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Sustainability Management 2009
Monsanto Mississippi River Partnership Project
Monsanto and CI Partner to Conserve Biodiversity
Biotech Soybeans Spur No-Till Farming in U.S.
Biotech Seeds Reduce Pesticides, Cut Emissions
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Helping farmers meet the needs of a growing planet.
Improve Farmers' Lives
Increasing incomes and standards of living.
This initiative aims to reduce nutrient and sediment movement into the United States’ largest river system, the Mississippi River. Monsanto is partnering with multiple agricultural and conservation groups that are working with farmers to help reduce runoff from the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico. View the full press kit below.
News Release
New Initiative Focuses on Water Quality Improvement in the Mississippi River Basin and Gulf of Mexico
Press Conference
Monday, December 8, 2008, 10:00 AM CT
- Related Presentation (.pdf 2M)
- Related Audio (.mp3 48M)
- Conference Audio Replay:
Dial In: 800-642-1687
Conference ID# 76912538
Project Backgrounders
- Audubon (.pdf 139K)
- Boone River (.pdf 50K)
- Delta Wildlife (.pdf 224K)
- Iowa Soybean Association (.pdf 131K)
- Lyons Creek (.pdf 142K)
- Mississippi River (.pdf 209K)
- The Nature Conservancy (.pdf 169K)
Speaker Biographies and Photos
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Trey Cooke
Biography (.pdf 289k) -
John Heisdorffer
Biography (.pdf 297k) -
Michael Reuter
Biography (.pdf 185k) -
Jerry Steiner
Biography (.pdf 121k) -
Roger Still
Biography (.pdf 182k) -
Roger Wolf
Biography (.pdf 200k)
Downloadable Photos
Note to media: The zip files listed below contain photos, cutline and credit information.
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Delta Wildlife (.zip 6M)
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Iowa Soybean Association (.zip 3M)
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Mississippi River Wildlife (.zip 3M)
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Rain Garden (.zip 2M)
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The Nature Conservancy (.zip 93M)
Links to Partner Websites
Additional Resources
