Greensboro, North CArolina
March 26, 2009
By 2013, one in four growers will have glyphosate-resistant
weeds, covering nearly 38 million acres in the U.S. To provide
more options for growers who will need to manage this
increasingly growing problem,
Syngenta has
updated
resistancefighter.com. The revamped site contains a more
comprehensive Resistance Fighter™ Solution Builder, wide-ranging
resources, expert news and views, and more tools.
“Glyphosate weed resistance isn’t going away and brings real and
difficult challenges for producers—robbing yields and making
herbicide programs more complicated,” said Chuck Foresman,
manager of weed resistance strategies for Syngenta. “We’ve
recently heard retailers and consultants saying they expect to
manage every acre for glyphosate-resistant weeds in the south.
And, northern growers are only a few steps behind with resistant
acres steadily increasing. Syngenta is dedicated to helping
producers maintain their profitability and providing them
solutions in the face of glyphosate resistance.”
The enhanced Resistance Fighter Solution Builder provides
thousands of solutions for corn, soybeans and cotton. Growers
and retailers just need to enter where they live, what crops
they grow, and their problem weeds, and the solutions builder
develops a detailed resistance management plan. Recommendations
include Syngenta Resistance Fighter™ brands like Prefix®,
Boundary®, Bicep II Magnum®, Lumax®, Lexar®, Callisto®, Halex®
GT, and Gramoxone Inteon®. Newly added solutions for cotton
include Reflex®, Sequence®, Suprend® and more.
The Resistance Fighter Blog encourages visitors to join in the
conversation about glyphosate weed resistance through learning
what is happening on the front lines of resistance. Each week
the blog discusses current happenings throughout the U.S.,
comments on how to handle difficult-to-control weeds, what
industry experts and producers are saying about glyphosate
resistance in their counties, and offers solutions to difficult
weed situations.
“Glyphosate is a rare innovation that we need to preserve. With
no new herbicide modes of action on the horizon, tough weeds
like waterhemp, giant ragweed and Palmer pigweed are only going
to become increasingly difficult to control without a multi-year
resistance management program,” Foresman said.
“Resistancefighter.com is a valuable resource to help growers
and retailers develop a plan that includes residual and
pre-emergence herbicides we’ve found to be so important to
fighting resistance.”
Since 2001, Syngenta has been on the forefront of the fight
against glyphosate resistance development, providing growers the
potential for strong yields and high quality crops. To join the
battle against glyphosate-resistant weeds, check out
resistancefighter.com.
Syngenta is one of the world's leading companies with more
than 24,000 employees in over 90 countries dedicated to our
purpose: Bringing plant potential to life. Through world-class
science, global reach and commitment to our customers we help to
increase crop productivity, protect the environment and improve
health and quality of life. For more information about us please
go to www.syngenta.com.
Important: Always read and follow label instructions before
buying or using any chemical products. Bicep II Magnum, Lumax,
Lexar and Gramoxone Inteon are Restricted Use Pesticides. Bicep
II Magnum® Lumax®, Lexar®, Gramoxone Inteon®, Halex® GT,
Prefix®, Reflex®, Resistance Fighter™, Sequence® and Suprend®
are trademarks of a Syngenta Group Company. |
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