Monsanto Enhances Roundup Ready Plus Weed Management Platform

By Jim.Robinson|November 3, 2011

Cotton farmers in the Delta and Southeast will have more choices for managing weeds and earning financial incentives under the 2012 Roundup Ready PLUS Weed Management Solutions platform, Monsanto Company announced today. Improvements to the platform include incentives for using both Valent’s Valor herbicide and Syngenta AG’s Reflex herbicide, bringing the total offer up from $20/acre last season to $22/acre in 2012.

The Roundup Ready PLUS platform serves as a resource for recommendations on weed management in Roundup Ready crops backed by third-party endorsements, and offers incentives to farmers for using multiple modes of action in their weed control systems.

“Roundup Ready PLUS continues to improve based on academic recommendations and farmer experience,” said Chris Reat, Roundup Marketing Manager. “This season, we’re adding more choices and increasing the total dollar amount per acre a farmer can receive. Most importantly, Roundup Ready PLUS continues to represent a sustainable, effective and economical weed control strategy supported by many industry academics.”

In addition to Valent and Syngenta AG, the Roundup Ready PLUS platform partners include FMC Corporation, Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc. (MANA), AMVAC Chemical Corporation and Willmar Fabrication. Each of the industry partners supply important products to the Roundup Ready PLUS platform including both pre- and post-emergence herbicides, and hooded sprayers. To see detailed information about recommendations and incentives included in the Roundup Ready PLUS Weed Management Platform, go to www.RoundupReadyPLUS.com.