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2016TUGMONSANTO CANADA TECHNOLOGY USE GUIDE

Dear Valued Customer,

We would like to express our sincere appreciation for your business. As a company 100% focused on agriculture, we understand that our success depends entirely on your success, and we hope that the upcoming 2016 cropping season is rewarding for you.

As part of our ongoing commitment to you, our customer, each year we like to take the opportunity to review technology stewardship principles for crops that contain Monsanto technologies. This allows us to familiarize you with proper management practices to ensure that you get the most out of your crops.

The annual update to the terms and conditions for the Technology Stewardship Agreement (TSA) that you have signed with Monsanto is included within the 2016 Technology Use Guide.

Some of the highlights you will find contained in the 2016 Technology Use Guide are:

• Monsanto’s Field Check Program — a program designed to keep farming fair for everyone

• Transition of all Monsanto insect protected corn products to RIB Complete (refuge in a bag) to simplify insect resistance management and compliance

• Information on seed treatment use and protection of pollinators, including new requirements for growers in Ontario using neonicotinoids

• Information on glyphosate resistance and weed management practices

Your TSA requires that you read through the 2016 Technology Use Guide in detail to understand the importance of your role in proper technology stewardship and your obligations when using Monsanto’s patented technology in Canada.

Monsanto works with farmers around the world to help make agriculture more productive and more sustainable. We believe through the hard work and dedication of farmers, agriculture can help meet global needs. We are committed to doing our part by developing technologies that enable farmers to get more from every acre of farmland.

Specifically, we are working to double yields in our core crops of corn, soybeans and spring-planted canola by 2030, compared to a base year of 2000, while reducing inputs and improving farmers’ lives. These yield gains will come from a combination of advanced plant breeding, biotechnology and improved farm-management practices. Good stewardship practices will help ensure that the technologies we use today continue to be effective and contribute to increased productivity into the future.

If you have any questions or comments about Monsanto trait technologies, please contact Monsanto’s CustomCare® line at 1-800-667-4944.

Sincerely,

Darrel ArmstrongMonsanto Canada Inc.Canada Stewardship Lead

Monsanto Canada 2016 Technology Use Guide 1

This 2016 Technology Use Guide (TUG) provides a concise source of technical information about Monsanto Canada’s current portfolio of technology products, and sets forth the requirements and guidelines for the use of these products. As a user of Monsanto technology, it is important that you are familiar with and follow certain management practices. Please read all of the information pertaining to the technology you will be using, including stewardship and related information. Monsanto Canada will from time to time update or add products to the TUG. Monsanto Technology Stewardship Agreement holders will be notified when significant changes occur to allow users to be familiar with the most recent information and required practices.

This technical guide is not a pesticide product label. It is intended to provide additional information and to highlight approved uses from certain product labels. Read and follow all precautions and use instructions in the label booklet and separately published supplemental labeling for the Roundup® agricultural herbicide product you are using, as well as any other pesticide products.

Included in this guide is information on the following:

Stewardship Overview 2

Treated Seed Requirements and Best Management Practices 4

Identity Preserved Production 4

General Instructions for Management of Pollen Flow and Mechanical Mixing 5

Coexistence 6

Weed Management 6

Insect Resistance Management 8

Genuity® SmartStax® RIB Complete® Corn 9

Genuity® VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® Corn 10

Genuity® VT Triple PRO® RIB Complete® Corn 11

Corn with Roundup Ready® 2 Technology 12

Performance Series® Sweet Corn 14

Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® Soybeans 16

Roundup Ready® Soybeans Material Handling 17

Genuity® Roundup Ready® Canola 18

Genuity® Roundup Ready® Sugarbeets 19

Terms and Conditions 21

Introduction


A Message About StewardshipMonsanto Canada, Inc. (Monsanto) is committed to enhancing farmer productivity and profitability through the introduction of new agricultural biotechnology traits and other products. These new technologies bring enhanced value and benefits to farmers and farmers assume responsibilities for proper management of those traits. Farmers planting seed with Monsanto biotech traits and/or seed treatments agree to implement the following stewardship practices, including, but not limited to:

• Reading, understanding and abiding by the terms of the Technology Stewardship Agreement (TSA) that you have signed.

• Reviewing updates and abiding by changes to the TSA terms and conditions that are sent to you (a copy is included in this 2016 Technology Use Guide).

• Ensuring that the seed you have purchased with your TSA is for use on your own farm and not transferred to any other entity for planting.

