BENEFITS OF NEW CERTIFIED SEED

CONVENIENCE

• Highest quality and highest yielding product vs. bin-run
• Meets quality standards of seed company
• Dramatically reduces splits and foreign matter
• Ensures varietal purity
• Germination tests to ensure peace of mind
• Reliable seed supply in many maturities
• Access to the most elite germplasm

ECONOMICS OF NEW SEED VS. BIN-RUN

• Income lost by not selling as commodity grain (e.g. one bushel of bin-run seed multiplied by the price of a soybean bushel)
• Average loss of ~ 10-15% cleanout at harvest for bin-run seed
• New seed yields an average of 1.8 bushel/acre more than bin-run (University yield trials range from 1.2-5.9 bushel/acre)

LIMITED WARRANTY BENEFITS

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

NEW INNOVATIONS BENEFIT FOR FARMERS?

• Monsanto’s 100% commitment to agriculture
• Research and Development Milestones
• 2010 — 4 commercial product launches
• Pipeline: 11 advanced stage high impact products
• Impact on the Farm (increase in national farm income)
• GM soybeans: $ 1.56 Billion
• GM corn: $ 2.00 Billion
• GM cotton: $ .27 Billion
• GM Canola: $ .031 Billion
• TOTAL $ 3.861 Billion
• Industry Support
• The Beyond the Seed Program was launched by the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) to raise awareness and understanding of the value that goes beyond the seed. The future success of U.S. agriculture depends upon quality seed delivered by an industry commitment to bring innovation and performance through continued investment. For more information about seed technology, visit ASTA’s Beyond the Seed Program at www.beyondtheseed.org.
• Stronger intellectual property rights in the seed sector are associated with higher yield growth.
• Our very preliminary estimate is that farmers get a $6 benefit for each $1 spent on private sector research.

Monsanto Company is a member of Excellence Through Stewardship® (ETS). Monsanto products are commercialized in accordance with ETS Product Launch Stewardship Guidance, and in compliance with Monsanto’s Policy for Commercialization of Biotechnology-Derived Plant Products in Commodity Crops. This product has been approved for import into key export markets with functioning regulatory systems. Any crop or material produced from this product can only be exported to, or used, processed or sold in countries where all necessary regulatory approvals have been granted. It is a violation of national and international law to move material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted. Growers should talk to their grain handler or product purchaser to confirm their buying position for this product. Excellence Through Stewardship® is a registered trademark of Biotechnology Industry Organization.

ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS.Roundup Ready® crops contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides. Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. Acceleron and Design®, Genuity and Design®, Genuity Icons, Roundup®, Roundup PowerMAX®, Roundup Ready®, and Roundup Ready 2 Yield® are trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC. ©2010 Monsanto Company.

Seed Piracy Statement:Seeds containing the Roundup Ready® trait and the Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® trait are protected under numerous United States patents, including Patent No. RE39,247. It is unlawful to save Roundup Ready® Soybeans or Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® Soybeans for planting or transfer to others for use as a planting seed.