DuPont Crop
Protection and Dow
AgroSciences LLC today announced the two companies have
reached an agreement under which Dow AgroSciences will supply
DuPont with acetochlor and acetochlor plus atrazine premix
herbicides for preemergence use in corn. Financial terms of the
agreement were not disclosed.
Acetochlor is a soil-applied
corn herbicide used for dependable, consistent control of a wide
spectrum of grasses and broadleaf weeds, including foxtails,
barnyardgrass, crabgrass, waterhemp, lambsquarters, pigweeds and
nightshade.
Pending regulatory approvals,
DuPont Crop Protection will offer acetochlor products for field
use in 2007 under the brand name DuPont™ Breakfree™ herbicide.
This agreement gives growers more opportunities to access
products containing acetochlor through both Dow AgroSciences and
DuPont.
“With this addition to the
corn herbicide product portfolio, farmers have another tool to
improve their productivity,” said James C. Collins, Jr. , vice
president and general manager, DuPont Crop Protection. “This
agreement supports our vision of meeting the world demand for
sustainable food, feed, fiber and fuel.”
“Acetochlor containing
products are among the best performing and consistent residual
corn herbicides on the market and they fit well in conventional
or herbicide tolerant cropping systems,” said Stan Howell, North
America vice president, Dow AgroSciences. “This agreement is an
indication of the industry’s need and desire for this
chemistry.”
Dow AgroSciences LLC, based
in Indianapolis, Ind., is a top tier agricultural company
providing innovative crop protection, seeds and biotechnology
solutions to serve the world’s growing population. A wholly
owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, global sales for
Dow AgroSciences are $3.4 billion. Learn more at
www.dowagro.com
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