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Monsanto’s Roundup Rewards® Program Expands to Include Mid-South, Southeast Select Max® Herbicide Users
Fast-acting herbicide qualifies for cash refund in 2007
WALNUT CREEK, CA (March 22, 2007)—Valent U.S.A. Corporation announced that Select Max® Herbicide with Inside Technology™ will again be a part of Monsanto’s Roundup Rewards® Program in 2007. This year the program, which was available for Midwest farmers in 2006, will also be offered to Select Max users in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
In 2007, Roundup Ready® soybean farmers will continue to have even more insurance to protect their investment against volunteer Roundup Ready corn when they use Select Max® Herbicide with Inside Technology™. But this insurance they can take to the bank—literally.
Farmers who use Select Max with Roundup WeatherMAX® will receive $2.60 off per acre; farmers who use Select Max with Roundup Original MAX™ will receive $1.30 off per acre—making SelectMax an economical solution with the best performance for the farmer.
In 2007, two additional products have been added to the Roundup Rewards program—Harness® Herbicide or Degree® Herbicide. Farmers who use Harness® Herbicide or Degree® Herbicide on their Roundup Ready corn along with Select Max and Roundup Original MAX™ or Roundup WeatherMAX® on their soybeans can earn an additional $1.30 off per acre. The potential savings in 2007 with this program is as high as $3.90 per acre.
In addition to the economic value, farmers who rotate their fields from Roundup Ready corn to Roundup Ready soybeans know that a “one-two punch” of Roundup with another product for volunteer corn, such as Select Max, is a critical element of a thorough crop protection program.
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“Select Max is a proven tank mix partner with Roundup® brands,” said Joe Short, Select Max product manager for Valent. “In addition to its tank mix flexibility, studies show Select Max delivers fast and complete kill of volunteer corn and grasses and offers a wide application window.”
Select Max is part of the growing line of Soybean Solutions™ products from Valent U.S.A. Corporation: Domark® Fungicide**, Gangster® Herbicide, Cobra® Herbicide, Orthene® Insecticide, Phoenix™ Herbicide, Resource® Herbicide and Valor® Herbicide, Valor XLT Herbicide.
Valent U.S.A. Corporation markets and sells herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, bioinsecticides, insect growth regulators, nematicides, baits and plant growth regulators for the agricultural, horticultural, turf, ornamental and professional pest control markets.
For more information about Select Max, Valent U.S.A. Corporation or Valent’s full product line, call 800-6-VALENT (682-5368) or visit the Valent Web site at
www.valent.com.
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Phoenix, Soybean Solutions and with Inside Technology are trademarks and Cobra, Gangster, Resource, Select Max and Valor are registered trademarks of Valent U.S.A. Corporation. Domark is a registered trademark of Isagro SpA. Orthene is a registered trademark of OMS Investments, Inc. Always Read and Follow Pesticide Label Directions. Roundup Ready® crops contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup® agricultural herbicides. Roundup® agricultural herbicides will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. Degree®, Harness®, Roundup®, Roundup Original MAX™, Roundup Ready®, Roundup Rewards®, Roundup WeatherMAX®, TranSorb®, YieldGard®, Monsanto imagine® and the vine symbol are trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC. © 2005 Monsanto Company. See the 2007 Roundup Rewards Program for details.
** Domark Fungicide is available for use on soybeans in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin for the control of soybean rust through a Section 18. State list may not be complete. Check the map on www.valent.com/domark for state Section 18 registrations prior to recommending or using Domark in your state.