Tough® 5EC Herbicide – Agricultural Products

We had been seeing 80% control at best, using alternate products, but incorporating TOUGH 5EC brings that up to 95 - 100%. It's a truly valuable solution to a 'tough' problem.

Scott Setniker

Setniker Farms • Independence • Oregon

Adding TOUGH 5EC to our weed control program will help us to more easily ensure the top quality of our mint oil.

Scott Setniker

Setniker Farms • Independence • Oregon

You must have clean fields to maixmize yield in mint - incorporating TOUGH 5EC gets you as close as possible to 100% control when applied according to the label.

Randy Matthys

Shady Lane Farms General Partnership • South Bend • Indiana

Pyridate, the active ingredient in TOUGH 5EC, will significantly increase the sustainability of the mint industry in the United States.

Steve Salisbury

Mint Industry Research Council (MIRC)

It's always nice to have another tool in the shed, when you're talking about weed control, especially for resistant strains of Palmer and Waterhemp.

Randy Matthys

Shady Lane Farms General Partnership • South Bend • Indiana

I personally saw the significant benefits of a pyridate product in the late 90's and early 2000's, and couldn't be more pleased that Belchim USA is bringing it back with TOUGH 5EC.

Randy Matthys

Shady Lane Farms General Partnership • South Bend • Indiana

TOUGH 5EC is the only post-emergent broadleaf weed control option that is both effective and safe in mint.

Steve Salisbury

Mint Industry Research Council (MIRC)

The benefit of adding TOUGH herbicide to a traditional weed control program in Roundup Ready corn was that TOUGH helped sharpen up the efficacy on velvetleaf and waterhemp. The addition of atrazine helped residual control of late emerging weeds such as morningglory, giant ragweed and other broadleaf weeds species.

Dr. Bill Johnson

Purdue University

This was the first time I had ever gotten my hands on TOUGH 5EC. I was very impressed, it did a phenomenal job! The weed control was great and there was no detrimental effect on the chickpeas.

Joshua Williams

CHS Primeland • Walla Walla • Washington

Specifically with regard to corn, with glyphosate, mesotrione, atrazine, plus TOUGH 5EC in the tank mix, we are seeing 95-100% control.

Dr. Prashant Jha

Iowa State University

Growers would love to have TOUGH 5EC in their tool box, especially to control against glyphosate and HPPD-resistant common waterhemp.

Dr. Prashant Jha

Iowa State University

TOUGH 5EC had a quick take down; the waterhemp was on the ground and non competitive. Fields stayed clean and regrowth in the TOUGH 5EC treated area held off until early September

Orville Fulk

Sur-Gro Plant Food • Weston • Missouri

It was like the difference when ordering fried chicken, you can get crispy or extra crispy. Adding TOUGH 5EC to the tank mix is like ordering Extra Crispy! I could really see the difference in the area that had been treated with TOUGH 5EC.

Matthew Petersen

Hefty Seed • Centerville • SD

The acres treated with TOUGH® 5EC were notably clearer. In areas where you know that weed pressure is typically higher, it makes sense to add TOUGH® 5EC to the mix.

Adam Sibbel

Landus Coop • Carrol County • IA

A product like TOUGH 5EC, that can be used when you need it, makes a huge difference in my life. TOUGH 5EC in the post mix may be an additional cost, but if you look at it from the standpoint of what it costs to lose 10 – 15 bushels to weeds, it really makes sense to include it

Clint Einspahr

Aurora Coop - Formerly PSI Applications • Arapahoe • NE

TOUGH® 5EC Features

POST-EMERGENCE solution

CONTACT herbicide

FAST-ACTING (7-10 days)

SAFE (will not cause injury to crops)

NO Plant Back Restrictions

EXCELLENT EFFICACY on difficult-to-control, actively growing broadleaf weeds

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Controls Tough-To-Kill Broadleaf Weeds

A selective herbicide with an underutilized mode of action, TOUGH^® 5EC enhances post-emergence control of actively growing broadleaf weeds. With a wide window of application, this pyridate-based product is a contact herbicide that works across a broad spectrum of weeds.

TOUGH 5EC is especially effective on Pigweeds, Palmer Amaranth, Waterhemp, Kochia, Common Lambsquarters, and Black Nightshades. It is even effective on strains resistant to other more-commonly used herbicides.

Adding TOUGH 5EC to your integrated weed management program can also help to combat weed resistance, leading to a higher quality crop.

Currently approved for use on corn, mint, chickpeas and lentils. Contact your Belchim USA representative for more information.

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TOUGH® 5EC & TOUGH R™ Provide Innovation Solutions For Corn Growers | Belchim USA Crop Protection

Belchim USA's products, TOUGH 5EC® and TOUGH R™, provide corn growers with innovative solutions for killing resistant weeds. (pending EPA registration)

Evaluation of TOUGH® 5EC for Enhancing Control of Glyphosate-Resistant Common Waterhemp in Corn

Dr. Bill Johnson, Professor of Weed Science at Purdue University, evaluates TOUGH® 5EC Herbicide for enhancing control of glyphosate-resistant common Waterhemp in corn.