b'ON THE EDGEBASF Issues Urgent Notice to Farmers Warning ofAll Brevant Canola Sales to Include Heat Loss Herbicide Carryover CoverageBASF has issued an urgent notice to its farmer customersStarting for the 2022 growing season, Alberta, Saskatchewan warning of a high degree of risk of injury for sensitive cropsand Manitoba farmers who purchase Brevant seeds Nexera in 2022, such as canola, durum wheat and canary seed, due tocanola will receive automatic yield loss coverage for damage possible herbicide carryover caused by this years drought. caused by heat, a news release says.We all know that certain environmental conditions can delayThe first-of-its-kind insurance program is a partnership the breakdown of herbicide residues in soil. But this year isbetween Global Ag Risk Solutions Corp. and Corteva different, the company says in its notice. Agriscience. The release notes historically hot days and warm Our research shows that in seasons where there has notnights hit at the most vulnerable, flowering stage for canola been an adequate amount of rainfall throughout the seasonresulting in lower yields and lost revenue.to facilitate herbicide breakdown in the soil, injury to moreStarting for the 2022 growing season, farmers who plant sensitive rotational crops is likely to occur. Brevant seeds Nexera canola will be automatically protected With current environmental records showing rainfallwith up to $100 per acre in the event of excessive heat during the below this threshold for many parts of Western Canada, BASFcritical flowering growth development stage, the release says.is making the following agronomic recommendations inWith demand for canola on the rise, growers have a bright addition to the current rotational crop recommendations on itsfuture, Tyler Groeneveld, Corteva Agrisciences commercial imidazoline based herbicide labels: grains and oils leader, North America, says in the release. To Customers who farm in the dark brown, black, grey or greyhelp promote that future, were bringing our Brevant seeds wooded soil zones who have received less than 125 mm ofNexera canola customers an innovative solution that anticipates accumulated rainfall between June 1 and Sept. 1, 2021: their needs and puts them more in control, allowing for greater If you applied Solo ADV, Solo Ultra or Viper ADV in 2021peace of mind and risk mitigation.you should NOT plant canola, durum wheat or canary seedUnlike other insurance, there is no time-consuming loss in 2022 adjustment process, no trips to the field, and the farmer getsI f you applied Odyssey NXT, Odyssey Ultra or Odyssey Ultrapaid months ahead of traditional crop insurance, Grant Kosior, NXT in 2021 you should NOT plant durum wheat or canarypresident and CEO of Global Ag Risk Solutions Corp, says in the seed in 2022 release.If you applied Odyssey NXT, Odyssey Ultra or Odyssey UltraThis incorporated insurance coverage is novel, not only for its NXT in 2020 you should NOT plant canola in 2022 progressive offering to growers but also its data sophistication, Customers who farm in the brown soil zone who havethe release notes.received less than 125 mm of accumulated rainfall between June 1 and Sept. 1, 2021, AND those who received less than 15 mm of rainfall in any of the months of June, July or August 2021 (regardless of total accumulated rainfall between June 1 and Sept. 1):If you applied Solo ADV, Solo Ultra or Viper ADV in 2021 you should NOT plant canola, durum wheat or canary seed in 2022If you applied Odyssey NXT, Odyssey Ultra or Odyssey Ultra NXT in 2021 you should NOT plant durum wheat or canary seed in 2022If you applied Odyssey NXT, Odyssey Ultra or Odyssey Ultra NXT in 2020 you should NOT plant canola in 2022Due to the extreme risk of crop injury, BASF will not be supporting canola, durum wheat, and canary seed as follow crops in the 2022 season if these recommendations are not followed, the notice says. 120seed.ab.ca'