Golden Valley, Minn. - August 23, 2007 - Syngenta announced today that it has obtained full regulatory approval in Japan for Agrisure® RW, its corn rootworm insect control corn seed. Agrisure RW now has full approval in the United States, Canada, and Japan, and import approval in Australia and New Zealand.

Syngenta’s innovation in genetics and traits such as Agrisure RW is helping growers meet the rapidly expanding demand for corn. The Agrisure brand spans a wide range of products bringing new choices to growers including Agrisure CB/LL, Agrisure GT, Agrisure RW, Agrisure GT/RW, Agrisure GT/CB/LL, Agrisure CB/LL/RW and Agrisure 3000GT.

In this introductory year, Agrisure RW growers participated in a comprehensive stewardship program to ensure their grain would remain in domestic markets. With this approval, Agrisure RW grain can now be accepted by elevators exporting grain to Japan. However, Syngenta is committed to and will continue to implement the grain stewardship program with growers through the end of 2007. In 2008, Agrisure RW will be part of the seed industry’s Market Choices grain direction program.

Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology. The company is a leader in crop protection, and ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales in 2006 were approximately $8.1 billion. Syngenta employs around 21,000 people in over 90 countries. Syngenta is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New York (SYT). Further information is available at www.syngenta.com

Note: For more detailed information, please refer to the attached fact sheet.

Golden Valley, Minn. - August 13, 2007 - For 2008, NK is expanding its already diverse portfolio to include 23 new soybeans, all selected from extensive research at more than 800,000 soybean plots at eight Syngenta research centers throughout the United States.

“This powerful soybean lineup provides growers with a broad range of options for the toughest disease, pest and weed issues that maximize yield performance in your fields,” says Jamie Leifker, NK marketing manager with Syngenta Seeds.

The new additions include six salt excluder soybeans, which limit distribution of chloride to vital plant parts, improving performance in salty fields. Plus, six of the new soybeans have been designated Extra Edge(tm) High Protein soybeans, and five are Extra Edge High Oil soybeans. The Extra Edge soybean portfolio characterizes products that offer high levels of oil or protein, and meet recommendations from the United Soybean Board, which encourages growers to choose soybeans that fit processor needs.

“By starting with the superior genetics of NK® Brand soybeans and adding Syngenta insect, disease and weed management options, growers have access to real productivity solutions that deliver higher yield and more profit,” Leifker says. “Plus, NK provides bulk options for increased efficiency, including the industry-leading TruBulk® soybean seed delivery system.”

For more information on NK soybeans or TruBulk, contact your local NK retailer.

NK is a trusted hybrid corn, soybean and alfalfa seed supplier with more than 100 years of service in the marketplace. Backed by the resources and research of Syngenta(tm), NK provides customers top-performing genetics, trait choices and flexible productivity solutions for maximum yield and profit, delivered though retail-based partnerships. Located in Golden Valley, Minn., NK is a business unit of Syngenta Seeds, Inc.

Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology. The company is a leader in crop protection, and ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales in 2006 were approximately $8.1 billion. Syngenta employs around 19,500 people in over 90 countries. Syngenta is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New York (SYT). Further information is available at www.syngenta.com

Rotation of Seed Traits Encouraged in Corn-on-Corn Systems

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - August 21, 2007 — First it was crop rotation. Then it was herbicide rotation. Now, crop specialists are emphasizing trait rotation as farmers plant more corn-on-corn to keep up with the growing ethanol demand.

“We’ve witnessed a historic shift in the Midwest, with total corn acreage increasing by nearly 20 percent over 2006,” says Tracy Mader, marketing manager for Agrisure® Corn Traits, Syngenta. “Many of these new corn acres were planted into last year’s corn crop, which raises the importance of trait rotation to maintain yield potential while optimizing weed and insect control.”

Cultivation is currently the only post-emergent control option for volunteer corn in conventional corn hybrids. Mader says that makes herbicide-tolerant varieties very desirable for second-year corn-not only for weed control, but also for convenience.

“Agrisure GT, for example, allows for glyphosate application to control non-GT volunteer corn, while Agrisure CB/LL allows for control of conventional or GT hybrid volunteer corn with LIBERTY® herbicide (glufosinate),” says Mader.

