YEC
Product Performance
Yield Enhancing Cereals products feature advanced custom blends of fungicides and insecticides designed to improve stand establishment and protect against early-season pests and diseases.
These products are developed to perform under a variety of environmental pressures, improving early crop growth and establishment by promoting strong roots, healthier stems and foliage, and resilient seedlings. They enhance nutrient and moisture use, boost tolerance to environmental stress, and protect yield and grain quality by controlling a wide range of seed- and soil-borne diseases.
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Yield Enhancing Cereals 35 Custom Blend is a cereals seed treatment custom
blend that provides strong disease control with targeted insect protection.
- Provides a broad-spectrum insecticide rate with imidacloprid
Delivers extended control for early-season aphids, grubs, and wireworms
Offers strong activity against major crop diseases
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Yield Enhancing Cereals 50 Custom Blend is a cereals seed treatment custom blend that provides strong disease control with broad-spectrum, extended insect pressure protection.
- Provides a broad-spectrum insecticide rate with imidacloprid
- Delivers extended control of early-season aphids and grubs
- Offers outstanding suppression of Hessian fly larvae
- Helps protect against grasshopper damage
- Includes a strong base fungicide package
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Yield Enhancing Cereals 65 Custom Blend is the premier wheat seed custom blend for the heaviest disease and insect pressure.
- Provides a broad-spectrum insecticide rate with imidacloprid
- Delivers extended control of early season aphids and grubs
- Offers outstanding suppression of Hessian fly larvae
- Helps protect against grasshopper damage
- Includes a strong base fungicide package designed for more southern geographies
Yield Enhancing Cereals is a proprietary seed treatment custom blend platform designed to maximize early-season protection, improve crop establishment, and support higher yield potential across diverse growing conditions.
Frequently asked questions
What are Yield Enhancing Cereals seed treatment custom blends?
Yield Enhancing Cereals (35, 50, and 65) are custom blend seed treatments combining fungicides and industry-leading insecticide (imidacloprid) to protect against early-season pests and diseases while supporting strong crop establishment.
- YEC 35: Targets early-season aphids, grubs, and wireworms
- YEC 50: Extends management for early-season aphids, grubs, and outstanding Hessian fly larvae suppression, along with grasshopper damage protection with a strong base fungicide
- YEC 65: Extends management for early-season aphids, grubs, and outstanding Hessian fly larvae suppression, along with grasshopper damage protection with a strong base fungicide for more southern geographies
What crops can Yield Enhancing Cereals custom blend products be used on?
- All YEC products: Cereals
What do Yield Enhancing Cereals seed treatment custom blends protect against?
Seed- and Soil Borne Fungal Diseases: Common bunt, loose smut, root and crown rots, seedling blights, and Pythium (damping off). Also reduces fall infections of aphid-transmitted barley yellow dwarf virus.
Insect Pests:
- YEC 35: Wireworm, grubs, and aphids (suppression)
- YEC 50 & 65: Hession fly, grasshoppers, wireworm, grubs, and aphids
What are the active ingredients?
All YEC formulations contain:
- Tebuconazole
- Thiabendazole
- Mefenoxam
- Imidacloprid
What are the benefits of using Yield Enhancing Cereals seed treatment custom blends?
- Improves stand establishment with healthy, vigorous seedlings
- Creates strong root systems to better utilize available nutrients and moisture
- Produces healthier stems and foliage to better withstand environmental stresses
- Manages a broad range of seed- and soil-borne diseases that can significantly affect yield and grain quality
How are Yield Enhancing Cereals Custom Blend seed treatments applied?
It is applied directly to seeds as a coating before planting, typically by seed treaters or retailers using commercial equipment. Water must be added to apply.
See blend letter for specific directions. Always ensure uniform coverage.
How do I choose between Yield Enhancing Cereals 35, 50, and 65?
- YEC 35: Best for moderate insect pressure and broad disease protection
- YEC 50: Ideal for extended insect control, including Hessian fly and grasshoppers
- YEC 65: Designed for high-pressure environments or southern geographies requiring maximum protection