BASF Canada announced today the commercial availability of its newest, broad-spectrum herbicide, ALTITUDE FX®. Custom-designed for the CLEARFIELD® Production System for Wheat, ALTITUDE FX delivers one-pass control of all major grassy weeds as well as tough-to-beat broadleaf weeds.

“CLEARFIELD wheat is about bringing new value to wheat production for Western Canadian growers, and the addition of ALTITUDE FX is another way to drive this value,” says Scott Chapman, BASF CLEARFIELD brand manager. “ALTITUDE FX delivers the same great grass control as growers have come to expect from the CLEARFIELD wheat production system while also controlling chickweed, cleavers, hemp-nettle, and heavy populations of kochia and wild buckwheat.

Another benefit of this product is its extended application window of the 3 – 6 leaf stage.”

In addition to those mentioned above, ALTITUDE FX also controls other major broadleaf weeds, including
lamb’s-quarters, wild mustard, stinkweed, redroot pigweed, shepherd’s purse, flixweed, volunteer canola, volunteer flax, cow cockle, cocklebur, common burdock, prickly lettuce, vetch, wild radish and annual sunflower and common ragweed.

Grassy weeds controlled by ALTITUDE FX include green foxtail, yellow foxtail, wild oats, Persian darnel, barnyard grass, volunteer barley, volunteer canary seed, volunteer durum wheat, volunteer spring wheat (non-CLEARFIELD wheat only), and volunteer tame oats.

The CLEARFIELD Production System for Wheat is the first and only herbicide tolerant, one-pass weed control system available in wheat in Canada. This system was developed using traditional plant breeding methods and is recognized domestically and internationally as a non-genetically engineered crop.

The CLEARFIELD Production System for Wheat is comprised of custom-designed herbicides ALTITUDE FX and ADRENALIN(R) SC, and CDC Imagine wheat.

With sales of €3,298 million in 2005, 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 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 intelligent system solutions and high-value products help its customers
to be more successful. BASF develops new technologies and uses them to open up additional market opportunities. It combines economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility, thus contributing to a better future. BASF has approximately 94,000 employees and posted sales of more than €42.7 billion (approximately $50.4 billion) in 2005. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

CLEARFIELD, ADRENALIN SC and ALTITUDE FX are registered trademarks or trademarks of BASF.