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Avicta Complete Corn
"In Michigan, we have some nematode problems in corn production that growers should be concerned about, but may not be aware of the damage they cause. If nematodes are a problem, you will not meet your yield goals regardless of soil fertility and management programs. The root-lesion nematode is the most widely distributed nematode in the state. It has a very broad host range. It's a nematode problem that can be taking five to 10 bushels off of your yield across an entire field. Another nematode that Michigan corn growers should be aware of is the corn needle nematode – it can be a major problem in sandy sites."
Dr. George Bird, professor of plant pathology, Michigan State University
"I certainly think nematodes are a pest that growers in Kansas need to be concerned about. Corn nematodes are a chronic problem year in and year out. The sting nematode is a big problem in localized areas, and also the lesion because it occurs almost everywhere. It's always a concern and always capable of causing something like a five to 10 percent yield loss."
Dr. Tim Todd, professor of plant pathology, Kansas State University
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Avicta Complete Cotton
"Avicta® Complete Cotton is a mixture of compounds as one seed treatment. It includes a fungicide, insecticide and nematicide all together as one product. This seed treatment increases the ease of application for the producer eliminating the worry about side-dress and in-furrow applications."
Dr. Kathy Lawrence, Professor of Plant Pathology and Entomology, Auburn University, Alabama
"We have nematodes on some of the land we farm. We have to be concerned with them which is one reason we are using Avicta Complete Cotton. So far, it looks like it's comparable to Temik in nematode control. We've dealt with nematodes for a number of years. And we've used Temik. Temik has been a good product for us, but I'll have to say, we really like the convenience of the seed treatment. Protection on the seed is definitely the way to go over other control methods. In addition to nematodes, we also have thrips and the Cruiser component controls the thrips. That's the reason we went with Avicta Complete Cotton on all acres."
Matt Miles, McGehee, Arkansas
"It seems to have worked well. Where I had problems before getting a good stand and getting it up growing good, I didn't seem to have that trouble this year."
Steve Simpson, McGehee, Arkansas
"I think it works as well as Temik. Our yields are good. We're averaging over 1400 pounds per acre, which is above average for us."
Scott Day, Tillar, Arkansas
"In 2005 Syngenta had a test plot on our farm. The Avicta Complete Cotton emerged faster than our Temik cotton and grew off better. This year, we planted 90 percent of our acreage with Avicta Complete Cotton. It has less product handling and you don't have to worry with insecticide hoppers. We had some fields this year that had the highest yields we've ever had in those fields. We are very satisfied with Avicta Complete Cotton."
Robert Bruce, Quitman, Georgia
"Avicta Complete Cotton saved us a lot of time with planting since it's on the seed. You're getting your nematicide, your fungicide and your insecticide where you need to have it. It really helps get a good stand on the cotton. We've got a certain target for our plant population, and with the fungicide on the seed, it makes it a lot easier to hit that target instead of just shooting in the dark."
Wes Briggs, Bainbridge, Georgia
"Easier handling and not having to worry with Temik® or fool with the hopper boxes is the biggest benefit of Avicta Complete Cotton. I really can't tell the difference between the Avicta Complete Cotton and the Temik cotton. The yields are pretty good, about the same as normal, maybe a little better."
Tommy Sumner, Sumner, Georgia
"Using Avicta Complete Cotton sped up the planting some and we didn't have to handle the insecticide; everything is already on the seed. Besides the fact that it works, it makes planting a lot easier and it's a lot more convenient."
Jeff Croom, Donalsonville, Georgia
"Well, the first thing is convenience, not having to fool with Temik. The next big factor is speed and not having to stop and fill hopper boxes. We actually get a good seed rate now. I scrutinized it more than I would have in normal years. I have been very pleased with it and most of my growers who have planted Avicta Complete Cotton plan on using it on more acres next year."
Bubba Lamberth, Sale City, Georgia
"We were using Temik up to two years ago on everything and then we switched, and I may never go back to it again. It doesn't compare to Avicta Complete Cotton. Avicta Complete Cotton is much easier and you don't always wonder if you've got the right amount of product or will the Temik lines get stopped up. With Avicta Complete Cotton, you know it's on every seed, it's right there."
Stacey Spence, Statesboro, Georgia
"At picking time, there was definitely a difference in the stand of cotton we had with the Avicta Complete Cotton and Temik comparison. We had a row where our Temik hopper stopped up, so the thrips just killed those rows. If I had used some of the Avicta Complete Cotton in that field, maybe the plants wouldn't have died. We had cotton that we planted on April 6 with yields of 1540 pounds per acre that was treated with Avicta Complete Cotton."
Randy Bryan, Chula, Georgia
"It looks really good in our trials. It's giving us fantastic thrip control. Our plots really look good as far as Avicta Complete Cotton compared to the other nematicides we are using. We're getting really good stands, healthy vigor and uniform plants, which is very important as far as stand development."
