Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 6018 GERMINATION.CA MARCH 2017 For the AWSA seed treatment standards, visit awsa.ca. Other good information on seed treatment stewardship is available at croplife.ca. SUPPORTED BY: ENDORSED BY: W E B I N A R Register today for the Strategy Session Webinar germination.ca/webinar/ Join us as we follow up on this very topic, and find out how you as a retailer can be a good steward of seed treatments. You'll get to interact with experts who will offer their advice on the dos and don'ts of being a good steward of seed treatment products, and how you can best advise your grower customers. LIVE WEBINAR Tuesday, April 25 1 p.m. ET | 10 a.m. PT LEARN MORE on germination. A seed treatment that meets those needs should then be recommended.” Over the years, education at the retail level in regard to good seed treatment stewardship has improved a lot, Labun adds. “The growers are seeing a lot of value in treating seed. At the end of the day it’s the grower’s decision, but the retailer can help a lot by provid- ing good product information and interpretation of seed lot results. Retailers can work with seed labs to help interpret the results for the growers.” Hurst adds: “We’ve seen a lot of growth in the seed treatment busi- ness in the last decade, and retailers can help growers pick a product that best suits their particular situation. That’s something of value the retail- ers can provide when giving agro- nomic advice.” Retailers can also attend training sessions on all aspects of good seed treatment stewardship. Check with your local seed treatment rep or seed treatment manufacturer web- sites for times and locations. “Keep your skills up-to-date and attend as many training sessions as you can. Agronomists especially should be as up-to-date as they can be on issues around seed treatment and advising growers,” Labun says. These kinds of training sessions can offer retailers surprisingly useful tips, he adds. “Good coverage is crucial, so you get maximum effect from the seed treatment. These ses- sions often talk about importance of secondary mixing, managing secondary mixing to be as gentle as possible, which is important with pulses. You can add more water to the slurry, improve your pri- mary application so more seeds get treated right away so you don’t rely so heavily on secondary mixing.” Of course, there’s also a vari- ety of don’ts to keep in mind with regard to properly stewarding seed treatments. DON’T: Believe the Myths. A number of myths tend to float around out there in regard to seed treatments, and recognizing them is important. One of the biggest, Hurst says, is that seed treatments are simple, one-size-fits-all sorts of products. “The seed treatment sector is very sophisticated. Today’s seed treat- ments aren’t your grandfather’s seed treatments. This has become a very “THELABELALSOEXPLAINS WHATYOUNEEDINTERMS OFSAFETYEQUIPMENTAND PRECAUTIONS.BESURETO HAVELABELSANDSDSSHEETS ONHAND.” –TedLabun precise application process, espe- cially at the commercial level. You sometimes hear people say, ‘A seed treatment is a seed treatment.’ Today’s products provide very specific ben- efits and are very sophisticated.” DON’T: Guess or go from memory what the label recommendations are. Always double check, Labun says. “There’s a lot of information avail- able in regard to application tips from a variety of sources.” Those sources include seed treat- ment manufacturers, CropLife Canada and more.