ROUNDUP READY CANOLA GROWER

ACCREDITATION WORKBOOK

CONTENTSSECTION 1 4Grower requirements and accreditation

SECTION 2 5Roundup Ready canola technology and how to manage it

SECTION 3 6Getting the best out of the Roundup Ready canola system

SECTION 4 8How to control volunteer canola

SECTION 5 10Managing herbicide resistance

SECTION 6 12Segregation of Roundup Ready canola

SECTION 7 14How to access Roundup Ready canola technology

SECTION 1Grower requirements

and accreditationGROWER REQUIREMENTS AND ACCREDITATIONAccreditationAccreditation is a part of the Monsanto stewardship program. The accreditation is designed to provide you with the information you need to successfully grow Roundup Ready:

• What is Roundup Ready canola?

• Using Roundup Ready Herbicide with PLANTSHIELD® by Monsanto and Roundup Ready PL

• How to control volunteer canola.

• Managing herbicide resistance and resources.

• Segregation of Roundup Ready canola.

• How to buy Roundup Ready canola seed.

All growers must complete the accreditation course, including the workbook, before taking delivery of any Roundup Ready canola seed. This course only needs to be completed once.

Regulatory systemsAustralia’s regulatory system is one of the most robust and rigorous in the world. Industry bodies as well as regulatory authorities help us set guidelines and requirements for growing our products. We work with these bodies to produce all materials regarding grower requirements to ensure responsible management of our technology and support long term viability for the canola industry.

The key regulatory bodies involved with Roundup Ready canola are:

OFFICE OF THE GENE TECHNOLOGY REGULATOR (OGTR)

AUSTRALIAN PESTICIDES AND VETERINARY MEDICINES AUTHORITY (APVMA)

FOOD STANDARDS AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND (FSANZ)

GM canola legislationThe Australian Federal Government has control over biosecurity, environmental safety, crop safety and health issues. However, State Governments have reserved the right to regulate biotechnology if adoption would impact on marketing and trade. This has created the opportunity for states to override the Federal decisions on acceptance of GM crops.

Currently Roundup Ready canola can only be grown in Western Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.

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Monsanto biotech crops approved for commercial use in Australia• Cotton • Canola

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ROUNDUP READY CANOLA TECHNOLOGY AND HOW TO MANAGE ITWhat is Roundup Ready canola?Roundup Ready canola plants are tolerant to applications of Roundup Ready Herbicide with PLANTSHIELD by Monsanto through the use of gene technology.

In susceptible plants (non-Roundup Ready plants) glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, blocks the production of the EPSPS enzyme which is essential for the production of amino acids which are the building blocks for proteins the plant. As a result the plant dies.

Monsanto has utilised gene technology to insert two genes which make Roundup Ready plants tolerant to applications of glyphosate:

• The cp4 gene produces a separate enzyme which enables amino acid production to continue even in the presence of glyphosate.

• The gox gene produces an enzyme which metabolises glyphosate to AMPA and glyoxylate, inactivating the herbicide.

The level of expression of the two proteins that give the plants tolerance to glyphosate varies based on the growth stage of the plant. These differences have led to the current herbicide application guidelines which is covered later in this workbook.

Susceptible plants

Sugars

glyphosate blocks EPSPS enzyme

shikimate-3-phosphate

aromatic amino acids

PLANT DIES

production of proteins necessary for plant growth interrupted

EPSPS enzyme

Roundup Ready plants

Sugars

Roundup Ready genes

catalyses the breakdown of glyphosate in the plant

glyphosate blocks EPSPS enzyme

shikimate-3-phosphate

aromatic amino acids

production of proteins necessary for plant growth unaffected

EPSPS enzyme

CP4 EPSPS

GOX (glyphosate oxidase)

GROWTH UNAFFECTED

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GETTING THE BEST OUT OF THE ROUNDUP READY CANOLA SYSTEM

Using Roundup Ready Herbicide with PLANTSHIELD by Monsanto or Roundup Ready PL

SPRAY TIMING

Roundup Ready Herbicide with PLANTSHIELD by Monsanto and Roundup Ready PL can be safely applied at any stage up to, and including, the six true leaf stage, prior to bud formation.

Up to two applications of Roundup Ready Herbicide with PLANTSHIELD by Monsanto or Roundup Ready PL can be made to a Roundup Ready canola crop, provided these following conditions are met:

• Each application of Roundup Ready Herbicide must be 0.9 kg/ha.

