New CleanWave^™ Herbicide Controls Tough Broadleaf Weeds in Dryland Wheat

Dow AgroSciences Also Announces Registration of new Starane^® NXTcp Herbicide

Indianapolis, IN - January 31, 2006

Introduced in 2006, CleanWave^™ herbicide is helping Dow AgroSciences expand its leadership position in the small grains market that began in 2004 with the successful launch of WideMatch^® herbicide.

"CleanWave is an exciting addition to our portfolio that growers utilizing continuous wheat and wheat-fallow systems really welcome," says Jim Parker, senior marketing specialist for Dow AgroSciences. "It fits perfectly on those Western Plains wheat acres where growers have lacked an affordably priced broad-spectrum herbicide."

CleanWave^™ herbicide is a premix of aminopyralid and fluroxypyr. Aminopyralid was registered under the EPA's Reduced Risk Pesticide Initiative.

CleanWave controls more than 30 broadleaf weeds, including large kochia up to 8 inches tall (as well as ALS-resistant and dicamba-tolerant biotypes), wild buckwheat, lambsquarters, prickly lettuce and sunflowers. It suppresses another 15 weeds, including Russian thistle, pigweed, mustards, field bindweed and pennycress.

Economical rates of 2,4-D or MCPA can be tank mixed for broad-spectrum broadleaf weed control, and CleanWave can be tank-mixed with all leading grass herbicides for one-pass weed and grass control.

"CleanWave is an excellent value in the dryland market based on the number of weeds it controls versus other products," Parker says. "It's simple to use, replacing the more costly tank-mix programs that growers have used in an attempt to get broad-spectrum weed control."

CleanWave is targeted in areas of continuous wheat and wheat-fallow systems due to rotational crop restrictions under the label.

Brett Oemichen, product technology specialist, says CleanWave^™ herbicide provides 95 percent control of kochia and better than 90 percent control of wild buckwheat in field trials.

"CleanWave has shown excellent crop safety to winter wheat, spring wheat and durum," Oemichen adds. "However, there are a number of rotational crops that are sensitive to residues of aminopyralid. We will recommend the use of CleanWave in areas where continuous wheat or wheat-fallow rotations are common and rotation to dicot crops is a lesser need."

Growers who use CleanWave^™ herbicide are able to rotate to a number of crops the following crop year, including barley, canola, flax, mustard, millet, oats, rye, triticale, grain sorghum and corn (field, sweet and pop), Oemichen adds.

To learn more about CleanWave herbicide, visit www.CleanWaveHerbicide.com.

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For Editorial Information:

Betsy Francoeur
Bader Rutter & Associates
(262) 938-5473
bfrancoeur@bader-rutter.com