Mycogen Seeds Releases Two New NEXERA® Canola Hybrids for 2012
INDIANAPOLIS — July 12, 2011 — Mycogen Seeds is adding new NEXERA® canola hybrids to its lineup. Two NEXERA canola hybrids are available for the 2012 growing season.
“MYCOGEN brand canola hybrids deliver improved yield performance to give growers increased profit potential,” says John Kalthoff, oil seeds marketing specialist, Mycogen Seeds. “Contracts for NEXERA canola offer reduced risk compared with commodity canola, and now that hybrids are available, growers can experience improved yield potential over open-pollinated varieties.”
New canola hybrids
2012 CL is a 98-day hybrid featuring CLEARFIELD
® herbicide technology. The medium-tall hybrid has excellent early season vigor and very good standability. Adapted to northern growing areas, 2012 CL is resistant to fusarium wilt and moderately resistant to blackleg.
1012 RR provides an advanced weed control option available in canola with tolerance to glyphosate herbicides such as
DURANGO® DMA® herbicide. The 98-day hybrid features resistance to blackleg and fusarium wilt, making it well-adapted to northern growing areas. 1012 RR boasts excellent early season vigor and very good standability.
Increasing demand for healthier oils
As U.S. and global demand for healthier oils increases, Mycogen Seeds continues to advance its NEXERA canola portfolio.
“By growing our NEXERA canola hybrids, producers can obtain higher-value contracts,” Kalthoff says. “Plus, MYCOGEN® brand canola hybrids are backed by Dow AgroSciences, the company that brought Omega-9 heart-healthy oils to the market.”
For more information about these new canola hybrids or other MYCOGEN brand products, contact your local Mycogen Seeds dealer or sales representative, or visit
www.MYCOGEN.com.
About Dow AgroSciences
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About Mycogen Seeds
Mycogen Seeds is a retail seed company of Dow AgroSciences LLC. Mycogen Seeds is a developer and marketer of leading corn hybrids, the market leader in SILAGE-SPECIFIC™ corn hybrids and sunflower hybrids, as well as an industry leader in canola, alfalfa, soybeans and sorghum. For more information about MYCOGEN brand products, visit
www.MYCOGEN.com.
Contacts:
Allyssa Berry
Bader Rutter & Associates
262-938-5424
Casey Mattke
Dow AgroSciences
317-337-4081
®™MYCOGEN, NEXERA and SILAGE-SPECIFIC are trademarks of Mycogen Corporation.
®Durango and DMA are trademarks of Dow AgroSciences LLC.
®CLEARFIELD is a registered trademark of BASF Corporation.
DURANGO DMA is not registered for sale or use in all states. Contac your state pesticide regulatory agency to determine is a product is registered for sale or use in your state.
©2011 Mycogen Seeds. Mycogen Seeds is an affiliate of Dow AgroSciences LLC.