Like soybeans, corn can suffer significant yield loss through competition from volunteer corn. In a University of Illinois study, volunteer corn infestation reduced yield of GT and LibertyLink® (LL) corn by 42 percent and 60 percent at two Illinois test locations (Urbana and Dekalb) compared to GT corn plots treated with glyphosate and LL corn plots treated with glufosinate.

“Because the test plots were uniformly seeded with volunteer corn, these yield losses may be higher than what you might see under field conditions,” points out Aaron Hager, University of Illinois extension weed specialist and coordinator of the study. “In the field, volunteer corn infestations usually include some combination of clump corn, which is not as competitive. But that doesn’t change the take-home message, which is that volunteer corn must be controlled to prevent yield loss in corn-on-corn.”

At the Dekalb facility, glyphosate provided complete control of volunteer corn in GT corn plots and yielded 219 bushels per acre. Glufosinate provided 90 to 92 percent control of volunteer corn in LL corn plots and yielded 205 bushels per acre.

“If your second-year corn follows a conventional hybrid, then you can use your choice of GT or LL corn to expand your weed control options,” says Mader. “But when your second-year corn follows a herbicide-tolerant hybrid, trait rotation becomes essential.”

Agrisure GT/CB/LL and Agrisure 3000GT (GT/CB/LL/RW) stacked traits combine glyphosate tolerance with glufosinate tolerance, leaving open the choice of over-the-top weed control. Mader says the combination gives growers the flexibility of using either glyphosate or glufosinate on volunteer corn based on the level of weed pressure and the previous year’s corn traits.

Taking the lead in trait rotation, Syngenta is also emphasizing the importance of soybeans in the trait rotation equation. “Planting soybeans every third year gives you the agronomic advantages of crop rotation and provides an opportunity to clean up herbicide-tolerant volunteers with alternate chemistry,” adds Mader. “It’s a critical step in volunteer corn management.”

In time for 2007 planting, the EPA approved Agrisure CB/LL/RW, a triple stack corn trait that combines glufosinate tolerance with industry leading rootworm and corn borer protection. The Agrisure RW trait, available individually and in stacks, is fully approved for planting in the U.S. Syngenta is taking all necessary steps to obtain Japanese export approvals for Agrisure RW as quickly as possible, and implemented a comprehensive grain marketing program for 2007 to direct the grain to domestic use markets such as livestock feed.

For 2008 planting, Syngenta will add Agrisure 3000GT, a quad stack that provides rootworm protection, control of European corn borer and tolerance to both glufosinate and glyphosate herbicides. In addition to these new stacks, Syngenta is currently developing additional traits to enhance corn-on-corn production, including broad lepidopteran control, drought tolerance, nitrogen utilization, second-generation corn rootworm resistance and amylase corn for enhanced ethanol production.

Raven Industries (NASDAQ: RAVN) today announced a new touch-screen based

field computer - the Viper PRO. This system builds off of the highly

successful Raven Viper by adding a faster processor, more memory, and added

features. New options added to the Viper PRO include: real-time weather

information collected by sensors mounted on the machine, wireless

connectivity to allow for Internet access including file transfer, text

messaging, and vehicle location maps. The Viper PRO can also be used with an

N-Tech GreenSeeker(r) variable rate control system. Another new feature is

the Raven LastPass 3-D guidance. The LastPass 3-D guidance program was

initially introduced to the ag market in the Raven Envizio and Envizio Plus

systems. Adding this feature allows the Viper PRO to be used with the Raven

SmarTrax and QuickTrax assisted steering systems.

Raven Viper PRO features:

10.4″ color LCD touch-screen

800 MHz Intel processor

Windows XP OS

256 MB Ram / 2 GB internal storage

Five product flow control - liquid, granular, NH3, planter, injection

Multi-product variable rate option - control up to five products using

prescription maps

Raven LastPass 3-D guidance, the ultimate contour guidance pattern

Compatible with SmarTrax, SmarTrax DM, or QuickTrax assisted steering

AccuBoom - automatic boom section control

Autoboom Glide series - automatic boom height control

View coverage maps

3 USB ports for data transfer or optional applications, USB thumb drive

compatible

Ethernet connection for future wireless communication

The Raven Viper PRO carries a list price of $4945.00 and will be available

August 15th, 2007.