Dr. Charles Overstreet, Louisiana State University, Extension Nematologist
, Louisiana
"You know the Avicta Complete Cotton is competitively priced and it has saved some labor costs because you don't have to put Temik® in the hopper boxes. I'm really sold."
Gerald Malin, Jr., Campbell, Missouri
"Many of our growers were interested in Avicta Complete Cotton because nematodes are a factor here, especially in our sandy soils where root-knot can be a problem. And early-season insect control is important because we have thrips every year on pretty much all of our cotton. So the product - along with the disease component - targets our pests. Everyone wants to evaluate Avicta Complete Cotton against Temik in terms of nematode control. First, I'd like to point out that nematodes are never really controlled. Our goal is to manage them. They'll always be there but we want to reduce the damage they do. As far as management, I see Avicta Complete Cotton comparable to Temik and I think that's what our growers are seeing. I think the wide acceptance of Avicta Complete Cotton is due to the fact that it's so convenient. When it's already on the seed and you don't have to worry about boxes or sprayers to get that granule or liquid into the furrow, it's a plus."
Victor Roth, Malden, Missouri
"I was excited to use Avicta Complete Cotton. I've been waiting on this product. Dynasty CST and Cruiser have been proven products for us and have saved a lot of stands over the years. Now with the added nematicide, I've got the whole thing in one package. Having the product on the seed and nothing else to fool with is a big deal."
Chuck Provance, Clarton, Missouri
"The Avicta Complete Cotton out-yielded the standard treatment by 150 pounds of lint. That would be 1500 pounds on the Avicta Complete Cotton versus 1350 on the standard, Cruiser/Dynasty CST without Avicta. The advantages of course are control of nematodes, seedling disease and also insects. It's the whole package. Plus, the plant grows off faster and is healthier. Once you get off to a good start, you can keep everything coming along like it's supposed to."
Tucker Miller, Drew, Mississippi
"The Avicta Complete Cotton grew off faster and looked healthier. The plants got more height. Something else about the Avicta Complete Cotton is that you aren't going to have aphids like you would if you didn't have it out there. You could tell that the Avicta Complete Cotton was fine."
Ed White, Tunica, Mississippi
"I was talking with a grower just this morning, and he was telling me that he has used Avicta Complete Cotton in a test on his farm. He was very happy with the results. From what he has seen, he had less insect damage where he used the Avicta Complete Cotton. The plants seem to be growing more rapidly and more uniform compared to the standard he normally uses on his farm."
Dr. Gary Lawrence, Mississippi State University, Professor of Nematology
, Mississippi
"I decided to try Avicta Complete Cotton because it's put right on the seed and makes planting easy. It took less time to get to the field, there was less handling. With the convenience aspects and the ease of handling, even if there is a little drop in yield I'd probably still plant with it."
Tommy Flythe, Seaboard, North Carolina
"The ease of planting is nice. It speeds up the planting too because I don't have to stop and fill up the saddle tank or the Temik hoppers. Plus with Avicta Complete Cotton you are only treating where you put the seed."
Freddie Spencer, Columbia, North Carolina
"With Avicta Complete Cotton we had no damping off, no thrips problems, no replanting, and the plants came up strong. I like seed treatments a lot and this one is the best. All the seed is treated, which makes it very convenient."
Robbie Umphlett, Gates, North Carolina
"The Avicta Complete Cotton looks really good. I like the fungicide component that it offers and not having to handle the Temik bag is great. I'll tell my neighbors to try it."
Jay Anderson, Vanceboro, North Carolina
"I like Avicta Complete Cotton because of the efficiency, less product handling and better usability. Avicta Complete Cotton was easy to plant and sped up the process, and the lines stopping up is one less thing to have to worry about. The guys that do our planting love it. I think there's a place for it in the cotton market. The concept is awesome."
Donny Lassiter, Conway, North Carolina
"I think you get more out of the crop if the seed is treated versus field dropping and putting Temik on it. Our yields have done really well considering the dry spell we had. There isn't a difference between the Avicta Complete Cotton and the Temik cotton, but I like that it saved having to mess with Temik."
Steve Allen, Pendleton, North Carolina
"Avicta Complete Cotton is simple and easy. I couldn't see any difference from a dollar standpoint. From a simplicity standpoint, it is far and away the winner, I mean just far and away. And you can actually plant a few more acres in a day's time because you don't have to worry about hopper boxes plugging up."
Frank Craven, Bishopville, South Carolina
"We wanted to get away from Temik and find a way to speed up our planting. Having the seed treated sped us up because you don't have to put the Temik in the hoppers, you just put the seed treated with Avicta Complete Cotton in and go. Having the Dynasty CST in the past helped with fungus and seed rot, and now with Avicta Complete Cotton, we've solved everything in one product."
