Greater risk protection
Feb 17, 2009 4:11 PM
Producers
who use the Start Clean, Stay Clean Assurance Plan for Roundup Ready soybeans
will find additional incentives available for risk protection.
Valent and Monsanto have enhanced the program to offer up to $13.00/acre if
soybean fields require a second in-crop weed control treatment. Producers need
to follow the program by using preemerge residual herbicides Intrro, Valor,
Valor XLT or Gangster, followed by Roundup WeatherMax or Roundup PowerMax at
the proper timing. Last year, the program offered $3.50 to $8.00/acre and was
part of Roundup Rewards $170 million in claims from producers, says Curt
Uebele, Monsanto Roundup marketing manager. This year marks the 10th year of
the rewards program.
“By continuing to offer Intrro, Valor, Valor XLT and Gangster as part of
Monsanto’s Start Clean, Stay Clean Assurance Plan, farmers will be able to
maintain their strong weed management program and minimize the selection
pressure for resistant weeds,” Uebele says.
The two companies also have announced a renewal of the Volunteer Roundup Ready
Corn 2 cost-share allowance, where producers who use Valent’s Select Max
Herbicide with Inside Technology to control Roundup Ready Corn 2 in Roundup
Ready soybeans and Roundup Ready Flex Cotton can receive up to $3.90/acre
toward the purchase of Select Max.
“Producers need every edge they can to improve their yields and, ultimately,
their profits,” says Jamie Nielson, Valent brand manager. “We see both of these
joint Monsanto/Valent programs as a way to help producers protect their
investment while protecting their crops against tough weeds and volunteer
corn.”
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