Stewardship Protects Biotech Traits

Sound stewardship practices are required to preserve the benefits and value of biotech trait seed technology for years to come.

New Soybean Seed Benefits
Purchasing new seed instead of using bin-run seed offers greater convenience, economic advantages and more, including:

CONVENIENCE

• Reliable seed supply in many maturities
• Access to the most elite germplasm
• Highest quality and highest yielding product vs. bin-run

ECONOMICS OF NEW SEED VS. BIN-RUN

• Income lost by not selling as commodity grain (e.g., 1 bushel of bin-run seed multiplied by the price of a soybean bushel)
• New seed yields an average of 1.8 bushels per acre more than bin-run (University yield trials range from 1.2 to 5.9 bushels per acre)
• Average loss of approximately 10 percent to 15 percent cleanout at harvest for bin-run seed
• Handling and transportation costs for bin-run (approx. $.35 to $.75 per bushel)

LIMITED WARRANTY BENEFITS

• Dealer agronomic support before and after the sale
• Risk management benefits of Roundup Rewards® (over $600 million paid to growers since 1997)

NEW INNOVATIONS

• Royalties provide research and development of new traits and higher-yielding germplasm.
• New trait introductions:
• • 7 to 9 years for commercialization
  • $50 million to $100 million in total costs for a new biotech trait
• Monsanto invests more than $700 million per year on research and development.

Soybean Piracy
Seeds containing the Roundup Ready® trait are protected under numerous United States patents, including Patent Nos. 5,352,605 and RE39,247. It is illegal to save Roundup Ready® or patented conventional soybeans for planting or transfer to others for use as planting seed.

Insect Resistance Management
Insect-protected crops are genetically improved to provide in-plant protection against selected insect pests. Beneficial insects are not affected. To preserve the benefits and insect protection of these technology crops, Monsanto Technology LLC, Syngenta Crop Protection and Dow AgroSciences have developed insect resistance management (IRM) guidelines that must be incorporated by everyone purchasing and planting insect-protected crops.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The following information is current as of May 8, 2008: YieldGard® Plus and YieldGard® Rootworm with Roundup Ready® Corn 2 are grandfathered for import and use in processed feed in the European Union. YieldGard® Plus with Roundup Ready® Corn 2, YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2® and YieldGard VT Triple® are neither approved nor grandfathered and there is zero tolerance for these traits in processed feed imported in the European Union. Growers of all products bearing the Market Choices® mark must talk to their grain handlers to confirm the handlers’ buying position for grain from these products. It is a violation of national and international law to move material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted.

YieldGard® corn products are not yet registered in all states. Check with your Monsanto representative for the registration status in your state.

Market Choices®
Grain harvested from products that bear this mark is fully approved for food and feed use in the United States and Japan, but is not approved in the European Union. You must find a market for this crop that will not ship this grain or its processed products to Europe. Appropriate markets for this grain include: domestic feed use or grain handlers that specifically agree to accept this grain and handle it appropriately. For more information on your grain market options, go to the American Seed Trade Association’s website at www.amseed.org or call your seed supplier.

MARKET CHOICES® is a registered certification mark used under license from ASTA.
Know Before You Grow®, an information service provided by National Corn Growers Association at www.ncga.corn.

Always read and follow pesticide label directions. Roundup Ready® crops contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup® agricultural herbicides. Roundup® agricultural herbicides will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. Harness® is a restricted-use pesticide and is not registered in all states. The distribution, sale or use of an unregistered pesticide is a violation of federal and/or state law and is strictly prohibited. Check with your local Monsanto dealer or Monsanto representative for the product registration status in your state. Cleaner Fields, Higher Yields®, Grow the Feed, Not the Weeds.™, Harness®, Roundup®, Roundup Ready®, Roundup WeatherMAX®, START CLEAN, STAY CLEAN.™,  Transorb®, YieldGard VT® and Design, YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2®, and YieldGard VT Triple® are trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC. ©2008 Monsanto Company.