NutriDense Silage Gator Giveaway contest winner Rick Hissong, right, and his brother Rod with their new John Deere Gator.
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, March 16, 2010 – BASF Plant Science is pleased to announce the winner of its recent Gator Giveaway Contest. Dairy farmer Rick Hissong of Mercersburg, Pa. won a 2010 John Deere Gator™ HPX 4×4 Utility Vehicle in a sweepstakes sponsored by NutriDense Silage.
Hissong is the operations manager of family-owned and operated Mercer Vu Farms, a 1,600-cow dairy. Hissong joined his family business as co-owner and operations manager in 1993 after graduating from Penn State with a degree in Agricultural Mechanization. His grandfather Glenn started Mercer Vu Farm in 1949 with seven cows, and now Hissong, his father Ron and brother Rod produce more than 15,400 gallons of milk each day with the help of 26 full-time employees.
“I was so surprised when I received the call from Rich Lutz, a NutriDense forage specialist,” said Hissong. “I’m glad that I went online and entered this contest – the Gator will be a great help around my dairy operation.”
The contest lasted from November to December 2009. Eligible participants received an invitation in the mail and went to the NutriDense Web site to enter.
NutriDense is a nutritionally enhanced corn that contains a stacked set of output traits designed to enhance animal feed performance. Seed companies market the product through licensing agreements.
NutriDense silage hybrids can increase silage tonnage, milk production and per acre profitability for dairy producers. NutriDense silage hybrids can deliver high yields and help producers maintain milk levels while reducing input costs. To learn more about NutriDense, visit www.nutridense.com or follow on Twitter @NutriDense.
About BASF Plant Science
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics and performance products to agricultural products, fine chemicals as well as oil and gas. BASF Plant Science – a BASF group company – is one of the world’s leading companies providing innovative plant biotechnology solutions for agriculture. Today, more than 750 employees are helping farmers meet the growing demand for improved agricultural productivity and healthier nutrition for humans and animals. BASF Plant Science has developed an unparalleled gene discovery platform focusing on yield and quality traits in crops such as corn, soybean and rice. Jointly with leading partners in the seed industry BASF Plant Science is commercializing its products. Current projects include higher yielding row crops, nutritionally-enhanced corn for animal feed or higher content of Omega-3’s in oil crops for preventing cardiovascular diseases. To find out more about BASF Plant Science, please visit www.basf.com/plantscience.
About BASF
BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has approximately 16,000 employees in North America, and had sales of $13 billion in 2009. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, or to sign up to receive news releases by e-mail, visit www.basf.com/usa.
About BASF – The Chemical Company
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics and performance products to agricultural products, fine chemicals and oil and gas. As a reliable partner, BASF creates chemistry to help its customers in virtually all industries to be more successful. With its high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF plays an important role in finding answers to global challenges, such as climate protection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility. BASF posted sales of more than €50 billion in 2009 and had approximately 105,000 employees as of the end of the year. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.
NutriDense is a registered trademark of BASF Plant Science L.P. John Deere and Gator are trademarks of Deere & Company.
