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Sorghum

Introduction

Welcome to the sorghum resource hub. Stay connected to hear from our experts in the fields on the most important agronomic issues, latest news and innovative solutions for all thing's sorghum related.

Application Calendar

Click here for a visual guide outlining which Bayer products are most effective throughout the various growth stages of sorghum season to choose what best fits your needs.

Promo Tools of Application Calendar

Top 8 Tips for Grain Sorghum Yields

While there are many factors involved in achieving top yields, these tips can help to produce the best grain sorghum (milo) for increased yield potential.

Promo Tools of Top 8 Tips for Grain Sorghum Yields

Sorghum Product Portfolio

Need help deciding what solutions fit best in your sorghum operation? Check out our broad portfolio of seed and crop protection products to help maximize yield potential.

Seed TreatmentGaucho® 600
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  • Gaucho improves plant health, leading to higher yield
  • Convenient; applied to the seed by your seed supplier
  • Protection from thrips and plant bugs
  • Keeps aphid populations below the economic threshold for up to 65 days
HerbicideDegree Xtra®
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  • Controls a wide range of key grasses and broadleaf weeds, including barnyardgrass, foxtail species, waterhemp and lambsquarters
  • Application and tank-mixing flexibility from preplant to early postemergence applications in corn up to 11 inches
  • Weed control outlasts Bicep II MAGNUM® by up to 15 days
  • Low viscosity for easy handling
HerbicideHuskie®
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  • Multiple effective SOAs (group 6 and 27) with leading safener technology, controlling broadleaf weeds including those resistant to other chemistries
  • Rotational flexibility, particularly in the PNW
  • Used on winter wheat, spring wheat, barley and sorghum
  • Makes an excellent tankmix partner with several grass herbicides and insecticides
HerbicideHuskie® FX
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  • Resistance Management Tool
  • Broad Spectrum Control
  • Enhanced Kochia Control
  • One Simple Solution
HerbicideRoundup PowerMAX® 3
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  • With the highest concentration of glyphosate acid equivalent-per-gallon, 4.8 lb. A.E. per gallon, in the U.S. market, farmers can spray more acres per gallon1 and retailers can optimize storage capabilities. 1 Compared to other glyphosate-based herbicides with lower A.E. per gallon and higher use rates in equivalent package sizes.
  • Contains a new proprietary surfactant blend that enables fast absorption, resulting in translocation throughout the plant, including the root system, for consistent weed control.
  • Rest easy knowing your crops are safe with proprietary CROPSHIELD® technology from Bayer.
  • Roundup PowerMAX 3 Herbicide comes with a 30 minute rainfast warranty.
HerbicideRT 3®
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  • Includes a proprietary surfactant system for improved weed control in tough conditions
  • Available in high-quality, returnable and reusable containers
  • Flexible application window across wide range of crops
  • Reduces disposal issues on the farm
HerbicideWarrant®
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  • Acetochlor-based residual herbicide for use in cotton, soybeans, corn, sugar beets, alfalfa, safened grain sorghum and peanuts
  • Bayer’s unique microencapsulation technology provides improved crop safety potential with pre-emergence and postemergence applications
  • Up to 30 days of strong residual control of small-seeded broadleaf weeds and grasses
  • Excellent tank-mix partner with Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides
HerbicideRoundup WeatherMAX®
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  • Premium formulation that includes Transorb II Technology
  • Transorb II Technology delivers a lethal dose of weed-killing power within minutes for unsurpassed weed control in tough conditions, on tough weeds
  • 22% higher surfactant loading than the competition
Sivanto Prime
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  • Sivanto precisely targets key damaging sucking pests with long-lasting residual activity while helping safeguard beneficial insects
  • Sivanto offers flexible application methods and timing, and is compatible with a broad range of beneficial insects, making it a good fit for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs
  • Sivanto is the first insecticide in the newly created IRAC subgroup 4D, the Butenolides, and has shown excellent control of neonicotinoid-resistant aphids and whiteflies in U.S. field trials
InsecticideBaythroid® XL
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  • Broad Label
  • Consistent Performance
  • Flexible Application
  • Non-Closed Systems

Consider Planting Sorghum

Bret Koops, Bayer field sales representative, discusses why Kansas growers should consider planting sorghum for the 2021 growing season

ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. Roundup Technology® includes glyphosate-based herbicide technologies.

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