Potato Grower

10 POTATO GROWER | AUGUST 2018 New Products Cell Guard by Disinfecting Services Cell Guard, available exclusively from Disinfecting Services, is a new product used to improve airflow in storages by cleaning and maintaining open air passages in common humidification and evaporative cooling pads. Cell Guard will also help to prolong the life of Humidicell media. Over time, these airways can get restricted with hard water deposits, reducing airflow and causing fans to work harder, thereby increasing the amount of energy used. Cell Guard works to effectively reduce this buildup and keep airflow at a healthy rate. Contact Disinfecting Services at (208) 356-5332 or www.disinfectingservices.net. Helm Herbicides Helm Agro US, Inc.'s Helmet and Helmet SPC herbicides have been approved for use on selected crops in California. Helmet and Helmet SPC are the newest additions to Helm Agro US's metolachlor herbicide portfolio. Both products deliver superior grass and small-seeded broadleaf control with the added benefit of residual activity. Widely used as a pre-emergent treatment for two-pass weed control programs, Helmet is an ideal fit for Roundup Ready, Clearfield and Liberty Link crops. Approved for use in corn, cotton, pod crops, potatoes, safflower and soybeans, Helmet herbicide contains 7.8 pounds of metolachlor plus Benoxacor safener per gallon. As a top-performing grass treatment, Helmet SPC is tank-mix-compatible with fluid fertilizers and a wide variety of broadleaf herbicides. Approved for use on cotton, pod crops, potatoes, safflower, soybeans and tomatoes, Helmet SPC contains 8 pounds of metolachlor (with no safener) per gallon. For more information, call (813) 621-8846 or visit www.helmagro.com. Bringing 'business vision to life' For more than 30 years, HELM crop fertility products. Applying business expansion, HELM is enterprises with 100 subsidiaries Built from the ground up, HELM delivering crop protection solutions To learn more about HELM Agro Exceptional HELMQUAT 3SL AND KENDO EC ARE RESTRICTED USE are registered trademarks of HELM Agro US, Inc. HELM ® is PotatoGrower_print_Red_7.0835x4.833_08-05-17.indd 1 Adama Mastercop Fungicide For control of both early and late blight in potatoes, Mastercop's high-quality advance BioRetain technology delivers superior performance and efficacy while using signigicanlty less metallic copper per acre. Advance proprietary formulation with BioRetain technology provides a smaller copper particle size for better spray coverage and uniform, fast distribution of copper metallic ions. An improved uptake system enhances leaf adhesion, penetration and retention within the cuticle of the leaf while providing superior safety to the crop. With broad-spectrum protection and multi-site contact activity, Mastercop is ideal for integrated pest management (IPM). Contact Adama at www.adama.com. BioSafe PVent Biological Fungicide BioSafe Systems announces the release of PVent biological fungicide. An enhancement in microbial fungicide technology, PVent provides growers with an easy-to-use, versatile IPM tool. This innovative development was spearheaded through a strategic partnership between two family-owned businesses: BioSafe Systems and Lallemand Plant Care. Due to its active ingredient, a 93 percent Gliocladium catenulam strain J1446, PVent has unique adaptation traits, meaning it can thrive across broad ranges of temperature and humidity, both in the soil and on leaf and stem tissue. PVent has a natural symbiotic relationship with the rhizosphere microbiome, with part of its adaptive success coming from an enzyme it produces to specifically target pathogenic fungi. This makes PVent an entirely unique biofungicide and a product that will fit in well with IPM programs for indoor and outdoor production. Powered by three modes of action, PVent is biologically programmed to rapidly colonize its host environment to defend against, attack and destroy even the most resilient plant pathogens. PVent can be used on field-grown crops, berries, pome and stone fruits, tree nuts, vineyards and more to control a variety of pathogens including powdery mildew, Fusarium, Phytophthora and Botrytis. Contact BioSafe Systems at (888) 273-3088 or www.biosafesystems.com. BHN Fertilgold Organics Bio Huma Netics announces that its Fertilgold Organics website is now live and available for viewing. Fertilgold is BHN's line of organic crop nutrition and protection products. On the website, customers can find specific information about each of the products as they become available. The company is currently in the OMRI certification and registration process, with seven of 21 Fertilgold products already approved. Stay tuned to find out when each of the products becomes available for distribution; preliminary tests are showing outstanding results. For any inquiries on the availability of the products, contact a local BHN sales representative or call (480) 961-1220. Farm Market iD Updates Farm Market iD has released its 2018 annual update of its database. The update provides complete details on farmers, crops, livestock and land for the 2017 crop year. As of this update, the Farm Market iD database covers over 907 million acres of land, with over 316 million acres of commodity crops. The database covers 94 percent of major crop production in the U.S. going back more than a decade, and is collected from a combination of public and private sources. Those who want to use this data to gain more industry insights can visit www.farmmarketid.com/.

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