never uct manager Jeff Springsteen, Capreno celebrates the contribution of century farms
know until you try it on your own farm.” postemergence corn herbicide delivers to the lasting heritage of our nation. The
DeYoung farms 1,500 acres of continu- season-long control of more than 65 site includes profiles of farm families that
ous corn in northwest Indiana. He made grass and broadleaf weeds, including have worked the land and kept farms in
their families for more than 100 years.
the decision to go all corn-on-corn about glyphosate-resistant weeds.
seven years ago, he said. “I was getting “Capreno provides the longest-lasting “On behalf of Capreno and Bayer
stronger yields in my corn over my CropScience, we’re excited to partner
residual of any post-applied corn with the American Farm Bureau Foundation
soybean yields. Basically, [corn] was herbicide,” said Springsteen. “Capreno
more profitable.” for Agriculture to make this program
allows maximum flexibility on corn possible,” said Jeff Springsteen, Capreno
However, he cannot remain profitable acres, with a wide application window herbicide marketing manager. “Bayer Crop-
if he can’t control weeds, so weed from pre-emergence to V6. It can be Science constantly strives to deliver innova-
management is a major component applied effectively alone or in tankmix tions, whether it’s developing a top-performing
of his overall strategy. with glyphosate, Liberty® herbicide or crop input or supporting a useful, educational
atrazine. And that makes it a valuable website. This online resource is a great
KNOW YOUR WEEDS resistance management option.” opportunity to honor the lasting heritage of
agriculture and the future of farmers.”
When it comes to herbicide choice, DeYoung chose a tankmix of Capreno
DeYoung asks himself one thing first and generic glyphosate for an addi-
and foremost: Does it work on the tional mode of action.
right weeds?
“There’s definitely concern out there,”
“That’s the No. 1 quality. Does it get the DeYoung said of resistance. “By using
weeds that I might have a problem with?” Capreno instead of just Roundup,
With Capreno, he said the answer is a it’s going to help prevent resistance.
resounding “yes,” even on his toughest You need to switch your chemicals to pre-
weeds – giant ragweed and burcucumber. vent glyphosate resistance, and we don’t
want to lose glyphosate.”
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trademarks of Bayer. Capreno and Liberty are not registered in all states. Atrazine is a Restricted Use Pesticide. Harness and Roundup are registered trademarks of Monsanto Technology
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