Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina
April 3, 2009
Bayer CropScience
is pleased to announce it has received LibertyLink® soybean
import approval from Korean regulatory authorities. This
milestone will enhance the launch of LibertyLink soybeans in the
2009 crop season.
“We are very pleased that LibertyLink soybeans are now cleared
for import into Korea,” said Andy Hurst, product manager,
Herbicide Tolerant Traits and Ignite® herbicide at Bayer
CropScience. “Top-performing LibertyLink varieties combined with
Ignite herbicide give soybean growers the only nonselective
alternative to glyphosate-tolerant systems. LibertyLink soybeans
provide similar over-the-top convenience and management
benefits, including a means to avoid or manage weed resistance.”
LibertyLink soybeans are fully approved for food, feed and
cultivation in the United States and Canada. Prior to
commercialization in December 2008, import approvals were
obtained in key export markets with biotech product approval
processes, including Australia, China, the European Union,
Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia, South Africa
and Taiwan.
“This year will be the first planting season since 1996 that
farmers have access to new biotech-enhanced soybean traits.
LibertyLink soybeans can be planted, harvested, commingled and
shipped without restriction,” said ASA president Johnny Dodson,
a soybean producer from Halls, Tenn. “LibertyLink soybean
technology provides farmers an effective management tool to
minimize the selection for herbicide resistant weeds, which will
enhance the sustainability of all U.S. soybean production.”
“This inaugural season of LibertyLink soybeans demonstrates the
dedication from Bayer CropScience to bring this solution to
soybean growers,” Hurst added. “Bayer CropScience continues its
commitment to research and development as a leading provider of
seed treatments, crop protection products and traits for
enhancing productivity and yield.”
Ignite herbicide is now labeled for use on all LibertyLink
crops, including corn, cotton, canola and new LibertyLink
soybeans. Ignite provides postemergent control, in days vs.
weeks, of more than 120 broadleaf weeds and grasses, including
ALS- and glyphosate-resistant weeds.
Bayer is a global 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 6.4 billion (2008), 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 non-agricultural applications. Bayer
CropScience has a global workforce of more than 18,000 and is
represented in more than 120 countries. |
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