Bayer CropScience has announced its new pre-emerge herbicide, Huskie Pre, has received registration for use ahead of barley, triticale and wheat for the 2025 growing season.
Huskie PRE is the first pre-burn herbicide of its kind available in Western Canada, the company says, combining Group 6 bromoxynil and Group 27 pyrasulfotole. Offered as an emulsifiable concentrate (EC) formulation, Bayer says its easy to handle, mix and is easier to clean out of tanks and booms compared to other pre-burn products on the market today.
The combination of actives means cereal growers have more early-season control options for managing herbicide-resistant broadleaf weeds, including kochia.
Emerging weed resistance issues, particularly with kochia, show in-crop application is not always enough, Bayer says. “Tank mixes currently available are limited in their effectiveness against kochia resistant to both Group 2 and Group 9 herbicides,” says Ashley Smith, crop protection west marketing manager at Bayer. “Huskie PRE fills that critical gap for growers by delivering fast, reliable early-season control of broadleaf weeds, including those resistant to Groups 2, 4, 5, 9, and 14.”
Huskie PRE is designed to work side-by-side with Roundup (glyphosate, Group 9) to deliver control over a broad spectrum of weeds, including kochia, wild buckwheat, hemp-nettle and volunteer canola. It will be available for the 2025 season in 20-acre jugs, 320-acre drums, or 1,000-acre tote options.