Celebrating 50 years of business innovation, Raven Industries was founded in

Sioux Falls, SD in 1956, as a manufacturer of high-altitude research

balloons for NASA and the American space program. From a single product

line, they have evolved into a successful, diversified manufacturer publicly

traded on NASDAQ (RAVN). Raven Industries’ Flow Controls Division has

provided precision solutions to the agriculture market for more than 25

years. From flow controls to high accuracy GPS and steering systems, Raven

leads the way in integrating technology for today’s agricultural market.

Additional materials on Viper PRO are available at

http://www.ravenprecisioncom/us/Press/article.jsp?ID=-6

For more information contact:

Holly L. Siegling, Marketing Coordinator

Raven Industries - Flow Controls Division

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Phone: 605.357.0455

Toll Free: 800.243.5435

Fax: 605.331.0426

Email: holly.siegling@ravenind.com

New technology will offer effective, affordable broad-spectrum weed control in corn, soybeans

DECATUR, Illinois — August 28, 2007 — Dow AgroSciences announced details today of an exciting,

new family of herbicide tolerance traits currently in development that could be available in corn by 2012.

Known currently as Dow AgroSciences Herbicide Tolerance, this innovative technology will improve weed control in herbicide-tolerant crops, said Tom Wiltrout, Global Business Leader – Corn for Dow AgroSciences, during a news conference at the company’s Farm Progress Show site.

Standing in front of a field plot of corn containing the new trait, Wiltrout said Dow AgroSciences Herbicide Tolerance will be stacked with the HERCULEX® Insect Protection (www.HERCULEX.net) family of traits to provide growers the broadest-spectrum, in-plant insect protection available and the best herbicide tolerance package.

“Dow AgroSciences Herbicide Tolerance traits will provide tolerance to certain broadleaf and grass herbicides, including the phenoxy auxins like 2,4-D, as well as aryloxyphenoxypropionate ‘fop’ grass herbicides,” Wiltrout told the ag media gathered at a press event held at the company’s Farm Progress Show site.

Wiltrout said Dow AgroSciences was working with 2,4-D for several reasons.

“2,4-D is an effective and affordable broadleaf herbicide, and it’s registered for postemergence use in corn and the burndown phase for corn and soybeans,” he said. “Growers are very familiar with 2,4-D and its performance, and despite its long history of use, few resistant weed populations have been identified.”

The introgression of new traits into elite genetics and the completion of regulatory processes to allow for commercialization typically take several years. Dow AgroSciences estimates launch timing for this technology at 2012 for corn and 2013 or 2014 for soybeans.

The company also will apply for approval of these traits with the regulatory bodies of its main trading-partner countries and will pursue both import permits and cultivation approvals in key countries.

“Dow AgroSciences anticipated that the rapid adoption of glyphosate tolerance traits would likely result in broadleaf weeds developing tolerance to glyphosate,” Wiltrout said. “Coupling Dow AgroSciences Herbicide Tolerance technology with other currently available herbicide tolerance traits will allow growers to use multiple modes of action to improve control of broadleaf weeds that are becoming more problematic.”

Wiltrout added that Dow AgroSciences is launching two new soil-applied herbicides that will be ideal for use in herbicide-tolerant crops. SureStart™ herbicide (www.SureStart.com) in corn and Sonic™ herbicide (www.SonicHerbicide.com) in soybeans both contain multiple modes of action that provide residual weed control in herbicide-tolerant crops.

To learn more about Dow AgroSciences Herbicide Tolerance and the company’s current technologies, including HERCULEX, SureStart and Sonic, visit www.CornCentral.com.

You can view the company’s latest activities at the Farm Progress Show, including a slide show of photos and audio and video podcasts from the site, at www.DowAgroDHT.com. The site will be updated regularly during the show.

About Dow AgroSciences

Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, is a top-tier agricultural company providing innovative crop protection, pest and vegetation management, seed, and agricultural biotechnology solutions to serve the world’s growing population. Global sales for Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, are $3.4 billion. Learn more at www.dowagro.com.

DECATUR, Ill., Aug. 28, 2007— DICKEY-john® and Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that they have joined forces to offer farmers a complete precision farming solution that uses the most advanced agricultural electronic technology from both companies.

