2012 TraitGuard™
Take the worry out of unpredictable farming conditions with TraitGuard™. Part of the Liberty® & Trait Agreement
(LTA), TraitGuard is designed specifically to protect growers of InVigor® hybrid canola and other LibertyLink®
canola from early season crop establishment risk.
With TraitGuard, you can get back the trait fee that is included in each bag of InVigor hybrid or other Liberty Link canola seed
for acres that have been reseeded or taken out of production by June 29th, 2012. And if you reseed back with InVigor, you are eligible
for additional compensation.
Simple TraitGuard qualification
Making a qualified TraitGuard claim is simple. The area planted to InVigor canola or other LibertyLink canola must either be reseeded
that same growing season or taken out of production. Areas that are deemed "lost" but kept for harvest are not eligible for TraitGuard.
The minimum claim is 40 acres.
How to make a TraitGuard claim
All claims must be registered on or before June 29th, 2012. Growers have two options to register their claim.
- Enter your claim on-line. This takes less time and you can register at your convenience.
- Call the LTA call centre at 1-888-283-6847.
For acres taken out of production
These acres must be taken out production by spraying or cultivation no later than July 15th, 2012.
For reseeded acres
The TraitGuard program applies to the area claimed for reseeding, regardless of the reseeded crop type. Growers reseeding to InVigor hybrid canola are eligible for a refund to cover the cost of the trait fee as well as the Bayer CropScience reseeding program. Growers must call the Bayer CropScience LTA Call Centre to register their claim within 15 working days of reseeding and before June 29th, 2012.
What information is required when making a TraitGuard claim?
When making a claim, growers must have their LTA number, acres claimed, legal land description, the LibertyLink canola variety
type, name of retailer and the number of bags of LibertyLink seed planted in the claim field. Retailers are not involved in TraitGuard claims.
Get up to $25/acre back
The TraitGuard reimbursement is calculated by determining the number of bags of InVigor hybrid canola seed that was used
on the acres reseeded or taken out of production, based on 10 acres per 22.7 kg bag of seed.
- For areas reseeded back to InVigor - $25/acre to a maximum of $250 per bag multiplied by total number of bags purchased
- For areas taken out of production - $12.50/acre to a maximum of $125 per bag multiplied by total number of bags purchased
- For areas reseeded to any other crop type or variety - $12.50/acre to a maximum of $125 per bag multiplied by total number of bags purchased
Claim verification
Once you have registered your claim, the TraitGuard claim will be verified with a field visit by a Bayer CropScience representative.
- Bayer CropScience, acting in good faith, has the sole discretion in determining whether a grower qualifies for TraitGuard.
- Bayer CropScience reserves the right to audit a TraitGuard claim and the grower agrees to provide Bayer CropScience all relevant information requested to facilitate an audit including transactional information through retailers.
- Transactional information will be validated by the LTA call center.
- Growers with eligible claims will be issued cheques directly from Bayer CropScience, approximately 6 weeks after validation of purchase data.
- Grower must have a valid LTA and have purchased InVigor hybrid canola from an authorized retailer for use in the 2012 growing season.
- All reporting conditions and deadlines must be met.
- Grower shall repay Bayer CropScience any TraitGuard payment received in error or where qualification is in dispute. Bayer CropScience shall have full rights of set off against any funds owing to grower.
- Grower agrees to sign the TraitGuard release.
For further information
Call the Bayer CropScience LTA Call Centre 1-888-263-6847.