New Monsanto Herbicide will be Widely Available to U.S. Farmers in 2011
July 8, 2010 According to a press release issued this week by the Monsanto Company: the launch of its new encapsulated formulation of acetochlor designed for cotton and soybean acres in the United States in 2010 has proven successful. The new product was used as MON 63410 herbicide by farmers this season and will be available widely for 2011 as Warrant herbicide.
The release states: “Farmers and our retail customers in the Cotton Belt and the Midwest have provided great feedback on Warrant’s control of tough weeds like Palmer amaranth and tall waterhemp, as well as crop safety,” says Kerry Overton, selective chemistry marketing lead for Monsanto.
“We sold out of MON 63410 Herbicide this year and based on the current buzz in the market place around performance and crop safety we anticipate strong demand for Warrant Herbicide in 2011,” Overton says. “Warrant has a great fit in weed management programs for Roundup Ready Soybeans and Genuity Roundup Ready FLEX Cotton.”
In other news, Monsanto reported that its fiscal third-quarter profit fell less than analysts estimated as U.S. growers planted more genetically modified crops. Increased sales of cotton and soybean seeds helped to make up for price cuts in Roundup, the world’s best-selling herbicide.
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