The announcement was made today at the Farm Progress Show.

The DICKEY-john and Trimble “hybrid” systems will set new standards for the precision agriculture industry by offering growers:

• One-stop shopping for complete, seamless precision farming systems through DICKEY-john’s and Trimble’s dealer networks.

• Buy-when-needed modules that will allow growers to add new functionality—such as GPS automated steering, application monitoring and control, or field data management—when their operations require it.

• Less cab clutter and fast, easy access to GPS guidance and application controls through a single cab display. Display options will include the DICKEY-john IntelliAg™ virtual terminal display or Trimble® AgGPS® FieldManager™ display. Each option will provide full integration of both companies’ precision farming systems.

• The ability to install both companies’ new “hybrid” precision farming systems on equipment in multi-branded fleets.

For example, DICKEY-john customers will be able to integrate an automated steering system into the DICKEY-john IntelliAg™ system. The IntelliAg system includes a virtual terminal and the farmer’s choice of individual IntelliAg “plug and play” application control modules. IntelliAg modules control and monitor row planters, grain drills, sprayers, air seeders, spreaders and anhydrous applicators.

Trimble customers with AgGPS Autopilot™ automated steering systems will be able to add application control modules for controlling and monitoring planters, sprayers, air seeders, spreaders and anhydrous applicators to their systems. This offers new precision farming options to growers now using Trimble systems to control AgGPS Autopilot, AgGPS TrueTracker™ implement steering systems or AgGPS FieldLevel™ land leveling systems.

 

“The integration of our precision agriculture solutions could change farming in many of the same ways that hybrid seed corn impacted crop farming in the last century. These new ‘hybrid’ solutions from DICKEY-john and Trimble will offer farmers around the world the complete precision ag package they have been asking for,” said Edward M. Herter, president and CEO of DICKEY-john.

“DICKEY-john has played a key role in helping move the industry to the new ISO 11783 standard for agriculture electronics. When you combine DICKEY-john’s winning 40-year track record in agriculture electronics with Trimble’s leadership in agricultural positioning solutions, you have a dynamic technology team. These new ‘hybrid’ systems offer farmers a total precision agriculture package that will provide many years of dependable service,” said Alan Townsend, vice president of Trimble Field Solutions Group.

New “hybrid” precision farming products from DICKEY-john and Trimble are expected to be available from both companies’ dealers in the late fall of 2007. For more information, visit www.dickey-john.com or www.trimble.com.

About Trimble

Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on applications requiring position or location—including surveying, construction, agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. In addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the needs of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Trimble has a worldwide presence with more than 3,400 employees in over 18 countries.

For more information, visit Trimble’s Web site at www.trimble.com.

About DICKEY-john

Founded in 1966, DICKEY-john is the world leader in rugged, advanced-technology electronic assemblies for global agriculture. Some DICKEY-john accomplishments include these “world firsts:” first successful planter monitor, first grain moisture analyzer, first agricultural Doppler radar velocity sensor, first high accuracy seed sensor, and first electronic planter monitor. For more information, visit the DICKEY-john Web site at www.dickey-john.com.

Certain statements made in this press release are forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual events and results may differ materially from those described in this press release.  Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the ability of Trimble and DICKEY-john to fully integrate their precision farming systems and offer complete hybrid systems; the actual timing of hybrid system launches and their commercial availability; the pricing, performance, reliability and market acceptance of the hybrid systems; commercial disagreements between the parties or changing economic or market conditions, which could alter or terminate the relationship between the parties; the ability of the parties to provide long-term service and support for their offerings; and the impact of the hybrid systems on the precision agriculture industry.  More information about potential factors which could affect Trimble’s business and financial results is set forth in reports filed with the SEC, including Trimble’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its annual report on Form 10-K.  All forward looking statements are based on information available to Trimble as of the date hereof, and Trimble assumes no obligation to update such statements.

Pioneer® brand hybrids with Herculex XTRA Protection significantly better than competitors in field trials for second straight year

DES MOINES, Iowa, August 20, 2007 - Research conducted by the University of Illinois shows that Pioneer® brand corn hybrids with Herculex® XTRA traits were significantly better at protecting corn roots than hybrids with the YieldGard® VT Triple trait under very high rootworm pressure.

