Commodity Classic 2008

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Monsanto Media Interview Opportunities

Other Monsanto Interview Opportunities - Commodity Classic Booth 272

Chad Bush
Roundup Marketing Manager

  • Roundup PowerMAX™, a new Roundup agricultural herbicide formulation replacing Roundup Original MAX®, has been proven in field trials to offer farmers more powerful, consistent weed control from weed to weed and field to field.

Malin Westfall
Vistive Marketing Manager
  • Farmers who harvested Vistive® low-linolenic soybeans in 2007 reported strong yields comparable to their commodity soybeans. Over 170 different varieties from 31 seed brands will be available in 2008 to meet consumer demand for trans fat-free diets.

David Nothmann
Roundup Ready 2 Yield Product Launch Lead

Dion McBay
U.S. Soybean Traits Marketing Lead
  • New Roundup Ready 2 Yield™ soybeans will be launched in 2009. Details will be announced at a press conference at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 29. (See page 1).

Jason Hoag
DEKALB Marketing Manager

Chris Peterson
DEKALB Marketing Manager
  • Data from nearly 1,700 on-farm field trials showed an average of more than a 14.6 bushel per acre advantage for DEKALB® YieldGard VT Triple® compared to Pioneer products which included Herculex® Xtra in 2007. 103 DEKALB growers were NCGA Yield Contest winners, seven of which took the national prize. Several of these winners will be available for interviews during the show.

Brian Adams
Asgrow Marketing Manager

Jerry Devore
Asgrow Marketing Manager
  • Monsanto scientists are using molecular breeding tools to accelerate improvements in agronomic performance and higher yield potential for Asgrow® soybeans. The Asgrow 2008 Elites yielded 2.5 bushels more per acre than other leading soybean brands in Monsanto field trials.

John Jansen
Corn Traits Marketing Lead
  • The new Biotech Yield Endorsement (BYE) pilot program will offer lower crop insurance premiums for growers in Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana who plant YieldGard VT Triple® or YieldGard® Plus with Roundup Ready® Corn 2 this season because these technologies reduce production risk and increase yields.

Troy Hobbs
Corn Biofuels Strategy Lead

Rob Elliott & Steve Petersen
Processor Preferred Marketing Manager

  • Processor Preferred® High-Fermentable Corn Hybrids offer high yield potential and can provide up to 2 percent to 4 percent more ethanol per bushel than conventional corn. Over 150 processing plants now participate in the Processor Preferred Program.

Rick Cole
Technology Development Manager

Monsanto's American Seeds, Inc. (ASI)

The following ASI spokespersons will also be available for interviews.

Wayne Hoener, Director of Product Advancement and BioFuture
Topics: The newly-expanded role of BioFuture – what it is, how it’s used, how customers benefit; Vistive low-lin soybeans – Channel’s expanded role; Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans and the timeline for inclusion into the Channel brands’ soybean product line offering.

Randy Ramundt, Marketing and Communications Manager
Topics: Channel Brands (Crow’s Hybrids, Midwest Seed Genetics and NC+ Hybrids) marketplace momentum driven by customer relationships; Channel’s component approach to the seed business.