Ned Dargan, Darlington, South Carolina
"I can positively say that the cotton is just as good with Avicta Complete Cotton as it was with Temik. But with Avicta Complete Cotton we can run twice as long and get more acres planted in a day because we don't have to stop to fill up the hopper boxes."
Harry Ott, St. Matthews, South Carolina
"I heard a lot about Avicta Complete Cotton and I knew it would be easier if it worked, and it turned out it did work. I'm pleased with it so far. It's comparable to Temik, if not better."
Bill Smith, St. Matthews, South Carolina
"We have nematodes on some of our farms and we decided to go 100 percent Avicta Complete Cotton to make sure that if we had them we had something out there to help us protect the cotton. The cotton yields seemed to pay off."
Allen Verell, Jackson, Tennessee
"The biggest advantage of Avicta Complete Cotton is the ease of application, not having to mess with the Temik Lock 'n Load, just go plant. That was attractive to me and so we decided to try it. I like the increased seedling vigor and the emergence and the nematode control was also good."
Jimmy Drake, Littlefield, Texas
"There have been some superb studies done, and there is no question the seed treatment is being delivered through the important parts of the root system, which is the top 6 inches of the taproot and the initial lateral roots coming out from the top. That's the part we are most concerned about protecting. The seed treatment is showing the ability to distribute itself along that area. While I was skeptical at the start, I have certainly been impressed with the positive results when averaging tests conducted across the entire Cotton Belt with this product."
Dr. Terry Wheeler, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at the Lubbock Research Station, Texas
"From what I can see, and what I know from past history, it did just as well as Temik. I like it because of the ease of handling. I'll use it again just for the fact that it will control nematodes and early-season pests, plus the fungicide it's got on it."
Bradley Boyd, Lamesa, Texas
"I like the convenience of it. If you treat the seed, then you don't have to deal with the handling of the chemical. It saves time at planting, and time is of the essence. You just open the bag, pour it in and don't worry about it."
Larry Barnes, Lubbock, Texas
"I liked Avicta Complete Cotton because it was easy to use, and it had three different components that I needed just to get that good jump start on everything. We could tell we didn't have any early insect problems, and we sure didn't lose any plant population from seedling diseases, which we normally do, so I can cut some of my seed rate back."
Steve Miler, Tahoka, Texas
"It's nice not to have to deal with the aggravation of the Temik boxes - the calibration, filling them and making sure they're not stopped up. It's easier to just put the seed in the hopper and go. That's why I like Avicta Complete Cotton."
Larry Darden, Carrsville, Virginia
"Avicta Complete Cotton is a much more convenient than Temik. You don't have to deal with the boxes, the bags or the hoppers - you just pour the seed in and go to work. With that plus the early-season disease protection, going with Avicta Complete Cotton was a no-brainer."
Mike Griffin, Suffolk, Virginia
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CruiserMaxx Beans
"CruiserMaxx Beans is on about half of our soybeans. We saw pretty good results on test acres last year. It has good insect protection, and the plants get out of the ground faster, so we've had a lot of success with CruiserMaxx Beans."
Bob Bishop, Leesburg, IN
"Our early season soybeans, the first ones we planted, were planted into a dry seed bed when it was cold and then we had six inches of rain. Usually that would mean that we wouldn't have soybeans, but the ones that had CruiserMaxx Beans just came right through and we had a perfect stand. Our soybeans that were treated with CruiserMaxx Beans exhibited better plant health all year. It was kind of unbelievable, the difference between the two. We've seen enough advantages in early vigor, getting the growth on the plant and plant health that I think it's definitely worth the investment."
Tom Philips, Allen, KS
"A lot of proactive farmers treat their beans with CruiserMaxx Beans. With CruiserMaxx Beans, the plants are greener longer, and you get extra inches on your soybeans. Height makes a difference in some soils. I've seen at least 5 bushels per acre increase from CruiserMaxx Beans."
Ernie Klug, Buchanan, MI
"We planted about 400 to 500 acres of soybeans treated with CruiserMaxx Beans soybeans and about another 2,000 acres of non-treated soybeans. The non-treated were hit pretty early on by an aphid infestation and we ended up spraying some of those acres twice. The CruiserMaxx Beans-treated soybeans seemed to take about two to three weeks longer before the aphids did infest and out of that 400 to 500 acres, we probably only ended up spraying about half of them just one time, the other half we never even had to spray. We've done one CruiserMaxx Beans plot test with a weigh wagon and ended up with a five and a half bushel increase in yield."
Ben Fritz, Vicksburg, MI
"Progressive soybean farmers are going to look for ways to increase their yields. Seed treatments are a good way to do that. We've used both ApronMaxx and CruiserMaxx Beans, and we can tell the difference between the treated and untreated. This year, our treated seed had very little replant, which was amazing because we had a high amount of replants with untreated seed due to the heavy rain. In addition, we could also see a visual difference between the treated and untreated acres."
