Monsanto, Dow AgroSciences Announce California Plan for Genuity™ Roundup Ready® Flex Pima Sales for 2010
St. Louis and Indianapolis - November 02, 2009
Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, announced today that the companies have reached agreement on a stewardship plan which will provide California cotton growers access to a PhytoGen® Pima variety with the Genuity Roundup Ready Flex trait for the 2010 growing season.
"Cotton farmers have told us that the Genuity Roundup Ready Flex trait is a great value to them," said Tom Schaefer, Monsanto cotton traits marketing lead. "A group of growers in California asked us to pursue appropriate regulatory approvals of the Genuity Roundup Ready Flex trait in Pima with international regulatory agencies and we are actively engaged in that process. In the meantime, because the industry is aligned to contain the seed products at ginning and throughout the value stream to limit distribution, we can offer this as a proactive step to support California growers and the cotton industry while we await appropriate regulatory approvals."
A stewardship program was needed because although Monsanto has initiated submissions required to obtain all necessary registrations, the company is awaiting certain approvals. With that in mind, Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences have worked across industry groups to provide a stewardship plan to contain the seed products at ginning and throughout the value chain, and to limit distribution of these products to the U.S., Canada, and Mexico at this time. To take advantage of this plan, PhytoGen Seed Company, in selling Genuity Roundup Ready Flex Pima seed, will limit sales to California growers who have signed the required stewardship agreement.
Dow AgroSciences has one Pima variety (PhytoGen PHY 805 RF) with the Genuity Roundup Ready Flex trait that it intends to offer for sale under the stewardship program for 2010.
"We are so pleased to be able to offer this new Pima variety to California growers," said Duane Canfield, Market Specialist for Dow AgroSciences. "The Genuity Roundup Ready Flex trait in Pima will give California cotton growers all of the weed control benefits in Pima they have enjoyed in Acala."
The companies pointed to the cooperation of the California Cotton Growers and Ginners Association and its member gins, the National Cotton Council, and American Cotton Producers Association, as well as J.G. Boswell Company, as instrumental in the development of this agreement.
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Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, is a top-tier agricultural company that combines the power of science and technology with the "Human Element" to constantly improve what is essential to human progress. Dow AgroSciences provides innovative technologies for crop protection, pest and vegetation management, seeds, traits, and agricultural biotechnology to serve the world's growing population. Global sales for Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, are $4.5 billion. Learn more at www.dowagro.com.
Genuity and Roundup Ready are trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC.
®PhytoGen is a trademark of PhytoGen Seed Company, LLC.
PhytoGen Seed Company is a joint venture between Mycogen Corporation, an affiliate of Dow AgroSciences LLC, and the J.G. Boswell Company.
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