BASF Canada and Monsanto Canada work together to provide new Powerful Combinations for Western Canadian growers

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 8, 2015 /CNW/ - BASF and Monsanto Canada recently expanded their joint product offering, called Powerful Combinations, in Western Canada to include more solutions for soybean and canola growers in the 2016 growing season to maximize production.

"Together, we offer our customers Powerful Combinations for Western Canada," said Julia Harnal, Marketing Manager for Crop Protection at BASF Canada. "This offer includes both herbicides and fungicides to help growers manage crop diseases and resistance issues."

The 2016 Powerful Combination offers growers increased value on:

• PRIAXOR^®, LANCE^® and new LANCE AG fungicides when used with Genuity^® Roundup Ready^® Canola
• VIPER^® ADV herbicide when used with Genuity^® Roundup Ready 2 Yield^® soybeans
• HEAT^® LQ herbicide when used with Roundup Transorb® HC herbicide.

"As a leader in providing sustainable weed management solutions, we're again collaborating with BASF to ensure growers have all the flexibility and tools they need to ensure diversity in their crop rotations," said Jennifer Ewankiw, Crop Protection Marketing Manager, at Monsanto Canada. "That includes stressing the use of multiple modes of action, sharing herbicide best practices and, this year, adding fungicide best practices to the conversation. Growers want to be proactive in preventing and managing all types of  resistance and these new tools will help them do just that."

For more information on the 2016 offer, growers can contact AgSolutions^® Customer Care at 1-877-371-BASF (2273), Monsanto's CustomCare^® line at 1-800-647-4944 or visit www.powerfulcombination.ca.

Always read and follow label directions.

Tank mixtures: The applicable labeling for each product must be in the possession of the user at the time of application. Follow applicable use instructions, including application rates, precautions and restrictions of each product used in the tank mixture. Monsanto has not tested all tank mix product formulations for compatibility or performance other than specifically listed by brand name. Always predetermine the compatibility of tank mixtures by mixing small proportional quantities in advance. CustomCare^®, Roundup Ready 2 Yield^®, Roundup Transorb^®, Genuity^® and Roundup Ready^® are registered trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC, Monsanto Canada, Inc. licensee. HEAT, PRIAXOR and LANCE are registered trade-marks of BASF SE; VIPER is a registered trade-mark of BASF Agrochemical Products B.V.; AgSolutions is a registered trade-mark of BASF Corporation; all used with permission by BASF Canada Inc. PRIAXOR and/or LANCE should be used in a preventative disease control program.

© 2015 BASF Canada Inc. and Monsanto Canada Inc.

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has more than 17,000 employees in North America, and had sales of $20.6 billion in 2014. For more information about BASF's North American operations, visit www.basf.us.

At BASF, we create chemistry – and have been doing so for 150 years. Our portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. As the world's leading chemical company, we combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet the current and future needs of society. Our products and solutions contribute to conserving resources, ensuring nutrition and improving quality of life. We have summed up this contribution in our corporate purpose: We create chemistry for a sustainable future. BASF had sales of over €74 billion in 2014 and around 113,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.

SOURCE BASF Canada Inc.

Christina Stroud, BASF Canada Inc., Tel: [phone], E-mail: [email protected]; Andrea Maillet, ON Communication, Tel: [phone] x254, E-mail: [email protected]