Harnessing the POWERFUL TECHNOLOGY of nature. • QuickRoots ® – a microbial seed inoculant for a range of crops. QuickRoots can help improve uptake and availability of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, which can support root and shoot growth and help maximize yield potential. • Activonate ® – an easy-to-use, water-soluble biofungicide for the diversified specialty crops market that effectively protects against many common foliar and soil-borne diseases. Within the pages of this 2016 Product Guide you’ll learn more about these and the other microbial solutions that Monsanto BioAg offers to help protect and maximize yield potential. But as exciting as these products are, the future holds even more promise. Monsanto BioAg is the commercial arm of the BioAg Alliance that Monsanto and Novozymes formed in early 2014. The BioAg Alliance brings together Novozymes’ and Monsanto’s capabilities within microbial discovery, development, and production. The BioAg Alliance is dedicated to fundamentally enhancing the research and development of naturally derived microbial technologies to significantly increase productivity of the world’s crops for the benefit of agriculture, consumers, the environment and society at large. Together, the BioAg Alliance partners are committed to discovering and developing transformational products that have the potential of delivering statistically significant yield increases in a robust and consistent manner, independent of soil and weather conditions. A critical aspect of this development effort is the ongoing commitment Monsanto and Novozymes have made in supporting a massive and unprecedented field-testing initiative. It began in 2014, when the BioAg Alliance partners tested hundreds of microbial strains in 170,000 field plots across 70 U.S. locations. The scope more than doubled in 2015, and both partners have made a multi-year commitment to testing thousands of microbial strains over hundreds of thousands of yield plots. This large-scale testing – outside the lab and in the field, over a broad range of soil and environmental conditions – promises to play a key role in identifying and producing new microbial solutions that have the greatest potential to deliver transformational results for growers and the industry as a whole. You can discover more about how Monsanto BioAg is harnessing the powerful technology of nature at MonsantoBioAg.com. The growth of strong, healthy plants relies on many things – smart planning, good seed genetics, timely planting, and ideal weather, just to name a few. But one nearly invisible – and thus often overlooked – factor is the role microbes play in the life of plants. Microbes are tiny, naturally occurring microorganisms, and the soil is teeming with them. In fact, one gram of soil can contain up to 10 billion microbes, and as many as 30,000 different microbial species. These microorganisms, living in close and often symbiotic relationships with plants, make up the plants’ microbiome. Microbial products are made from microbes that can work alone or complement traditional methods of plant production and protection. They can offer real benefits to growers, like improving crop nutrient uptake, providing disease protection and insect control, and ultimately protecting and maximizing yield. Microbes are a powerful, natural technology, and Monsanto BioAg – as the innovation leader in the marketplace – is committed to harnessing this technology to provide microbial-based sustainable solutions that help farmers produce more with less. This commitment begins with our current portfolio of leading, natural biological solutions including: • TagTeam ® LCO – a MultiAction ® inoculant for soybeans and other legumes that combines the proven performance of the LCO (lipochitooligosaccharide) molecule with the phosphate-solubilizing benefits of Penicillium bilaii, and a specially selected rhizobia inoculant. • Optimize ® – a dual-action inoculant for soybeans and other legumes that contains a specially selected rhizobia and the LCO molecule to help increase nitrogen fixation and enhance nutrient uptake. How the BioAg Alliance Works Microbes from Novozymes Sourcing Microbes from Monsanto Sourcing Together, Monsanto and Novozymes are Developing Sustainable Agriculture Solutions with Microbial Technology Selected Microbes Small-Scale Fermentation Field Testing Monsanto BioAg . . . our beliefs At Monsanto BioAg, the solutions we deliver to the market today – and the promise of an even brighter future – are shaped and defined by these core values and beliefs: Process Optimization Regulatory Submissions Manufacturing Commercialization Products from the BioAg Alliance are designed to help farmers have better harvests while using resources more efficiently. • We believe in delivering higher crop yields to growers. • We believe in the power of science. • We believe in the power and potential of the microbiome to deliver new, sustainable solutions to agriculture. • We believe we are a technology leader, and must continually anticipate agricultural needs, and search for new solutions. • We believe in high-quality products. 4 5
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