Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
January 13, 2009
2008 GrowForward Yield
Challenge draws to a close with the declaration of its grand
prize winner.
BASF Canada is pleased to
announce Jerold Sperling of Theodore, Saskatchewan, as the grand
prize winner of the 2008 GrowForward™ Yield Challenge.
Sperling, whose name was drawn from a pool of 296 Yield
Challenge participants, welcomed the surprising news and the
$35,000 cash grand prize.
“I entered the challenge for the learning experience,” said
Sperling. “But, when I entered the challenge, I didn’t think I
would win – I’ve never won. And when my business rep surprised
me one afternoon with the news, I was astonished. It was an
incredible surprise.”
The BASF GrowForward Yield Challenge – introduced in 2007 – is a
head-to-head comparison trial of BASF CLEARFIELD® Production
Systems, herbicides and fungicides against competitive products.
296 growers from across the prairies participated in this year’s
challenge, putting 10 different BASF products to the test on 12
different crops and across 324 trial sites.
Sperling was one of 32 Yield Challenge growers who had the
opportunity to test new TENSILE™ herbicide on CLEARFIELD
canola. TENSILE, which recently received registration, offers
two modes of action, broad-spectrum grass and broadleaf control,
including superior control of wild buckwheat, and complete
follow-crop flexibility. Using TENSILE on DEKALB® 71-30 CL,
Sperling put the CLEARFIELD system head-to-head with
LibertyLink® canola hybrid 5440 and Liberty® herbicide.
“I’m glad I participated; both fields yielded 45 bushels to the
acre, and I learned a lot from participating in the program. I
will definitely consider growing CLEARFIELD canola and using
TENSILE again next year,” said Sperling.
Participants in the GrowForward Yield Challenge are provided
with 20 to 40 acres of BASF product(s) to conduct field scale
trials to compare weed and disease control, and yield against
their typical crop production system or products. As part of the
challenge, participating growers track and report their results,
comments and observations on the BASF GrowForward Yield
Challenge website. This allows other growers to see how
particular products are performing in their specific region,
thus helping to make informed cropping decisions.
2008 GrowForward Yield Challenge results can be viewed at
www.agsolutions.ca
With sales of €3,137 million in 2007, BASF’s Crop Protection
division is a leader in crop protection and a strong partner to
the farming industry providing well-established and innovative
fungicides, insecticides and herbicides. Farmers use these
products and services to improve crop yields and crop quality.
Other uses include public health, structural/urban pest control,
turf and ornamental plants, vegetation management, and forestry.
BASF aims to turn knowledge rapidly into market success. The
vision of BASF’s Crop Protection division is to be the world’s
leading innovator, optimizing agricultural production, improving
nutrition, and thus enhancing the quality of life for a growing
world population. Further information can be found on the web at
www.agro.basf.com.
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical
Company. Its portfolio ranges from oil and gas to chemicals,
plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine
chemicals. As a reliable partner BASF helps its customers in
virtually all industries to be more successful. With its
high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an
important role in finding answers to global challenges such as
climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility.
BASF has more than 95,000 employees and posted sales of almost
€58 billion in 2007. Further information on BASF is available on
the Internet at www.basf.com.
Always read and follow label directions.
CLEARFIELD is a registered trademark and GrowForward and TENSILE
are trademarks of BASF. All other products mentioned are
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