With the steady increase in herbicide resistance in mixed cropping areas and the need for more flexible weed control strategies, growers and their advisors have a highly flexible and effective new tool at their disposal with Valor EZE* herbicide this year. 

Growers have been using the higher rates of Valor across larger hectares and Sumitomo has listened to requests for a liquid version that simplifies high volume use. The result is a convenient new SC formulation with excellent compatibility and mixing properties, available in a 10 L drum. 

Valor has become well known for its effective and long-lasting pre-emergence control of a broad range of problem weeds in the fallow period and when planting summer crops but now with the launch of the new EZE formulation winter crop growers will also be able to take advantage of the strength and versatility of Valor EZE’s weed control. 

With the release of the new Valor EZE formulation also comes a suite of new crop registrations that expands its uses into a range of winter crops, including, Pre-emergent IBS application for: Wheat, Chickpeas, Faba beans, Lentils, Field peas and Lucerne. 

Arguably the biggest benefit of Valor EZE’s new winter crop registrations is its Group 14 herbicide mode of action. Valor EZE’s active ingredient has no recorded resistance in Australia as yet to any weed species and to date has been an underutilised group for residual weed control in winter crops. 

Another key benefit Valor EZE offers growers is its highly flexible re-cropping intervals and its ability to not restrict growers’ options in a mixed cropping enterprise. With some of the shortest and most flexible re-cropping intervals available from a residual herbicide, growers can have the confidence they won’t be locked out of particular crop options following a Valor EZE application. 

Whilst Valor EZE can provide excellent standalone weed control, Sumitomo also recommend Valor EZE can be an excellent tank mix partner for boosting weed control or simply adding the backup of a Group 14 mode of action herbicide into residual weed control programs. 

Mixtures with products like trifluralin, terbuthylazine, Avadex Xtra®, Sakura® and Dual Gold® can be an excellent way of boosting weed control as well as implementing resistance management in winter crops. 

Customers who purchase Valor EZE from Nutrien stores during March and April will earn double rewards points. 

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*To be eligible for the 2 x Points Offer, the Nutrien Rewards Member must purchase Valor EZEfrom any Nutrien Ag Solutions store that is part of the Nutrien Rewards Program between 1 March 2023 and 30 April 2023 (inclusive). This promotion is valid to Nutrien Rewards Members Nationally. Points will be applied to the Member’s Nutrien Rewards account in the following month. Please see Nutrien Rewards Terms & Conditions for more details.   

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