In University of Illinois trials in 2006 and 2007, Pioneer hybrids with the Herculex XTRA trait showed consistent, excellent protection against corn rootworm.

“The University of Illinois research results confirm that, in Pioneer hybrids, Herculex XTRA is The Better BtTM” DuPont Vice President and General Manager and President of Pioneer Dean Oestreich says. “Pioneer hybrids with the Herculex XTRA trait provide proven, excellent protection to corn roots. Growers can plant hybrids with the Herculex XTRA trait and feel confident that this will protect corn roots, regardless of the level of rootworm pressure.”

The University of Illinois results match other studies conducted this season by Pioneer Agronomy Sciences across 16 locations throughout the Corn Belt, showing Pioneer hybrids with the Herculex XTRA trait consistently provide excellent rootworm control in all pressure levels better than or equal to other in-plant corn rootworm traits.

In addition, these studies show that the Pioneer hybrids with the Herculex XTRA trait provide consistent results in protecting corn roots from rootworm damage regardless of rootworm pressure under a range of growing conditions. This complements studies done in previous years showing consistent, excellent protection from the Herculex XTRA trait against corn rootworms.

The University of Illinois trials, released in its newsletter dated Friday, August 17, 2007, evaluated a variety of corn rootworm management technologies including in-plant biotech traits, insecticide seed treatments, and granular and liquid insecticides. All were compared to unprotected checks. Test results were released from Monmouth, DeKalb and Urbana, Ill.

In the Urbana, Ill., location, Pioneer hybrids with Herculex XTRA insect protection provided superior protection to DeKalb® brand hybrids with the YieldGard® VT Triple trait. Pioneer® hybrid 33T59 with the Herculex® XTRA trait had a root rating of 0.49, significantly better than the DeKalb product DKC61-69 with the YieldGard VT Triple trait that rated 0.84. The check hybrids had root ratings as high as 2.86, showing very high corn rootworm infestation. Evaluations were based on a 0-3 root node injury scale.

In 2007 Pioneer trials, Pioneer hybrids with the Herculex XTRA trait also showed a significant difference between it and competitors in high corn rootworm pressure situations. In a study in Readlyn, Iowa, root ratings for Pioneer hybrids with the Herculex XTRA trait were 0.34, while DeKalb hybrids with the YieldGard Plus trait were 0.80 and Northrup King® hybrids with the Syngenta Agrisure® RW trait were 1.47. The check corn hybrids at the Readlyn site averaged 2.65, indicating high pressure.

In the remaining Pioneer trials, Pioneer hybrids with the Herculex XTRA trait showed consistent and excellent results.

Herculex® XTRA protection is a combination of Herculex® RW and Herculex® I traits for the broadest in-plant insect protection in the industry. In addition to defending the plant by controlling western, northern and Mexican corn rootworm, Herculex XTRA helps protect against European and southwestern corn borer, western bean cutworm, black cutworm and fall armyworm.

“Pioneer customers can be assured that the traits and the high yielding genetics offered in Pioneer products have been tested across a broad range of geographies and under a variety of growing conditions,” Oestreich says. “The Pioneer focus is to bring the greatest value to each acre of land with the latest technologies and greatest choices, year after year after year.”

A summary of the University of Illinois report is at: www.ipm.uiuc.edu/bulletin/article.php?id=838.

For more information on results of the Pioneer field studies, ask your local Pioneer sales professional.

Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, is the world’s leading source of customized solutions for farmers, livestock producers and grain and oilseed processors. With headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, Pioneer provides access to advanced plant genetics in nearly 70 countries.

DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.

ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 20, 2007 - Corn rootworms are among the most damaging insects that farmers must battle, and drought conditions in parts of the Corn Belt this season, such as Indiana and Ohio, can exacerbate the impact of this pest.

Under normal conditions, with adequate rainfall, corn plants can withstand a certain amount of rootworm feeding, according to Clint Pilcher, Monsanto Corn Insect Traits Technology Development Manager. But in severely dry conditions, he explained, damaged roots make it more difficult to absorb limited subsoil moisture and nutrients, compromising plant health and yield potential.

