Vive Introduces New Sugarbeet Fungicide

Vive Crop Protection has received federal approval for a new fungicide for Cercospora Leaf Spot protection in sugarbeets. Northern Technical Sales Agronomist David Reif is excited about the field trial results for Phobos FC. “I personally visited our Cercospora Leaf Spot trials at North Dakota State University and the University of Minnesota and you could visually see reduced Cercospora in the Phobos trials compared to Proline and when we got the yield data back, we saw improved recoverable white sugar because of the better disease control.” Phobos has the same active ingredient found in Proline with the addition of Vive’s patented nano-polymers to optimize performance. “This is a new tool for farmers to step up their game to control this Cercospora Leaf Spot and achieve better sugar yields at the end of the day.” Vive plans to use this same technology as an in-furrow corn product in 2025 to control stalk and root rot.