| Max
95 Brand
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A
top yielding dormant product with
excellent winter hardiness
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Outstanding
leaf retention and color
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High
resistance or resistance to 6 major
alfalfa pests
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Intended
for long rotations where 2-3 cuttings
are common.
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Capable
of producing excellent dairy quality
hay
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Preinoculated
with selected strains of nitrogen
fixing bacteria
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| Vitro |
- High
yielding fall dormant 3, very winter
hardy variety
- Vitro
has the ability to yield with varieties
of less dormancy, superior leafiness
and leaf retention
- Vitro
was developed using actual in vitro
digestibility techniques
- Vitro
has high resistance or resistance to
9 major alfalfa diseases and pests
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| MAX
85 BRAND |
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A high yielding dormant product for
use in 2-4 cutting areas
- Top
quality seed at an economical price
- Developed
with persistence and yield in mind
- Preinoculated
with specific strains of nitrogen fixing
bacteria
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| PLUMAS
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A superior yielding multi-leaf alfalfa
for 2-4 cutting management programs
- Fall
dormancy 3.8 / Winterhardiness 2.2,
(similar to Vernal)
- Can
handle irrigated or dryland management
conditions
- High
resistance to 9 major alfalfa pests
and diseases
- Has
consistently produced hay with excellent
nutritional quality
- Demonstrated
excellent stand persistence in wet soils
- Preinoculated
with specific strains of nitrogen fixing
bacteria and treated with a systemic
fungicide
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| 9429
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A top producing dormant multi-leaf variety
for 2-4 cut harvest programs
- Handles
wet soils very well
- High
resistance or resistance to 10 major
alfalfa pests
- Outstanding
color and leaf-to-stem ratio, fine stemmed
- Capable
of producing premium quality dairy hay
- Very
high expression of the multi-leaf characteristic
- Preinoculated
with specific strains of nitrogen fixing
bacteria and treated with a systemic
fungicide
- Very
strong seedling emergence
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Very High Yielding
- Espeically
suited for areas where phytophthora
and nematodes are a problem
- High
resistance or resistance to 9 major
alfalfa diseases or pests
- Dark
Green Color. Excellent visual appeal
- High
% of multifoliate expression resulting
in potentially high quality forage or
hay
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| DEL
RIO |
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Very high yielding semi-dormant variety
of alfalfa for use in 5-8 cut harvest
programs
- An
excellent companion to Lobo
- Adapts
to a wide spectrum of growing conditions
and soil types
- A
favorite among Sacramento and northern
San Joaquin Valley growers
- Preinoculated
with selected strains of nitrogen fixing
bacteria and treated with a systemic
fungicide
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| TANGO
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- Very
high yielding semi-dormant variety with
excellent multileaf expression
- Consistently
at the top in University alfalfa yield
trials
- Best
suited for alfalfa management programs
desiring 4-8 cuttings
- Possesses
high resistance or resistance to 8 major
alfalfa pests
- Will
become the new standard for semi-dormant
varieties
- Preinoculated
with selected strains of nitrogen fixing
bacteria and treated with a systemic
fungicide
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- Bravo
6 brand alfalfa can be used in all areas
of the Sacramento valley where semi-dormant
varieties are planted
- It
has resistance or resistance to the
7 major alfalfa pests and diseases found
in California
- This
is a proven product with a long history
of success and many satisfied growers
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| PACIFICO |
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A new, very high yielding non-dormant
variety for 7-10 cut programs
- Excellent
stand persistence on heavy soils
- High
resistance or resistance to 7 major
pests
- Adapted
to all non-dormant and some semi-dormant
alfalfa growing areas of the West
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| BRAVO
8 BRAND |
- Bravo
brand is a top producing fall dormant
8
- Capable
of good yields
- Proven
genetics for all non-dormant areas
in California
- Suited
for 7 to 9 cuttings
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RoundUp Ready® Alfalfa |
USDA Provides Update on Genetically Engineered
Alfalfa
WASHINGTON (March 23, 2007) --In order
to comply with a March 12, 2007, preliminary
injunction order by the United States
District Court for the Northern District
of California, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service is informing all alfalfa
growers that Roundup Ready (RR) alfalfa,
is once again a regulated article, and
will remain so until the agency issues
a new determination consistent with court
requirements.
The court did not overturn federal conclusions
regarding the safety of the crop for food
and feed purposes, but rather concluded
that APHIS had not adequately documented
potential environmental impacts. A future
decision regarding the deregulation of
RR alfalfa will be issued only after the
completion of an appropriately documented
environmental analysis.
After the court issued its March 12, 2007,
order, seed dealers were notified that
seed can no longer be sold. Growers who
had already purchased RR alfalfa seed
as of March 12, may plant that seed before
March 30, 2007. Growers who meet these
deadlines may harvest, use and sell their
RR alfalfa crop, as may growers who previously
planted RR alfalfa. Any product grown
from seed planted after this deadline
will be subject to the full range of APHIS’
remedial authorities.
APHIS deregulated genetically engineered
(GE) alfalfa lines J101 and J163 on June
14, 2005, after a thorough review of the
scientific evidence. APHIS prepared an
environmental assessment (EA) to determine
whether deregulating the alfalfa could
have a significant impact on the environment
and issued a finding of no significant
impact. APHIS makes a determination of
nonregulated status only when it can conclude
that the organism does not pose a plant
pest risk.
RR alfalfa is engineered to be resistant
to the herbicide glyphosate, marketed
under the brand name Roundup. RR products
include corn, canola and soybean and have
a long history of safe use.
APHIS regulates the introduction (importation,
interstate movement and environmental
release) of GE organisms. APHIS has been
safely regulating GE organisms since 1986
and has overseen the deregulation of more
than 70 GE crop lines.
Notice of this action is published in
the March 23 Federal Register.
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