• Each application of Roundup Ready PL must be 1.15 L/ha.

• Both applications occur within the correct timing window (up until the six leaf stage and prior to reproductive development).

• Always follow the label before spraying.

For a full copy of the Roundup Ready Herbicide with PLANTSHIELD by Monsanto or Roundup Ready PL label, visit www.sinochem.com.au

3Spray application window

Six leaf

SECTION 3Getting the best out

of the Roundup Ready canola system

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BENEFITS OF THE TWO SPRAY STRATEGY

The best weed control is achieved with a two spray strategy of Roundup Ready Herbicide with PLANTSHIELD by Monsanto. Benefits include improved weed control, as illustrated in the below graphs, and improved yields through minimising crop competition.

Data from 2012 Resistance Management Survey.

Weed control achieved from two

applications

Excellent (>95%) Good (90–95%)

83%

17%

Weed control achieved

from single application

Excellent (>95%)

Good (90–95%)

Average (80–89%)

Poor (<80%)

5% 5%

30%

60%

SECTION 3Getting the best out of the Roundup Ready canola system

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SECTION 4How to control

volunteer canola

In any cropping system, plants from the previous season have the potential to germinate and compete for valuable resources such as water and nutrients as well as being a potential host for disease and insects. For farmers, the key to preventing volunteers from becoming a problem is to plan ahead and use the right tool.

KEY POINTS

Volunteer canola can be difficult to control when it is established so it is best treated when small:

• Glyphosate alone may not control canola volunteers.

• Majority of volunteer seeds germinate the year following the canola crop (Gulden et al, 2003).Take the opportunity to manage glyphosate resistance by using alternative herbicides alone or in addition to glyphosate.

• Always use a full rate of an appropriate tank-mix herbicide.

• Adventitious presence is possible and farmers should consider that canola volunteers in their paddocks may be tolerant to herbicides other than the herbicide-tolerant canola they planted. This is primarily a problem in summer fallows where Roundup Ready canola volunteers are present, as they will not be controlled when straight glyphosate is used.

For more information download the industry canola volunteer control guide from www.australianoilseeds.com

4HOW TO CONTROL VOLUNTEER CANOLA

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SECTION 4How to control volunteer canola

Herbicide options for brassica weeds and volunteer Roundup Ready canola in cropping systems.*

WHEAT, TRITICALE BARLEY LUPINS FIELD PEAS

PRE-PLANT Herbicides which can be used alone or tank-mixed with Roundup or glyphosate**

Estercide Xtra680® Estercide Xtra 680® LVE Agritone® LVE Agritone®

Amicide Advance 700® Amicide Advance 700® Simazine 900DF*** Simazine 900DF

LVE Agritone® LVE Agritone® Nutrazine 900DF Spinnaker®

Monza® Sencor® (WA only) Revolver™ Revolver™

Lusta®, Glean® Revolver™ SpraySeed® SpraySeed®

Nugran® SpraySeed® Nuquat 250® Nuquat 250®

Amitrole T (not triticale) Nuquat 250® Hammer® Hammer®

Hammer® Amitrole T Alliance Alliance

Revolver™ Hammer® Sharpen Sharpen

SpraySeed® Alliance

Nuquat 250® Sharpen

Alliance

Sharpen

PRE EMERGENT

Lusta®, Glean® Sencor® (WA only) Simazine 900DF*** Spinnaker®

Logran Nutrazine 900DF

Logran B-Power

EARLY POST EMERGENT

Lusta®, Glean® Lusta®, Glean® Brodal® Brodal®

Monza® Paragon® Eclipse® Sencor®

LVE Agritone® Nugrex®, Tigrex® Sencor® Spinnaker®

Associate®, Ally® Associate®, Ally® Broadstrike™

Bromicide 200® Jaguar®, Minder®

Bromicide MA® Sencor®

Agtryne MA® (not triticale) Bromicide 200®

Paragon® Bromicide MA®

Nugrex®, Tigrex® LVE Agritone®

Jaguar®, Minder® Diuron 900DF

Eclipse® Affinity force®

Diuron 900DF Agritone 750®

Affinity 400DF® Kamba 500®

Agritone 750® Broadside™

Broadside™ Agtryne MA®

Broadstrike™ Broadstrike™

Velocity Eclipse®

Precept Velocity

Midas® (Clearfield wheat only) Precept

LATE POST EMERGENT

Agritone 750® Agritone 750® Reglone® Agritone 750®

LVE Agritone® LVE Agritone®

Amicide Advance 700® Amicide Advance 700®

Estercide Xtra 680® Estercide Xtra 680®

Nugran®

Reglone®

* Information sourced in collaboration with Nufarm Australia.

