Belchim USA's TOUGH® 5EC herbicide (pyridate) just approved by EPA, helping corn, mint and chickpea growers achieve up to 100% control of broadleaf weeds

Belchim Crop Protection USA (Belchim USA) announces that TOUGH® 5EC Herbicide, a fast-acting, selective contact herbicide, is now approved by the EPA for post-emergence broadleaf weed control in corn, mint and chickpeas. With flexible application timing, TOUGH 5EC is most effective when used as part of an Integrated Weed Management Program. TOUGH 5EC is especially successful in controlling pigweeds, such as palmer amaranth, common waterhemp, kochia, common lambsquarters, black nightshade and marestail, including herbicide-resistant strains. The long-awaited solution to combat herbicide-resistant weeds has come in the form of TOUGH 5EC's active ingredient, pyridate, a proven chemistry that had been overlooked for years, but was recently brought back to the United States by Belchim USA. "We heard the concerns of growers across the United States, plagued by resistant and tough-to-kill weeds," says Tom Wood GM for Belchim USA. "TOUGH 5EC helps those growers achieve up to 100% control ...