Insect hits cornfields in two new states as it continues to expand its movement into the Eastern Corn Belt

INDIANAPOLIS — September 19, 2007 — When Larry Lathwell decided to take a look at the progress of his drought-stressed corn in early August, the Frankfort, Mich., farmer discovered he wasn’t the only one in his cornfield that day. As he pulled back on the husks, ground kernels fell out until a shredded ear of corn was revealed with several worms feeding on it. Each ear of corn he inspected looked the same. …more

Patented Manufacturing Process Delivers the Right Ratio of Nutrients at the Right Time

Plymouth, Minn. — Sept. 17, 2007 — A unique three-in-one crop nutrient designed to make every single plant perform better is now available from The Mosaic Company.

Called MicroEssentials^TM, the new product uses a patented manufacturing process to combine the correct ratios of different vital nutrients into uniform granules, with each granule formed much like the partial layers on an onion’s skin. Every MicroEssentials granule contains three critical nutrients — nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur — in a proper ratio, giving every single plant a better shot at getting essential nutrients it needs to produce the best results. …more

INDIANAPOLIS – Sept. 25, 2007 – Dow AgroSciences announces its 2008 Grower Rewards program, which provides profit opportunities to growers who plant Mycogen® brand seed and use crop protection products from Dow AgroSciences.

This program allows growers to earn cash rebates of up to 10 percent on their Mycogen brand seed products and Dow AgroSciences crop protection purchases for the 2008 production season.

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Golden Valley, Minn. - September 24, 2007 - With more than $25 million of capital improvements now complete at its Midwestern seed supply facilities and significant increases in corn and soybean seed to harvest this fall, Syngenta has geared up for an anticipated increase in customer demand for its Garst®, Golden Harvest® and NK® seed products for 2008 planting.

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ST. LOUIS, MO, USA and REHOVOT, ISRAEL (Sept. 25, 2007) –Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON) and Evogene Ltd. (TASE: EVGN) today announced a collaboration to improve nitrogen use efficiency in corn, soybeans, canola and cotton. Under the agreement, Monsanto gains exclusive rights to a number of genes discovered by Evogene that help plants maintain yield with lower applications of nitrogen. Monsanto will work to evaluate the use of those genes in its research and development pipeline. The potential candidates from Evogene are complementary to the nitrogen utilization genes already in testing in Monsanto’s pipeline and could provide the opportunity to further a series of upgrades for this key target area. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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