** Do not tank-mix Roundup Ready Herbicide with Revolver, Spray Seed® or Nuquat 250.

***Will not control Triazine- tolerant Roundup Ready canola hybrid volunteers.

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SECTION 5Managing herbicide

resistanceMANAGING HERBICIDE RESISTANCE

What is resistance?Resistance is defined as the inherited ability of a plant to survive and reproduce following exposure to a dose of herbicide normally lethal to the wild type. In a plant, resistance may be naturally occurring or induced by such techniques as genetic engineering or selection of variants produced by tissue culture or mutagenesis.

Herbicide resistance riskHerbicides target specific plant processes and are classified into groups (modes of action) depending on which process they target. Groups A and B are high risk, but it is important to note that there are no low risk herbicides. Multiple resistance can occur when weeds are resistant to multiple modes of action.

HERBICIDE GROUP YEARS OF APPLICATION HERBICIDE RESISTANCE RISK

A 6–8 High

B 4 High

C 10–15 Medium

D 10–15 Medium

E 10 Medium

I Not known Medium

L >15 Medium

M 15 Medium

How does a weed become resistant?Rare genes for herbicide resistance may already exist in the environment. The proportion or frequency of the plants that carry the allele for resistance will change under selection pressure:

• Repeated selection pressure through continuous doses of the one mode of action on herbicide status.

• The proportion of plants susceptible or resistant to the herbicide.

Herbicide resistance is an increasing problem across Australian farming systems and worldwide. In December 2012 the international survey of herbicide resistant weeds has confirmed 393 Resistant Biotypes, 210 Species (123 dicots and 87 monocots) and over 670,000 fields.

BEFORE SPRAYING

AFTER SPRAYING

3 YEARS LATER – BEFORE SPRAYING

AFTER SPRAYING

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Resistant Non-resistant

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SECTION 5Managing herbicide resistance

Resistance management principles 1 Aim to enter the Roundup Ready canola phase

of the rotation with a low weed burden.

2 Integrate as many different weed control options (chemical and cultural) as possible through all phases of the crop rotation.

3 Make every herbicide application count – use registered rates at the correct application growth stage and assess effectiveness.

4 Rotate herbicides with different modes of action throughout the crop rotation.

5 Regularly monitor the effectiveness of resistance management practices.

6 Test weed populations for herbicide resistance status as part of ongoing integrated weed management.

7 If planting into a paddock with suspected glyphosate resistance, growers must have a plan to manage such weeds.

WeedSmartHerbicide use as we know it is under threat. No-till farming has made us overly dependent on herbicides, with resistant weeds threatening the productivity gains of the past 20 years.

A diverse range of tactics is needed – both herbicide and non-herbicide – with a focus on preventing weed seeds entering the seed bank.

Australia’s agricultural sector has united to establish WeedSmart, an industry-led initiative to enhance on-farm practices and promote the long term sustainability of herbicide use.

Central to WeedSmart is www.weedsmart.org.au – a hub of tools, information, videos and resources for growers and their advisors. It includes case studies, how to videos and the latest news on herbicide resistance management. Visit www.weedsmart.org.au to find out more.

WHAT OTHER RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE?

Croplife www.croplifeaustralia.org.au

WeedSmart www.weedsmart.org.au

National Glyphosate Sustainability Working Group www.glyphosateresistance.org.au

Monsanto www.roundupreadycanola.com.au www.monsanto.com.au

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6SEGREGATION OF ROUNDUP READY CANOLA

Crop Management Plan (CMP)The Roundup Ready canola Crop Management Plan (CMP) provides strategies for on-farm management of risks to the grain crop supply chains and the sustainability of agricultural production.

To download the Roundup Ready canola CMP please visit www.roundupreadycanola.com.au/resources.

CoexistenceSuccessful coexistence of all agricultural systems is achievable and depends on appropriate agronomic practices, communication, cooperation, flexibility and mutual respect for each system among growers.

The Monsanto system supports the successful management of segregation on farm. In order to gauge the need for appropriate management practices, growers should be aware of the planting intentions of their neighbours. Growers are responsible for implementing practices to satisfy their specific marketing conditions or certification.

