2009 Field Observations

Auburn, New York9-2-09

Our Position

• We have been very open minded and tried to be fair in all conclusions and judgments

• We have taken the farmer’s perspective• “Show me the benefits”• Kate and Garr Thomas have been very matter

of fact and have NOT distorted the facts.

We got good comments on the work

We wondered what would happen

• Short window of time from application to harvest…How can Headline do anything in 45 days???

• Does plant health spray really make a difference?

• We did it right….good rate of carrier, right nozzles, used Hook surfactant to help make coverage even better……….

AWSOME COVERAGE @ 15GPA

THIS IS REALLY NEAT….WE NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THIS

WOULD BE SO DRAMATIC

****** Farms BMR SIDE BY SIDE

Untreated Third leaf from Ground!! Awesome coverage on treated Third leaf!

*****Bros. Grain Corn Side by SideUntreated Ear Consistently smaller ear

size Time and again, larger Treated ears

THIS IS WHY…...Leaf not able to produce as much energy

for fruit growth More Chlorophyll means more energy!

Now the rest of the story

15 Different Side by Side Silage Trials

• All trials were with local farmers• Over 400 acres involved in the silage trials• 15 trials measured with reliable permanent

scales or TMR truck scales• One measured with on board yield monitor• All trials were with BMR silage varieties• All treated with 6 oz Headline, 4 oz Hook with

15 gallons water at about 90 PSI

9.9% INCREASE IN MOISTURE CORRECTED TONS PER ACRE

9.9% INCREASE IN PURE DRY MATTER TONS PER ACRE

1.9 PERCENTANGE POINTS INCREASE IN MOISTURE

INCREASE IN MILK 2006 FORMULATED INCOME OF $352/A

MORE CONSISTENTLY HEALTH PLANTS SHOULD FEED MORE CONSISTENTLY

One Sweet Corn Trial

• We were not sure if Headline could outperform the high rate Quilt

• It wound up paying for itself and making farmer more money

hybrid Harvest Measured Yield % Treatment INCOME/ACRE DIFFERENCEDate Entry Measured by Area Tons/Acre Difference Cost/Acre Less Treatment

Sierzenga Farms 10/12/2009 Quilt 14 oz truck scales 3.07 8.01 9.9% 30.43$ 690.47$ 9.5%Sierzenga Farms 10/12/2009 Headline 9 oz truck scales 2.93 8.80 0.79 35.60$ 756.40$ 65.93$

2009 CaroVail Headline Plant Health Sweet Corn Trial Results

Harvest Time Stalk Quality

The Grain Yield Triangle

Kernels/ear

Kernel Wt.

Ears per Acre

It Takes All Three for Disease

Host

•Susceptibility

Environment

•Weather/External forces/Bugs

Vector

•Be in the Area.

STRESS ON STRESS

G.L.S.

WEATHER

ANTHRAC.

SOIL INSECTS

27DATA

29.3

23.2

22.6

14.7

10.6

6.3

3.1

1.3

0.1

18.1

61.1

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 45.0 50.0 55.0 60.0 65.0

Gray Leaf Spot

Rust

Anthracnose

Northern Leaf Blight

Southern Leaf Blight

Northern Leaf Spot

Leaf Blight (unspecified)

Eyespot

Leaf Spot (unspecified)

Smut

Unknown disease

% of total brand acres

MULTIPLE DISEASE STRESSES

Increased incremental T.W. 78% of the time

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Head Line Test Weight Trials

UntreatedTreated

A BIG Thank You To:

• Cooperators….absolutely stellar! • BASF…..Thank you for the professional support• The Dairy Industry of Cayuga County