Guelph, Ontario, Canada
March 21, 2013

Neil Anderson (left) stands proudly behind his new Harley-Davidson motorcycle presented to him by Trevor Fleischfresser (right) of Syngenta Canada Inc.

Neil Anderson of Hazlet, Saskatchewan, will soon be enjoying the open road on a new set of wheels as his was the name drawn from more than 1,900 contest entries for a Traxos® Harley-Davidson® Softail® Deluxe motorcycle. This custom-built motorcycle has been traveling western Canada for the last year, promoting the power and speed of grass weed control provided by Traxos herbicide. For every 320 acres worth of Traxos that growers purchased prior to October 31, 2012, they received a contest entry to win the bike.

“Traxos delivers fast and powerful grass weed control in spring wheat and durum, managing even the toughest weeds,” said Jon Habok, Product Lead, Cereal Seed and Herbicides for Syngenta Canada. “Given these strengths, we like to think of Traxos as the Harley-Davidson of post-emergent herbicides.”

A Group 1 herbicide, Traxos contains two powerful active ingredients, plus a unique, built-in adjuvant, which improves the product’s absorption and translocation through the plant to maximize effectiveness of the active ingredients and accelerate weed control on tough grass weeds like wild oats and green foxtail.

Anderson’s name was drawn at Ag Expo in Lethbridge, Alberta. “I received a call saying that I had won the Harley-Davidson motorcycle and I must say that I was shocked because when you enter something like this, you don’t believe that you’ll actually win,” commented Anderson. “We’ve used Traxos herbicide for the past couple of years and, we like the product, so purchasing Traxos paid off in a couple of ways.”

Syngenta is one of the world's leading companies with more than 27,000 employees in over 90 countries dedicated to our purpose: Bringing plant potential to life. Through world-class science, global reach and commitment to our customers we help to increase crop productivity, protect the environment and improve health and quality of life. For more information about us please go to www.syngenta.com.

Website: http://www.syngenta.ca

Published: March 21, 2013