Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
January 29, 2008
BASF Canada recently
announced that EQUINOX™ herbicide will be broadly available
across western Canada for the 2008 growing season. The
herbicide, which was available only in limited quantities in
2007, is a new Group 1 post-emergent dicot graminicide.
"We’re very pleased that EQUINOX will be broadly available for
2008," says Chris Vander Kant, BASF western herbicides brand
manager. "This will allow growers across western Canada to see
first-hand what a limited number of growers had the opportunity
to experience in 2007 — superior grassy weed and volunteer
cereal control. Growers will also find that because of its rate
flexibility, EQUINOX is not only an effective grassy weed
control tool but also an economical one as well."
EQUINOX offers superior control of key grassy weeds, including
green foxtail, wild oats and volunteer barley, as well as
application rate flexibility. It controls wild oats, green
foxtail, volunteer barley and volunteer wheat at the 40 or 60
acre per case rate when applied at the 1- to 6-true-leaf stage
of grassy weeds, up to two tillers. EQUINOX controls quackgrass
at the 32 acre per case rate when applied at the 3- to
6-true-leaf stage.
The Group 1 active ingredient in EQUINOX, Tepraloxydim, is
absorbed through the leaves and rapidly translocated to the
rhizomes. This mode of action kills actively growing rhizome
buds as well as above-ground vegetation.
EQUINOX also offers growers convenience. It is rainfast in just
one hour and is conveniently packaged with enough MERGE®
adjuvant in one case to treat 40 or 60 acres, depending on the
application rate. Each 3.24 L jug of EQUINOX is packaged with
one 8.1 L jug of MERGE, meaning there will be no excess
surfactant to store or dispose.
EQUINOX is also a qualifying product for the 2008 GrowForward™
Rewards Program, allowing growers to save up to 14 per cent on
leading BASF herbicides and up to 22 per cent on BASF
fungicides.
Currently registered for use on peas, flax and lentils, an
application for the use of EQUINOX on canola has also been made.
With sales of €3,079 million in 2006, BASF’s Crop Protection
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 Crop Protection 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 - The Chemical Company. We don't make a lot of the products
you buy. We make a lot of the products you buy better.®
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.
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 approximately 95,000 employees and posted sales of
€52.6 billion (approximately $66.1 billion) in 2006. Further
information on BASF is available on the Internet at
www.basf.com.
Always read and follow label directions.
MERGE is a registered trademark and EQUINOX and GrowForward are
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