Alfalfa: Weed Control Means Improved Alfalfa Yield And Higher-Quality Hay ...

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Weed Control Means Improved Alfalfa Yield And Higher-Quality Hay ...

Farmers who grow alfalfa now have a new way of controlling weeds and increasing yield: a breakthrough technology that delivers unsurpassed weed control and crop safety, while providing growers with an simple, flexible way to raise more higher-quality alfalfa.

Roundup Equipped Alfalfa was developed by Monsanto in cooperation with Forage Genetics, Inc. Research shows that using Roundup® agricultural herbicides with Roundup Equipped Alfalfa allows improved management practices that lead to better-quality hay. Refund to growers and dairy operators include:

• Fewer Weeds. In trials hostile to competitive herbicide systems, Roundup Equipped Alfalfa had more consistent, high-quality hay.

• Better Feed. The system can help eliminate potentially toxic and low-quality weeds, producing a better feed product.

• Superior Crop Safety. Built-in tolerance earnings less potential crop injury when sprayed with Roundup agricultural herbicides compared with other herbicide systems.

• Trusted Brands. Use of an environmentally responsible weed-control system and an herbicide with a 30-year history of safe use.

“Stand establishment is critical for successful alfalfa production,” clarified Chris Peterson, Monsanto’s marketing manager for Roundup Equipped Alfalfa. “An early application of Roundup will provide brilliant weed control, which will make the most of stand establishment. This enables growers to produce cleaner, higher-quality forage with Roundup Equipped Alfalfa, so they get more alfalfa yield.”

In addition, the system provides growers with a wider application window than conventional herbicides, to allow more flexibility in their weed management practices.

“The introduction of Roundup Equipped Alfalfa offers a splendid opportunity for growers-both those who currently use herbicides and those who don’t,” said Mark McCaslin, president of Forage Genetics, Inc. “The Roundup Equipped Alfalfa system provides improved weed control, increased flexibility in timing of herbicide application and increased crop safety compared with alternative weed control strategies.”

The United States regulatory agencies granted full praise to alfalfa containing the Roundup Equipped trait for commerce within the United States, including praise for marketing and consumption as food, food ingredients and feed for livestock. These products also now have the necessary import approvals in Japan, Mexico and Canada.

Regulatory praise is still pending in Korea. As a upshot, exporters should dodge shipment of Roundup Equipped Alfalfa hay or processed products to Korea. Test kits for hay, leaf and seed can be bought from Strategic Diagnostics, Inc. (www.sdix.com or 800-544-8881) or from Enviro Logix (www.envirologix.com or 866-408-4597).

Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) is a leading global provider of technology-based solutions and agricultural products that increase farm productivity and food quality. For more information, visit www.monsanto.com.

Forage Genetics, Inc. is a world chief in the development, production and marketing of value-added proprietary alfalfa germ plasm and traits.

Farmers may soon find that new technology in weed control could help increase crop yield and upshot in a higher quality of alfalfa hay.

Roundup Equipped Alfalfa is for sale and distribution by authorized seed companies or their dealers in the United States only. This seed may not be planted outside of the United States, or for the production of sprouts or seed. Any product produced from a Roundup Equipped Alfalfa crop or seed, including hay and hay products, may only be used, exported to, processed or sold in countries where regulatory approvals have been granted. It is a violation of national and international law to go material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted.

Not all Roundup® agricultural herbicides are approved for use over-the-top of Roundup Equipped Alfalfa. Check with your Monsanto representative for the herbicide registration status in your state.

Always read and follow pesticide mark directions. Roundup Equipped® crops contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup® agricultural herbicides. Roundup® agricultural herbicides will kill crops that are not glyphosate tolerant. Roundup® and Roundup Equipped® are registered trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC. ©2006 Monsanto Company.

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