Attendees Explore Raising Yield Potential at Syngenta Learning Center Demonstration Days

Challenging spring weather and volatile markets are drawing hundreds of growers, dealers and industry leaders to the Syngenta Learning Center Demonstration Days across the Midwest. The Demonstration Days provide attendees an opportunity to explore new technologies and learn how to boost profit potential under today's growing conditions.

"Corn and soybean prices continue to rise to record levels," said Jim Elliott, AgriEdge® Agronomy Services Manager, Syngenta. "Through the Syngenta Learning Centers, we're working with growers to help meet the world's growing demand by boosting yields and increasing their profit potential."

In the field, attendees explored crop management options that can make operations more precise or efficient. The Demonstration Days are a hands-on opportunity to understand how local growing conditions and new technologies affect the bottom line. Featured speakers at noon also highlight agriculture issues affecting the United States.

Now in the program's fifth year, the Syngenta Learning Centers are focused on providing information about a wide range of crop management factors that impact yield, including plant genetics, seed traits, seed treatments and crop protection inputs. Each Syngenta Learning Center site incorporates local tillage practices, planting dates, application timing and fertility.

Check with your local Syngenta, Garst, Golden Harvest or NK Seeds representatives for more information or visit www.learningcenters.farmassist.com.

Demonstration Days at the Arlington Syngenta Learning Center Cancelled

Regretfully, extremely wet conditions have resulted in crop conditions and denitrification, hindering hands-on training that was scheduled to take place at this site on Sept. 3 and 4. These events have been cancelled.

Local alternate events are being organized. Contact your local Syngenta, Garst, Golden Harvest or NK Seeds representative for more information. Syngenta is exploring opportunities to share hands-on learning experiences at this location in the future.

How do you improve 2009 profit potential while your 2008 crops are still in the field?

Plan to attend a Syngenta Learning Center Demonstration Day this summer to discover ways to improve next year’s yield. Syngenta Learning Center Demonstration Days provide an opportunity to explore new strategies to learn how to increase your profit potential. Syngenta Learning Centers can help save time and money by bringing growers, industry experts, products and new technology together in one place.

The 2008 Demonstration Days will highlight crop solutions such as, “Exploring a New Level of Soybean Yield” and “Powering Up Plant Performance™.” Each site conducts Demonstration Days that are open to the public and focus on providing attendees hands-on experiences related to current farming challenges.

To register to attend one of the Demonstration Days listed below, visit SyngentaLearningCenter.com or call 1-866-796-4368, press 1, then select 6 for Syngenta Learning Centers.

Location	Dates
Bluffton, Ind.	Wednesday, July 23 and Thursday, July 24
Ina, Ill.	Tuesday, July 29
McLean, Ill.	Thursday, July 31
Marshall, Mo.	Tuesday, August 5 and Wednesday, August 6
York, Neb.	Tuesday, August 12 and Wednesday, August 13
Mount Joy, Pa.	Wednesday, August 13
Keystone, Iowa	Tuesday, August 19 and Wednesday, August 20
Milford, Iowa	Thursday, August 21 and Friday, August 22
York, Neb. Solutions Days (In partnership with UNL Extension.)	Tuesday, August 26 and Wednesday, August 27
Yuma, Colo.	Wednesday, August 27
Arlington, Wis.	Wednesday, September 3 and Thursday, September 4

Weedy Competition

Why control weeds pre-emergence in corn? According to 2007 Syngenta Learning Center research, controlling weeds with a pre-emergence herbicide followed by glyphosate delivered an average yield increase of 38 bu/A compared to one application of glyphosate alone.

However, wet spring weather has become an issue across the Corn Belt. If a pre-emergence program isn’t feasible, residual herbicides can improve a total-post weed control program. At the York, Neb., Syngenta Learning Center using Halex™ GT residual herbicide increased corn yield an average 30 bu/A compared to glyphosate alone.

Important: Always read and follow label instructions before buying or using these products. Lumax is a Restricted Use Pesticide. Explore. Learn. Profit.™, Halex™ GT, Lumax®, Touchdown Total® and the Syngenta Learning Center logo are trademarks of a Syngenta Group Company.

Soybeans Respond to Seed Treatment

Seed treatment trials at the 2007 Syngenta Learning Centers showed that using a CruiserMaxx™ Beans insecticide/fungicide brand seed treatment product to protect soybeans at planting increased stand an average 1,500 plants/A and boosted yield an average 2 bu/A. With soybean prices hovering around $13/bu, that’s a potential average revenue increase of $26/A. Additional Syngenta research in large block trials shows an average yield increase of 5.5 bu/A with CruiserMaxx Beans seed treatment.

In this photo from the York, Neb., Syngenta Learning Center, CruiserMaxx Beans seed treatment visibly improved plant vigor early in the season. The combination of early season insect and disease protection supports faster emergence, improved plant stands, earlier canopy, higher quality and higher yield potential.

Important: Always read and follow label instructions before buying or using these products. CruiserMaxx Beans is one or more separately registered products or combination of products containing the following: CruiserMaxx; CruiserMaxx and Apron XL®; Cruiser®, Maxim® and Apron XL; or Cruiser and an ApronMaxx® brand fungicide, such as ApronMaxx® RTA® + Moly. CruiserMaxx™ products are protected by several pending patent applications and granted patents in the U.S. and worldwide, including U.S. Patent Nos. 5852012, 5843982 and 6503904. Cruiser® insecticide is protected by several pending patent applications and granted patents in the U.S. and worldwide, including U.S. Patent Nos. 5852012 and 6844339. Apron XL®, ApronMaxx®, ApronMaxx® RTA®, Cruiser®, Cruiser Maxx®, CruiserMaxx™, Explore. Learn. Profit.™, Maxim® and the Syngenta Learning Center logo are trademarks of a Syngenta Group Company.