Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina
January 9, 2008
Bayer CropScience
is the industry leader in offering cotton growers planting and
early season crop solutions through a strong product portfolio
and outstanding service. The company has created the Bayer
Season™ to communicate with growers about options for improving
cotton profit potential.
“This company has unmatched products, people and innovations to
help cotton growers build the best foundation possible for
profitable production,” said John Smith, Bayer CropScience
director of marketing. Bayer Season starts with cottonseed
selection, Smith said. FiberMax®, Stoneville® and AFD™ cotton
seed varieties offer a full lineup of quality germplasm equipped
with the best traits, including LibertyLink® , Roundup® Ready
Flex and Bollgard II®.
Growers can protect their cottonseed investment from a host of
insect, nematode and disease pests with Temik®
insecticide/nematicide, Aeris® insecticide/nematicide seed
treatment and Trilex™ Advanced Seed-Applied System. Later in the
season, Bayer CropScience has the most diverse product portfolio
in the industry, Smith said.
“Our portfolio for cotton growers is second to none,” he said.
“We have offerings in every major product category, including
cottonseed, seed treatments, herbicides, insecticides,
fungicides, plant growth regulators and harvest aids. We also
have a robust research pipeline.”
The quality of Bayer CropScience products continues to drive the
company forward, Smith added.
“Innovation is important to us,” he said. “We are leaders, not
followers, in the cotton industry. We accomplish this status by
investing millions of dollars each year into research and
development to ensure growers have
access to better solutions tomorrow than they do today.”
Bayer shows further commitment to the cotton industry through
sponsorship of key programs and initiatives, including:
- Producer Information
Exchange (P.I.E.) program, administered by the National
Cotton Council
- The First 40 Days™
initiative
- Cotton Weed Management
Workshop
- Cotton Pest Management
Workshop
- Cotton Foundation’s
Nematode and Seedling Disease Research and Education
Committees
All of these efforts are
coordinated by the dedicated and experienced employees at Bayer,
Smith said.
“We have the most experienced sales staff in the industry,”
Smith said. “Our development and market support team is
first-rate as well. Everyone works together with one goal - to
give U.S. cotton growers as many tools
as possible to allow them to succeed in an increasingly
competitive global market.”
For more information on the Bayer Season and the company’s
complete cotton portfolio, contact your local Bayer CropScience
representative or visit
www.CottonExperts.com.
Bayer CropScience LP is the U.S. business of Bayer
CropScience AG.
Bayer AG is a global research-based and growth-oriented
enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care,
nutrition and high-tech materials. Bayer CropScience AG, a
subsidiary of Bayer AG with annual sales of about EUR 5.7
billion (2006), is one of the world’s leading innovative crop
science companies in the areas of crop protection,
non-agricultural pest control, seeds and plant biotechnology.
The company offers an outstanding range of products and
extensive service backup for modern, sustainable agriculture and
for nonagricultural applications. Bayer CropScience has a global
workforce of about 17,900 and is represented in more than 120
countries.
Bollgard II and Roundup Ready Flex are trademarks used under
license from Monsanto Company. Certain stewardship guidelines
are provided for Bollgard II cottons at
www.monsanto.com.
Temik and Aeris are Restricted Use Pesticides. Always read and
follow label instructions. |
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