“With plenty of moisture, a corn plant can compensate for some feeding, but without adequate moisture, it is less able to recover,” Pilcher said.

Pilcher noted that corn hybrids with Monsanto’s new YieldGard VT(tm) technology are performing well this season, even under severely dry conditions. Root digs in dry regions show that the YieldGard VT roots are well protected, supporting more efficient uptake of moisture than conventional corn hybrids.

“We are seeing several cases in Indiana and Ohio and parts of eastern Illinois where YieldGard VT Triple(tm) plants are 12 to 18 inches taller than corn protected with soil insecticides,” he said. Pilcher noted that dry weather poses a risk even when rootworm pressure is lighter than normal levels. “In dry areas, it doesn’t take extreme pressure to observe differences in plant performance,” he says.

Pilcher noted that similar results are being seen in 22 stress mitigation plots that Monsanto is monitoring this season across the Corn Belt. To keep out moisture, tents have been erected over the plots which have also been infested with rootworms to determine how YieldGard VT and conventional hybrids respond to insect pressure under dry conditions. At mid-season, YieldGard VT Triple plants were taller and healthier than corn plants with insecticides or no protection.

Pilcher encourages farmers to conduct digs to assess the level of rootworm feeding in their corn fields and if necessary to consider management options, such as in-plant insect protection, for next season.

YieldGard VT technology provides growers with improved consistency, even better insect control and higher yield potential than the first generation of YieldGard® products. YieldGard VT Triple products, planted by about 2,000 farmers across the Corn Belt this season, combine YieldGard VT Rootworm and Roundup Ready® 2 technology with YieldGard Corn Borer.

Individual results may vary, and performance may vary from location to location and from year to year. This result may not be an indicator of results you may obtain as local growing, soil and weather conditions may vary. Growers should evaluate data from multiple locations and years whenever possible.

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - August 15, 2007 — Syngenta announces the

availability of Agrisure(r) 3000GT, the latest addition to the Agrisure

brand of high-performance corn traits, for the 2008 planting season.

Agrisure 3000GT is a quad stack that protects the corn crop against both

corn borer and corn rootworm while providing exceptional tolerance to

in-season applications of both glyphosate and LIBERTY(r) herbicides.

Agrisure traits feature the insect control and herbicide tolerance

growers need to protect the full genetic potential of their hybrids.

Agrisure 3000GT combines the powerful, proven glyphosate tolerance of

Agrisure GT with the superior insect resistance provided by Agrisure

CB/LL/RW, which has demonstrated a 42 bu/A yield advantage over the

untreated isoline in field trials. With built-in tolerance to glyphosate

and LIBERTY herbicides, growers also enjoy a trait solution for either

glyphosate- or glufosinate-tolerant volunteers in corn-on-corn

rotations.

“Agrisure 3000GT gives growers more freedom than ever before to maximize

yields and capitalize on higher grain prices and new market

opportunities,” says Tracy Mader, Agrisure brand manager, Syngenta

Seeds. “Additionally, growers can have confidence that the advanced

trait insertion process used by Syngenta protects the existing yield

potential of the hybrid.”

Syngenta maintains the genetic integrity of the hybrid by integrating

trait genes such as Agrisure 3000GT directly into elite seed lines. The

result is a rapid, efficient transfer of the desired DNA into new

hybrids for outstanding insect control and herbicide tolerance without

compromising the performance of the hybrid.

“Growers can plant this quad stack knowing that they have built-in

insect protection and herbicide tolerance, and a hybrid that is still

going to perform to its highest potential,” Mader adds. “Plus, with

their purchase of Agrisure corn traits, growers are eligible for

AgriEdge(r) Corn programs.”

AgriEdge Corn programs help increase productivity by minimizing

yield-limiting factors throughout the season. Industry-leading crop loss

and replant assurances help minimize risk while the industry’s most

comprehensive portfolio of seeds, services and crop protection products

helps to maximize yield.

“AgriEdge lets growers enjoy unmatched flexibility,” says Rex Wichert,

AgriEdge corn business manager, Syngenta. “If a grower plants a hybrid

containing Agrisure 3000GT, but does not use the GT or LL trait,

Syngenta reimburses the grower for the full value of the unused trait.

