Can a Grower Use a Generic Glyphosate Product?
• ONLY if it has federal, North Dakota and Minnesota state approved labels specifically for post emergence use. • Yes, but he would no longer qualify for the Monsanto’s reward program for other Roundup Ready crops. • The Rewards Program states Roundup brand herbicides must be used on all Roundup Ready crops in a farming operation. What is the Monsanto Reward Program for Sugarbeets? • If a Roundup Ready sugarbeet crop is determined unacceptable for maintaining through harvest by the earlier of either (a) 60 days after planting or (b) July 15 of the current production year, the grower will not be charged the Herbicide Tolerance Payment (HTP or Tech Fee) for the units of seed used to plant such crop, provided the grower does not replant with Roundup Ready sugarbeet seed. • There may be additional enhancements to the programs to support the use of Roundup on sugarbeets but they have not yet been finalized. What happens if Roundup Ready Sugarbeets Have to Be Replanted? • If a grower replant