Chris Pund, Bellflower, MO
"For me, the main benefit of CruiserMaxx Beans is protection against aphids. Last year, we had a side-by-side comparison of untreated seed and seed treated with CruiserMaxx Beans. There were fewer aphids on the soybeans treated with CruiserMaxx Beans than on the untreated rows. This year, every soybean I planted was treated with CruiserMaxx Beans to help maximize aphid protection."
Tim Laman, Stanchfield, MN
"I haven't had to spray my soybeans treated with CruiserMaxx Beans for aphids when guys from farms nearby are saying the aphids are dripping off the leaves. My agronomist looked at my CruiserMaxx Beans fields and could hardly find any insects there."
Steve Trautman, Enderlin, ND
"The CruiserMaxx Beans plant looks like a healthier plant than the untreated soybeans. The soybeans treated with CruiserMaxx Beans seem to get off to a quicker and much healthier start to get a jump on any obstacles. CruiserMaxx Beans helps reduce white grubs drastically. It's the same variety, but the untreated soybeans were more up and down and yellow in spots. It's amazing. I was able to hold off spraying for aphids for two weeks in the soybeans treated with CruiserMaxx Beans. In years when aphids are thick, CruiserMaxx Beans will pay off right away since we'll have to spray the untreated beans maybe twice and the CruiserMaxx Beans probably once."
Jeff Erbes, Barney, ND
"I used CruiserMaxx Beans on all my dry-land acres this year. My plant stands are excellent; I attribute that in large part to the CruiserMaxx Beans. Everything came up nice and uniform. The leaves were healthy, vigorous and growing. We've gone through extreme heat stress and very dry conditions and the healthier the plant you can have all the way through the growing season gives you an edge when it comes to pod development and pod fill. I think that every field should be planted with CruiserMaxx Beans. My field treated with CruiserMaxx Beans yielded 67.4 bushels per acre. Why not use it? It works."
Greg Anderson, Newman Grove, NE
"The advantage of CruiserMaxx Beans is dollars in the pocket, it's that simple. Everything about a CruiserMaxx Beans plant is better. It produces a healthier plant with more pods. You can see the difference straight down the line. At harvest we saw six to eight bushels an acre difference between the treated and the untreated plants."
Tony Kauth, Bloomfield, NE
"We always have seen a dampening off on early planted soybeans, but with CruiserMaxx Beans we didn't have that problem and our plant counts seemed to be a lot more consistent. We were able to cut back a little bit on seed, save ourselves a little bit of money and we had a great stand. With CruiserMaxx Beans we were able to see a yield increase of about three to five bushels per acre. The plants came up quick, grew fast and we were able to get in to harvest a little bit early. I'll definitely use CruiserMaxx Beans again next year."
Chad Karloff, Yutan, NE
"I used CruiserMaxx Beans and a neighbor planted untreated seed. I went out to my neighbor's in the middle of July and swept his fields and I was coming up with 30-40 bean leaf beetles per sweep. When I went to my treated field, I found 1-2 bean leaf beetles per sweep. We were very impressed with CruiserMaxx Beans."
Rory Burke, Willow Lake, SD
"This summer, I saw two fields, a field treated with CruiserMaxx Beans and a field that was not treated, and the differences were unbelievable. The field treated with CruiserMaxx Beans was green and beautiful and the untreated field was chewed up and shorter. To me, if I'm not spraying beans for bugs, then right there it's worth it."
Chad Noem, Lake Norden, SD
"CruiserMaxx Beans worked quite well. The soybeans looked healthy all year long. They looked about as healthy as a bean could look. Normally we have some bean leaf beetles appear, but we didn't notice any leaves with holes in them from bean leaf beetles. We had some aphid pressure, but our fields treated with CruiserMaxx Beans were free of aphids. In my operation it sure looked like it paid to have it on, just from the aphid point of view. I don't have a doubt that it'll be on my line-up next year."
Ferlyn Hofer, Canistota, SD
"I would rather treat my soybeans with CruiserMaxx Beans up front than come back in July with an insecticide. The later you get into the crop, and the taller the plants get, you're leaving wheel tracks and knocking down plants that are unable to recover. You're losing yield. Treating them to begin with gives you the peace of mind and the ease of not having to come back through."
Scott Schulte, Prairie du Sac, WI
"We recommend CruiserMaxx Beans with soybean seed purchases. The data shows there's a yield advantage to using CruiserMaxx Beans. Even in a bad year, a grower should still break even on the cost of the seed treatment. Last year, one of our large producers tried the product and was pleased with the yield advantage that he measured. This year he treated everything."
Gerry Fanta, Mauston, WI
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