Golden Valley, Minnesota
October 1, 2008
Syngenta is pleased to
announce the 2009 AgriEdge Corn and Soybean Programs that offer
growers even more rewards when they invest in agronomic
solutions that can maximize yield performance.
AgriEdge Programs offer incentives for growers who plant
NK®
Brand Soybeans with the Roundup Ready® trait and Garst®, Golden
Harvest® or NK Seeds corn hybrids with one or more Agrisure®
traits, and apply
Syngenta Crop
Protection products.
“AgriEdge Programs are unique among seed and crop protection
company incentive programs because the rewards are based on
high-yielding agronomic practices,” said Pat Steiner,
agribusiness corn lead for Syngenta.
Early-season weed control is a major focus of the 2009 AgriEdge
Corn Program, with an incentive of $8.40 (based on a planting
rate of 2.8 acres/unit) per unit available to growers who use
Lumax®, Lexar®, Halex™ GT, Camix®, Bicep II Magnum® or Bicep
Lite II Magnum® residual herbicides on at least 36 units of corn
hybrids that contain an Agrisure trait and Cruiser Extreme® 250
or Cruiser Extreme 1250 seed treatment.
“Year in and year out, research demonstrates substantial yield
advantages from minimizing early-season weed competition with
pre-emergence herbicides in corn,” said Steiner. “We’re
expecting an even bigger benefit in 2009 given the above-average
number of weeds that went to seed in 2008 due to weather-related
herbicide delays and rain-fed weed flushes. Moving forward, we
expect that pre-emergence herbicides will continue to be
valuable as problem weeds become more tolerant to
post-applications of glyphosate.”
Additional AgriEdge Corn Program incentives are available for
using Touchdown Total®, Touchdown HiTech®, or Callisto®
herbicides, Quilt® fungicide and/or Force® 3G or Force® CS
insecticides.
“Every single bushel of corn and soybean yield increase is
critical, which is why the AgriEdge Programs appeal to growers,”
said Steve Knodle, agribusiness soybean lead for Syngenta.
“Combining elite genetics with a portfolio of crop protection
and seed care products that growers are familiar with gives them
confidence that they will see results in their investment, while
being rewarded to do so.”
A key highlight of the 2009 AgriEdge Soybean Program is a $5 per
unit incentive (based on a planting rate of 1.2 units/acre)
specifically for growers who plant a minimum of 120 units of NK®
Brand Soybeans treated with a CruiserMaxx™ Beans brand
insecticide/fungicide seed treatment. “We’ve seen a significant
agronomic benefit when using CruiserMaxx Beans seed treatment to
protect against seedling blights and insects that pose a greater
threat to soybeans in the cool, wet environment of early-planted
soils,” said Knodle. “Multi-year studies† have shown a 5.5
bushel per acre advantage between treated and non-treated
soybeans.”
Additional incentives are available for using Prefix®
pre-emergence herbicide, Touchdown Total or Touchdown HiTech
glyphosate herbicides, and/or Quadris® fungicide.
“NK Brand Soybeans is the fastest growing soybean brand in the
industry over the past three years, and one of the reasons for
that is its proven performance in high-yield production systems
like the AgriEdge Program, where growers who participated have
experienced on average yield results as high as 30% higher than
the USDA average,” says Knodle.
Growers should consult the 2009 AgriEdge Program Use Guide for
complete information on qualification, program details and
redemption. Use guides are available from authorized Garst,
Golden Harvest and NK Seeds dealers or crop protection retailers
and can be downloaded from the web at www.AgriEdge.com.
Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to
sustainable agriculture through innovative research and
technology. The company is a leader in crop protection, and
ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales in
2007 were approximately $9.2 billion. Syngenta employs over
21,000 people in more than 90 countries. Syngenta is listed on
the Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New York (SYT). Further
information is available at
www.syngenta.com.
†Based on Syngenta Trials conducted in 6 site locations in
2004-2006
Important: Always read and follow label instructions before
buying or using these products. Bicep II Magnum, Bicep Lite II
Magnum, Force CS, Force 3G, Lexar and Lumax are Restricted Use
Pesticides.
Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. warrants that its products
conform to the chemical description set forth on the products’
labels. NO OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OF FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE SHALL APPLY TO SYNGENTA PRODUCTS. Syngenta
Crop Protection, Inc. neither assumes nor authorizes any
representatives or other person to assume for it any obligation
or liability other than such as is expressly set forth herein.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC. BE
LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM
ANY USE OR HANDLING OF ITS PRODUCTS. No statements or
recommendations contained herein are to be construed as
inducements to infringe any relevant patent now or hereafter in
existence.
Cruiser Extreme 250 and Cruiser Extreme 1250 are seed
company-applied promotional combinations of four active
ingredients that respectively deliver .25 mg ai/seed and 1.25 mg
ai/seed of Cruiser (thiamethoxam) plus three fungicides: Apron
XL®, Maxim® XL and Dynasty®.
CruiserMaxx™ Beans is one or more separately registered products
or combination of products containing the following:
CruiserMaxx; CruiserMaxx and Apron XL; Cruiser, Maxim and Apron
XL; or Cruiser and an ApronMaxx® brand fungicide, such as
ApronMaxx® RTA® + Moly.
CruiserMaxx™ is a trademark and AgriEdge®, Agrisure®, Apron XL®,
ApronMaxx®, Bicep II Magnum®, Bicep Lite II Magnum®, Callisto®,
Camix®, Cruiser®, Dynasty®, Force® CS, Force® 3G, Halex™ GT,
Lexar®, Lumax®, Maxim®, NK®, Prefix®, Quadris®, Quilt®, RTA®,
Touchdown HiTech®, Touchdown Total®, and the Syngenta logo are
registered trademarks of a Syngenta Group Company.
Garst® is a registered trademark of Garst Seed Company.
Golden Harvest® is a registered trademark of Golden Harvest
Seeds, Inc.
NK is a business unit of Syngenta Seeds, Inc.
Roundup Ready® is a registered trademark used under a license
from Monsanto Company. |
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