SePRO Rolls Out New Herbicide For Oregon Grass Seed Growers

SePRO Ag announced this summer that Brake Herbicide has been granted a Section 3 label by the EPA for use in tall fescue, fine fescue, perennial ryegrass and orchard grass grown for seed in Oregon.  Kyle Briscoe SePRO Senior Technical Development Manager says this expanded label offers a new solution for growers seeking long-lasting weed control.

“Fluridone went to a group 12, so it's effectively a new mode of action in these grass crops grown for seed," Briscoe said.  "And the heavy reliance on group 5 and group 15s has generated certainly some cases of resistance and resistance concerns. Having a new mode of action, being a group 12, gives the growers flexibility to essentially break up that cycle where they're putting a lot of the same modes of action down year after year after year. And incorporating Brake into these herbicide programs really reduce the potential for resistance in some of problematic weeds, such as Poa annua.”

Brake Has Good Staying Power

Briscoe added Brake Herbicide might be new in the Oregon market, but it has a well-established track record in a variety of other commodities such as cotton, peanuts, and rice for the control of annual grasses and small seeded broadleaves.

“Being that the active ingredient is fluridone, annual grasses and small seeded broadleaves, residual control only, again, I want to stress that there's no post-emergence control," Briscoe added.  "But what you should expect is a product that will last for quite a while when it has adequate moisture. If it gets dry, just like any other pre-emerge product, there are going to be weeds that come through where you're going to have to come in with a post-emergence herbicide and clean those up. If you've got adequate moisture, I mean, we're talking 120 to 150 days. of problematic weeds such as Poa annua, rat-tailed fescue, anything rough stock, bluegrass coming from seed.”

Briscoe added Brake also provides seed purity protection, reducing contamination from invasive weeds, and has great application flexibility.  He said Brake is designed to be used September through February.

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