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SORGHUM
News Release
NATIONAL SORGHUM PRODUCERS
Ensuring Sorghum's Profitability
March 9, 2007
For Immediate Release
MiloPro 4L
is Back for Sorghum Producers
Sorghum producers will soon be able to once again use MiloPro 4L
in their herbicide management systems to control preemergent weeds. The herbicide, with the active ingredient propazine, will make its way to producers fields in the next few weeks. The product is manufactured by Albaugh, Inc. and received a section 3 conditional label on Wednesday. The section 3 label is still a conditional label for 3 years as Albaugh and the National Sorghum Producers (NSP) work with the Environmental Protection Agency to document water safety in certain areas of the Sorghum Belt.
NSP began work in 1990 to bring the product back to the market after it was voluntarily withdrawn.
This is a testimony to what sorghum producers can do in the legislative and regulatory arenas, said NSP President Dale Murden of Monte Alto, Texas. We would like to thank all the people that have been involved over the last 17 years on this issue. It is extremely rare to ever bring a product back to the market after it has been lost. While we had many setbacks along the way, the product will once again be on the market soon.
NSP CEO Tim Lust said
that sorghum growers are
ready to use MiloPro 4L
again. Producers have
continued to ask us over the years to bring this product back to the market. We are excited to
communicate that this product is available again for producers who are looking to add sorghum back into their crop rotations.
Producers can contact their local
crop protection providers for MiloPro 4L
availability.
NSP represents U.S. sorghum producers. Headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, in the heart of the U.S. Sorghum Belt that stretches from the Rockies to the Mississippi River and from South Texas to South Dakota, the organization works to ensure the profitability of sorghum production through market development, research, education and legislative representation. To learn more about NSP, visit
www.sorghumgrowers.com
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