Syngenta Crop Protection, Greensboro, N.C., announced the benefits covered by the 2005 Touchdown Assurance Plan (TAP), northern U.S. version. One of the most comprehensive warranties for glyphosate-tolerant (GT) crops, the 2005 TAP provides the following benefits to help farmers protect their seed technology and crop investment:

--Touchdown Total Warranty: If a Touchdown Total application made under less-than-ideal conditions results in unsatisfactory weed control, growers will qualify for re-treatment up to their initial use rate.

--Touchdown Total Crop Safety Warranty: If an in-crop application on the GT crop results in documented economic crop injury, growers can qualify for a reimbursement up to $20 per acre.

--30-minute Rainfast Warranty: If the grower applies Touchdown Total at the appropriate rate and an unexpected rainfall occurs at least 30 minutes after application and the field requires re-treatment, the initial use rate is replaced.

--Replant Burndown Assurance: If Touchdown Total, Sequence, Gramoxone Max or Expert is applied as a burndown and a crop must be replanted, the grower can qualify for a refund of up to 17 ounces of Touchdown Total, or equivalent value toward a product with an alternate mode of action to align with weed resistance management guidelines.

--Trait Investment Protection: Growers can qualify for replacement of their seed trait value due to crop loss, whether the crop can be replanted or not, when Touchdown brands are used as the exclusive glyphosate herbicide.

--Volunteer GT Corn Cost Share: If a grower experiences a volunteer GT corn flush in fields where they are rotating to GT soybeans from GT corn, they can qualify for an approved cost share allowance towards the purchase of Fusion(R) or Fusilade(R) DX.

The 2005 Touchdown Assurance Plan, northern version, applies to the following states in the High Plains region: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Parts of Missouri and Virginia are also applicable.

For more information, circle X on the Reader Reply Coupon, call a local Syngenta represenative, or visit www.syngenta.com.

Date: 2/15/05

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