St. Louis, Missouri
March 29, 2006Roundup
Ready® Corn 2 has reached a new milestone: the technology is
expected to be planted on more than 32 million acres this
season, or about 40 percent of the U.S. corn acres. That is a
substantial increase over the record 24 million acres in 2005.
John Jansen,
Monsanto Marketing Manager
for Roundup Ready Corn 2, attributes the brand's rapid adoption
to the Roundup Ready Corn 2 System's unsurpassed weed control,
excellent crop safety and the flexibility to manage weeds around
the weather.
"Weather continues to be the
biggest risk factor farmers face," explains Jansen. "What
started out as a good, moist spring last year turned hot and
dry, especially in places like Illinois and Indiana. The
opposite was true in parts of Ohio. But, regardless of whether
it was too wet or too dry, I think a lot of farmers found that
the Roundup Ready Corn 2 System gave them the flexibility for
early-season weed control, plus the ability to come back with
Roundup® agricultural herbicide through 48-inch corn, should
Mother Nature force you to do that. That translates into
excellent weed control all season long."
To help achieve that
early-season weed control, weed scientists also recommend that
farmers use a residual herbicide then follow with Roundup
agricultural herbicide for a broad spectrum of weed control as
well as outstanding crop safety.
"By providing farmers with
technology that delivers crop safety, you don't have to worry
about crop injuries, like you may have to with some conventional
herbicides," says Jansen. "That's one of the biggest benefits
growers find. And, with spring planting just around the corner,
now is the time for growers to consult with their seed dealers,
because they will find Roundup Ready Corn 2 available in all the
top-performing hybrids."
Grower on-farm trials in 2005
showed that the Roundup Ready Corn 2 System - using Roundup®
agricultural herbicides on Roundup Ready Corn 2 with built-in
crop safety - yielded up to 6 bushels per acre more than other
herbicide programs used with the same hybrid.
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