Adventitious Presence (AP)Adventitious Presence is the unintentional mixing of trace amounts of seed, grain or other products of one plant variety with another variety. This can occur through a variety of ways including:

• Pollen movement.

• Volunteers.

• Mixing during harvesting, transport, storage and processing.

• Human error and accidents.

Expecting an Adventitious Presence standard of ‘absolute zero’ in neither realistic nor possible. In line with global and industry approved levels, in Australia the maximum acceptable levels of GM canola allowed are:

GRAIN PRODUCTION

0.9%

Separation distancesPollen movement between canola crops will always occur. Although the risk is very low, the development of canola plants tolerant to more than one herbicide could occur through cross-pollination between crop varieties.

MINIMUM DISTANCES FOR MANAGING ADVENTITIOUS PRESENCE OF GM GRAIN TO BE LESS THAN 0.9%, BETWEEN GM CANOLA AND:

GRAIN PRODUCTION

Non-GM canola and all other canola

5 metres

SEED PRODUCTION

Foundation Seed canola (or farmer saved seed)

400 metres

SECTION 5Managing herbicide

resistance

SECTION 6Segregation of

Roundup Ready canola

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Managing adjacent canola crops (within 5 m)If non-Roundup Ready and Roundup Ready canola crops are to be grown in adjacent paddocks (within 5 m of each other), and there is a supply chain requirement to deliver and declare the grain separately, the following management practices must be adopted:

EITHER

1 Slash or cultivate a narrow band (at least 5 m) of the GM crop prior to the onset of flowering.

2 If the crops are grown within the same farming operation, a narrow band (at least 5 m) of the non-Roundup Ready crop can be harvested and processed as part of the Roundup Ready canola crop and subsequently managed as per the Roundup Ready canola paddock for volunteer control.

Where a farmer grows a Roundup Ready canola crop along a boundary fence line that is adjacent to a neighbouring canola crop (or within 400 m of a seed production crop), the farmer should notify the neighbour and discuss any relevant matters. The area immediately adjacent (at least 5 m) to the Genetically Modified crop should be treated as per the Roundup Ready canola paddock for subsequent volunteer control. Movement of pollen can occur beyond 5 m, with isolated low frequency events occurring over greater distances. The level of pollen movement declines rapidly with increasing distance. Growers should ensure provisions for this are included in their weed management plans.

AOF Canola Trading Standards and DeliveryYou are required to declare all Roundup Ready canola loads as per the following standards.

• CS01 (canola).

» GrainCorp and CBH code CAG1.

» includes all canola, conventional and herbicide- tolerant canola including Roundup Ready canola.

• CS01-A (non-GM canola).

» GrainCorp and CBH code CAN1.

» same quality and trade parameters as canola with the additional requirement for an adventitious presence of OGTR approved events at 0.9% or below.

DELIVERY

Roundup Ready canola needs to be delivered and marketed as CS01, identifying GM status. The variety must also be specified. For specific site requirements or procedures, please contact your local grain receival site. Please note that mixed loads must be treated as GM.

It is your responsibility as a grower to contact your local grain handlers prior to planting to confirm your nearest delivery site.

To find your nearest Roundup Ready canola receival site visit roundupreadycanola.com.au/where-to-buy-and-deliver.

SECTION 6Segregation of Roundup Ready canola

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HOW TO ACCESS ROUNDUP READY CANOLA SEEDPrior to taking delivery of any Roundup Ready canola contact your local Technology Service Provider, you can find them at www.roundupreadycanola.com.au. You’ll then need to:

1 Sign a License and Stewardship Agreement (LSA), copy of the LSA can be downloaded from the www.monsanto.com.au/canolalicensing.

2 Contact your Technology Service Provider to complete this accreditation.

3 Keep a copy of your signed License and Stewardship Agreement for your reference.

Seed purchasingVisit your local Technology Service Provider and place your order of Roundup Ready canola seed.

Visit www.roundupreadycanola.com.au for all the latest information on Roundup Ready canola.

Simple programThere is just one fee for your Roundup Ready canola technology.

You will only pay $8/kg (ex GST) for Roundup Ready canola technology, which will be invoiced by your Technology Service Provider (TSP) at the time of seed purchase.

If you need to replant your Roundup Ready canola crop,* Monsanto will waive the technology fee on the seed purchased for replanting.

7*(subject to verification). It is your responsibility, as a grower, to notify your TSP that seed is for replant in order to avoid paying your technology fee twice.

SECTION 7How to access

Roundup Ready canola technology

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NOTES

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