Clearfield Canola


Growers are in it for the long haul. To stay ahead they need innovative technology at a viable price. The Clearfield® Production System for canola delivers, with new high-yielding hybrids, new herbicides and cost-effective system pricing.

Take a second look a Clearfield canola.

  • Competitive yield with 4 new high-yielding hybrids, including Nexera hybrids, for 2012 added to the existing high-performance lineup
  • Unprecedented weed control with a range of Clearfield herbicides, including new ARESTM herbicide
  • Great system pricing with additional savings on BASF herbicides and fungicides to provide the best total value

Crop Protection

Varieties

Clearfield Nexera Canola

Nexera varieties from Dow AgroSciences are high performance hybrids, with competitive yields and excellent harvestability.

Hybrids

When it comes to yield, Clearfield canola competes with any other system out there. With two new high-yielding hybrids introduced last year and two more available in 2012, the Clearfield Production System for canola offers great options for getting the best results on every acre.

Brett Young


Canterra


Dekalb


Pioneer


Viterra

  • Viterra 45P70
  • VR 9560 CL NEW

 

Clearfield XCEED canola

If you farm in hot, dry, non-traditional canola regions, Clearfield XCEED is your best option for growing canola. The first ever herbicide-tolerant Brassica juncea varieties, XCEED canola delivers increased stress tolerance to frost, heat and drought. And the pod-shatter resistance gives you the option to straight cut without swathing for harvest efficiency. XCEED canola is expanding the boundaries where canola can grow.

  • XCEED VT Oasis

Weeds controlled

Legend

C - Control       S - Suppression      * - multiple flushing weeds

Cleaner fields give better yields. Clearfield canola herbicides provide a wide range of options to provide you with the best choice for your specific weed pressure.


**For educational purposes only

GRASSES

Weed TypeODYSSEY DLX®ABSOLUTE®ODYSSEY®SOLO™TENSILE™ARES**
Barnyard grassCCCCCC
Fall panicum      
Green foxtail/Wild millet*CCCCCC
Large crabgrass      
Persian darnelCCCCCC
Proso millet      
QuackgrassC     
Volunteer barleyCCCCC 
Volunteer canary seed   C C
Volunteer corn      
Volunteer durum wheat   CCC
Volunteer tame oatsCCCCC 
Volunteer wheatCCCC  
Wild oatsCCCCCC
Witchgrass      
Yellow foxtail   CCC
Spring germinating
Japanese brome		     C

BROADLEAFS

Weed TypeODYSSEY DLX®ABSOLUTE®ODYSSEY®SOLO™TENSILE™ARES**
Canada thistle C  S 
Chickweed*CCC   
Cleavers*CCCSSC
FlixweedCCC   
Hemp-nettleCCC  C
KochiaSSSSS 
Lamb’s-quartersSSSCCC
Redroot pigweed*CCCCCC
Russian thistleCCC   
Shepherd's-purse*CCCCCC
SmartweedCCCC C
Sow thistle, perennial C  S 
Stinkweed*CCCCCC
Stork's-bill*CCC   
Volunteer canola (non-Clearfield)*CCCCCC
Volunteer tame mustardCCC  C
Wild buckwheatCCCSCC
Wild mustard*CCC CC
Cow cockle     C

Grower experience

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“We have never seen such a good plant stand. When I sprayed the crop I had to go in early because of volunteer wheat and wild oats, so the canola was barely out of the ground. But from the tractor you could see rows full. I have never seen a crop emerge and come out as nice like that. There were so many plants that the weeds just didn’t have a chance. The 45H73 was completely uniform and even where the crop was heavy it didn’t lodge at all. It was really easy to cut and harvest.”

“The 45H73 yielded about 23.5 bu/ac compared to the InVigor hybrid which yielded 20. The InVigor had more nutrients too.”

-Walter Entz, Bluegrass Colony, AB


“I had a field of 5020 right across the road from this field of 45H73. By the way the field looked I was expecting closer to 20 bu/ac, but when we pulled it off the field and got closer to 30 bu/ac I was pleasantly surprised. The canola pods were filled right up and were nice and long.”

“I wanted to have something that was different than the Roundup Ready and the Liberty Link systems as far as the modes of action. I wanted to get away from using those every couple of years.”

-Dennis Bullivant, Balcarres, SK


“It flowered probably longer than the what the InVigor canola did, it branched closer to the ground, not as long of stem on the plant, more branches, a lot more pods. The pods seemed to be smaller than the InVigor, but when we went to harvest we found out that’s probably where the yield advantage comes from. We were really pleased with the yield we got out of it under the growth conditions that we had this year, and the yield monitors on the combine showed approximately 3 bushels per acre more per yield, out of 45H73 than our InVigor. When you look at the bottom line that’s where the money is made on the extra yield.”

