Monsanto Pipeline from 2006 to 2009
Since 2006, Monsanto Company has showcased its robust product pipeline at the Farm Progress Show. This pipeline features Monsanto’s innovative products in various stages of development in all of our core crops.
To deliver these products to farmers, Monsanto invests an average $2.6 million a day in research and development. This tremendous investment often allows the promising technologies in the pipeline to become a reality rather than just a promise. The Monsanto showcase at the 2009 Farm Progress Show will give visitors an idea where the pipeline is, where it has been and where it is going.
Those who saw the Monsanto pipeline at the 2006 Farm Progress Show in Amana, Iowa, will see a very different pipeline at the 2009 show. Several of the traits in the pipeline in 2006 have now been commercialized and are currently delivering value to Monsanto customers.
Monsanto Product Pipeline from 2006 to 2009
“It’s really exciting to look back at 2006 and all the progress we’ve made on our pipeline,” says Roy Fuchs, Monsanto oilseed technology lead. “Since 2006, we’ve introduced our second [biotech soybean] product, Genuity™ Roundup Ready 2 Yield®. In 2006, it was in late-stage phase 3; it’s now been commerically released in 2009 on 1.5 million acres, and is expected to expand to 7 to 8 million acres in 2010.” Monsanto has seen tremendous progress with its soybean traits, with the vast majority of them advancing at least one phase since the 2006 show.
There has also been significant progress made in other crops, such as corn and cotton. Dicamba-tolerant cotton is now in phase 2, promising better weed control for farmers. Corn has had several developments, including products such as Genuity™ SmartStax™, YieldGard VT Triple®, and Genuity™ VT Triple PRO™, which offer excellent pest protection as well as reduced refuge rates in certain products. Drought-tolerant corn has progressed from pipeline phase 2 in 2006 to phase 4, the final phase in the Monsanto pipeline in 2009, becoming the first regulatory submission in the world for a biotech drought-tolerant crop.
Monsanto’s ability to develop and deliver on its pipeline technologies is the reason we are considered the industry leader. As a company focused 100% on agriculture, Monsanto has been able to concentrate our resources on research and development – a strategy that has lead to the introduction of at least one new trait every year since 1996. These products bring benefits to farmers, and Monsanto’s continued research will build on those benefits.
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IMPORTANT: Grain Marketing and Seed Availability: Genuity™ SmartStax™ has received the necessary approvals in the United States, however, as of 08/31/2009, approvals have not been received in certain major corn export markets. Genuity™ SmartStax™ will not be launched and seed will not be available until after import approvals are received in appropriate major corn export markets. B.t. products, including Genuity™ SmartStax™ may not yet be registered in all states. Check with your Monsanto representative for the registration status in your state.
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. IMPORTANT: Grain Marketing and Seed Availability: Genuity™ VT Triple PRO™ has received the necessary approvals in the United States, however, as of 08/31/2009, approvals have not been received in all major corn export markets. Genuity™ VT Triple PRO™ seed will only be available as part of a commercial demonstration program that includes grain marketing stewardship requirements. It is a violation of national and international law to move material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted. Consult with your seed representative for current stewardship information. Genuity™, Genuity and Design™, Genuity Icons, Roundup®, Roundup Ready®, Roundup Ready 2 Technology and Design™, Roundup Ready 2 Yield®, SmartStax™, SmartStax and Design™, VT Triple PRO™, and YieldGard VT Triple® are trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC. Liberty Link and the Water Droplet Design® is a registered trademark of Bayer CropScience AG. Herculex is a trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC. Respect the Refuge and Corn Design® is a registered trademark of National Corn Growers Association. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©2009 Monsanto Company.
