Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina
April 5, 2007
Seed corn producers can now get
the superior disease control of Headline fungicide with a
shorter re-entry interval. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency announced the approval today
of a new corn label for Headline. This new label reduces the
re-entry period to 12 hours from the previous 7-day period.
“This revised label is important because it allows seed corn
producers to get the unmatched control of key diseases with the
application flexibility through the stressful detasseling
process that is so critical to seed corn production,” said Gary
Fellows, Technical Marketing Manager at BASF.
The broad-spectrum disease control offered by Headline provides
leading control of the key diseases that reduce seed quality and
harvestability and affect seed production, such as common and
Southern corn rust, gray leaf spot, Northern leaf blight and
anthracnose.
“By controlling disease with Headline, growers get the Plant
Health™ advantages that help boost the amount and quality of
sellable seed per acre,” said Fellows.
With this supplemental label, seed corn growers have the
opportunity to benefit from improved yield of sellable seed corn
per acre and more quality seed per acre with better size and
uniformity. Increased Plant Health also helps maximize growth
efficiency and boost stress tolerance.
For more information on Headline fungicide and other BASF crop
protection products, visit the BASF website at
www.agproducts.basf.com.
With sales of €3,079 million in 2006, BASF’s Agricultural
Products division is a leader in crop protection and a strong
partner to the farming industry providing well-established and
innovative fungicides, insecticides and herbicides. Farmers use
these products and services to improve crop yields and crop
quality. Other uses include public health, structural/urban pest
control, turf and ornamental plants, vegetation management, and
forestry.
BASF aims to turn knowledge rapidly into market success. The
vision of BASF’s Agricultural Products division is to be the
world’s leading innovator, optimizing agricultural production,
improving nutrition, and thus enhancing the quality of life for
a growing world population. Further information can be found on
the web at www.agro.basf.com.
BASF Corporation, headquartered in New Jersey, is the North
American affiliate of BASF AG, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF
employs more than 15,500 in North America and had sales of
approximately $14.3 billion in 2006. For more information about
BASF’s North American operations, or to sign up to receive news
releases by e-mail, visit
www.basf.com/usa.
BASF is the world’s leading
chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges
from chemicals, plastics, performance products, agricultural
products and fine chemicals to crude oil and natural gas. As a
reliable partner to virtually all industries, BASF’s high-value
products and intelligent system solutions help its customers to
be more successful. BASF develops new technologies and uses them
to meet the challenges of the future and open up additional
market opportunities. It combines economic success with
environmental protection and social responsibility, thus
contributing to a better future. BASF has over 95,000 employees
and posted sales of €52.6 billion (approximately $66.1 billion)
in 2006.
Headline is a registered trademark of BASF and Plant Health is a
trademark of BASF. |
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