As the need for pre-emerge herbicides resurges, Federated recommends Staunch II™, a private label version of Dow's Surestart II®. With the active ingredients acetochlor (with a safener), flumetesulum, and clopyralid, Staunch II can be applied pre-plant, pre-emerge, and early post, and offers an excellent value in the fight against common weeds in Minnesota, including foxtails, crabgrass, barnyard grass, yellow nutsedge, pigweed, waterhemp, nightshade, annual morning glory, and common ragweed.

The common use rate on field and silage corn in the Federated service area is 1.5-2.0 pt./ac.

Staunch II is one strong option for growers wanting to include pre-emerge herbicides in their crop management plan. Talk to your local Federated Agronomist to determine which product fits your needs.