BASF: EU Approves MRLs for Sharpen Herbicide
7 August 2014 
photo credit: United Soybean Board; Creative Commons license
BASF announced on Thursday that the European Commission established the Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for Sharpen herbicide use on field peas, dry beans soybeans in the EU.
The timing of this announcement means that growers of field peas, dry beans and soybeans have the opportunity to incorporate Sharpen herbicide as a harvest aid or desiccant in the 2014 season, said Mark Oostlander, technical market manager, BASF. “Sharpen herbicide provides excellent leaf, pod and stem desiccation for improved time management and harvest efficiency.”
Sharpen herbicide, when applied at pre-harvest, drives crop and weed dry-down three to five times faster than glyphosate, according to BASF. Faster dry-down can improve harvestability and help maintain crop quality.
BASF said it continues to work toward establishing import tolerances for key markets around the world for its herbicides.
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