-Don Metzger, Carbon, AB


“The Clearfield system I think has a place in our system here, especially on our real dirty fields… This test we did here was right on the 30 bushels an acre, and our 5030 was 29 and half to 30, just so close that it was almost identical, which did surprise me, because to look at both you’d say there must be a difference but we did the actual weighing at both fields and weighed it at the seeding plant, and it came out pretty well identical.”

-Alvin Miller, Alliance, AB

“It seemed to be about the same as the other crops around. Its pods were bigger, and the seed size was bigger and certainly on a per plant basis it was huge production… I would say when I was done the field the 1651 yielded exactly the same, I wouldn’t see any difference in yield at all.”

-Donn Farrer, Drinkwater, SK

“I was actually caught off guard by one of my neighbours; he phoned me up and asked me what variety I had grown on the one field, and I didn’t know what he was getting at at first; and I told him it was the 45P70, and he thought it was doing very well and he thought it was doing much better than the varieties they were growing on their farm.”

-Derrick Cheslock, St. Andrews, MB


“I think the 45P70 had one of the better yields than the rest of our crops, and I had a better time cutting it. I kind of liked the way it was standing, and the way we were able to cut it. It was shorter and went through better, and the yield was better than the rest of the crops we had.”

-Mike Tkachyk, Elm Creek, MB

Commitment

The Clearfield Commitment is the cornerstone of our dedication to sound stewardship.


It serves as an annual license for the use of Clearfield technology. This helps BASF protect the integrity of the Clearfield Production System so that it will be available for growers to use for years to come.

By signing the agreement, you can also take full advantage of the AgSolutions® Rewards, and be able to maximize your eligible savings.


Key terms of agreement

The grower agrees to:

  • Use Clearfield certified canola seed for planting a single commercial crop
  • Pay a Commitment Fee of $70 per 22.7 or 25 kg bag
  • Not supply Clearfield seed to other growers or users in future years
  • Dispose of, as commercial grain, any seed covered under the agreement


Key benefits

  • Special grower offers, including AgSolutions Rewards
  • Assurance of the Clearfield trait, germination, vigor, and purity of the seeds
  • Accelerated trait-based innovation by BASF will provide access to new varieties


Rewards

Sign the Clearfield Commitment and AgSolutions® Rewards will help you maximize your savings.

Clearfield canola Early Order offer

Order a minimum quarter section of Clearfield canola prior to December 31st, 2011 and get $2/acre off Clearfield canola when you purchase matching acres of Clearfield canola herbicides.


Get an additional $2/acre off (total of $4/acre off) Clearfield canola when you also purchase matching acres of BASF canola fungicides, HEADLINE or LANCE.


Seed Treatment and DYVEL offer

Save $1/acre on GEMINI, CHARTER RTU, DYVEL and DYVEL DSP for all cereal acres.


Save with AgSolutions Rewards

AgSolutions Rewards lets you:

  • Save up to 5% on registered Clearfield canola herbicides
  • Earn 4 qualifying reward acres for every Clearfield canola acre you purchase
  • Save 20% on LANCE fungicide
  • Save 15% on HEADLINE fungicide

The more combinations of seed, seed treatments, herbicides and fungicides you use, the more you can save.

Common questions

1. What is the Clearfield Production System?

Clearfield is a crop production system combining specific herbicides and seeds from crop varieties that have been traditionally bred for herbicide tolerance and high yields.

The wide range of available Clearfield herbicides allows growers to customize weed control for pressures specific to their crops while maintaining sustainability in resistance management plans.

2. Are Clearfield canola varieties Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)?

No. All registered or soon-to-be registered Clearfield canola varieties were developed using traditional plant breeding methods. Therefore, Clearfield crops are treated as non-GMO, conventional crops and are approved for export worldwide.

3. What is new in Clearfield Production System herbicides?

ARESTM herbicide is the new, user-friendly liquid pre-mix herbicide for post-emergent use in Clearfield canola and Clearfield lentils. Research authorization trial growers have said that ARES provides superior control of broadleaf and grassy weeds including Lamb’s quarters, Wild buckwheat and Cleavers, with a wide window of application.

* ARES is in the final stages of registration.

4. Which herbicides can I use on Clearfield canola?

One of the key benefits of the Clearfield Production System for canola is that it offers choice. Growers can select the herbicide that best matches their weed control needs, depending on specific weed pressure, timing, rotation plans and sustainability strategies.

The current herbicide registered for use in Clearfield canola are: ODYSSEY® DLX*, TENSILE®, ABSOLUTE®, and SOLO™.

5. What is the Clearfield Commitment?

The Clearfield Commitment is an agreement between a grower and BASF that outlines both parties’ responsibilities and serves as an annual license, allowing the grower to access the benefits of Clearfield Production System technology. The Clearfield Commitment process remains the same for growers in 2012.

In the case of Clearfield canola, growers pay a Clearfield Commitment Fee of $70/bag when they purchase seed.

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