This feature allows growers flexibility in focusing on yield potential

and only paying for the technology they use.”

Syngenta introduced Agrisure biotech traits for corn in 2005 with the

launch of Agrisure GT. The Agrisure traits lineup has grown

substantially and now includes Agrisure GT, Agrisure LL, Agrisure CB/LL

(season-long corn borer control), Agrisure GT/CB/LL, Agrisure RW and

Agrisure GT/RW. Today, Agrisure traits are available in elite genetics

from Garst(r), Golden Harvest(r), NK(r) and more than 150 other seed

brands.

Agrisure 3000GT has full U.S. government approvals for planting in the

U.S. Syngenta is seeking full regulatory approval in Japan, as well as

other major export markets of U.S. corn and corn products. In 2007,

pending key export approvals, Syngenta developed a program to make

Agrisure RW technology available to those growers who submitted a plan

to direct their grain to domestic markets, such as on-farm livestock

feeding, domestic feedlots, and ethanol plants that are not exporting

distiller’s dry grains (DDGs).

For more information on Agrisure 3000GT, Agrisure traits and AgriEdge

programs, please visit us on the Web at www.agrisuretraits.com

Product Provides Fast, Effective Burndown and Cleaner Fields at Planting Time

Philadelphia, July 25, 2007 — A new option for quick burndown of winter annuals and other tough broadleaf weeds in multiple cropping systems is now available from FMC Corporation (NYSE:FMC). Rage™ D-Tech herbicide has received approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for use in a variety of crops for fast, consistent burndown of a broad spectrum of weeds.

Rage D-Tech is an economical option for consistent control of winter annuals, including marestail, henbit, dandelion, shepherdspurse and mustards; and other broadleaf weeds, including bindweed, waterhemp, lambsquarters, velvetleaf, ragweed and smartweed. The product is labeled for use in no-till treatments in soybeans, corn, and sorghum, plus in-crop use in corn, sorghum, pasture and range grasses, and small grains, including wheat, barley, oats and rye, and as a harvest aid.

“Rage D-Tech is an integral part of a burndown program that prepares fields for planting a season ahead of time to help growers increase yields and get more for their money,” says Aaron Locker, Rage D-Tech product manager for FMC Agricultural Products. “It’s highly effective and works fast. Growers can actually see the results just a few hours after application.”

Figure 1 shows the efficacy of Rage D-Tech on burndown of kochia and puncturevine, in a trial conducted by Kansas State University. These control measurements were taken just four days after treatment. Figure 2 compares usage rates of Rage D-Tech and 2,4-D and related percent control of taller weeds just six days after treatment, in a trial conducted at the University of Nebraska. The fast-acting herbicide allows growers to plant earlier in the following season to get the most out of every acre. Two modes of action work together for complete burndown of tough, fall broadleaf weeds that will allow growers to plant into cleaner fields the following spring season.

Researchers in the Midwest and Delta regions have identified certain varieties of broadleaf weeds as glyphosate-resistant, including waterhemp, ragweed and marestail. Rage D-Tech is a viable option for growers to control these problem weeds and help maintain a clean field throughout the growing season, as shown in Figure 3.

For control of small weeds six inches tall or less, apply Rage D-Tech at a rate of 0.5 pt/A. Applied with a residual soybean herbicide in the fall, this combination provides outstanding burndown plus residual control allowing growers to spread out their work load while achieving effective weed control in a Roundup ReadyÒ soybean system. To control taller weeds such as heavy henbit, marestail, dandelion and kochia, apply Rage D-Tech at a rate of 0.75 pt/A. For in-crop applications in corn, sorghum, range grasses, and small grains, use 0.5 - 1.0 pt/A of Rage D-Tech to achieve maximum desiccation of weeds ranging in height from eight to 12 inches or taller.

Rage D-Tech is an excellent tank-mix partner, providing fast burndown of both broadleaves and grasses to save time and money. University extension representatives recommend using a combination of glyphosate and other herbicides to combat problem weeds and establish an effective weed management program. Rage D-Tech can easily transition into a rotational cropping system as part of an overall long-term management program in corn and soybeans.

For more information about products in the corn and soybean portfolio from FMC, please visit cropsolutions.fmc.com.