• Ensuring that seed containing patented technology is used for planting a single commercial crop.

• Complying with the applicable Insect Resistance Management (IRM) practices for specific biotech traits as mandated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and set forth in this Technology Use Guide (TUG).

• Reading and following the directions for use on all product labels and following applicable stewardship practices as outlined in this Technology Use Guide (TUG) and the Canadian Corn Pest Coalition’s (CCPC) IRM guide — A Farmer’s Handbook: Controlling Corn Insect Pests with B.t. Corn Technology, 2nd Edition.

• Complying with any additional stewardship requirements, such as grain or feed use agreements, product marketing requirements, or geographic planting restrictions that Monsanto deems appropriate or necessary to implement for proper stewardship or regulatory compliance.

• Following the Herbicide Resistance Management Guidelines to minimize the risk of resistance development.

• Selling harvested crops or materials containing biotech traits only to countries where all necessary regulatory approvals have been granted, and only to commodity handlers that confirm their acceptance, or using that harvested crop/material as on-farm feed.

• Not moving material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted.

• Not selling, promoting and/or distributing where the product is not yet approved.

Recommendations as of 09/15/15. For subsequent updates, refer to www.monsanto.ca or contact your local Monsanto representative.

Why is Stewardship Important?Each component of stewardship offers benefits to farmers:

• Signing a TSA provides farmers with access to Monsanto’s germplasm and biotech trait technologies therein, and provides limited warranties on Monsanto Technology performance.

• Following IRM guidelines guards against insect resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) and other technologies, enabling the long-term durability of these technologies, and meeting Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) requirements.

• Appropriate stewardship of grain and processed products helps preserve a continuous open export market for Canadian grain products.

• Proper weed management maintains the long-term effectiveness of weed control solutions.

• Utilizing biotech seed only for planting a single commercial crop helps preserve the effectiveness of biotech traits, and incents investment for future biotech innovations, which further improves farming technology and productivity.

Practicing these stewardship activities will allow biotechnology’s positive agricultural contributions to continue.

Stewardship Overview

Crop or Material Handling Stewardship StatementThe following Excellence Through Stewardship® statement applies to Roundup Ready® Corn 2, Genuity® VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® corn, Genuity® VT Triple PRO® RIB Complete® corn, Genuity® SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn, Genuity® Roundup Ready® Sugarbeets, Genuity® Roundup Ready® Canola, Performance Series® Sweet Corn, and Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® Soybeans:

Monsanto Company is a member of Excellence Through Stewardship® (ETS). Monsanto products are commercialized in accordance with ETS Product Launch Stewardship Guidance, and in compliance with Monsanto’s Policy for Commercializa-tion of Biotechnology-Derived Plant Products in Commodity Crops. Commercialized products have been approved for import into key export markets with functioning regulatory systems. Any crop or material produced from these products can only be exported to, or used, processed or sold in countries where all necessary regulatory approvals have been granted. It is a violation of national and international law to move material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted. Farmers should talk to their grain handler or product purchaser to confirm their buying position for commodity crop products.


The Field Check ProgramMonsanto’s Field Check Program aims to keep farming fair for everyone. When a farmer goes against the terms of their TSA, it is unfair to the farmers who honour their agreement with Monsanto. One of the terms of the TSA you have signed allows Monsanto to review your use of patented biotech seed technology for a prescribed period of time after the seed is purchased. Reviews are conducted through our Technology Protection Field Check Program. Monsanto’s Field Check Program began in 1997 as a way to help maintain a level playing field for all farmers. Since then, Monsanto has conducted more than 15,000 Field Checks in Canada — all in an effort to make sure that farmers who haven’t paid for our patented technology are not benefitting unfairly.

Information about the Field Check ProcessOur Field Check representatives are independent third-party professionals who are committed to conducting their checks with the utmost privacy and consideration. The Field Check representatives have been trained to complete your Field Check as conveniently and efficiently as possible. During our visit, the representative will review your receipts of seed and glyphosate purchases, as well as maps of your farmed land. As part of the Field Check, our representative will also take seed, plant and/or bin samples to ensure that your farmed acres are being managed according to the terms of the TSA you have signed. At the end of our Field Check Program, Monsanto will be in touch to review your Field Check results.

Monsanto Invests in the Field Check Program for Three Key Reasons:• No business can survive without being paid for its product. • Monsanto invested more than $1.5 billion last fiscal year research-

ing new tools for farmers. If only some farmers are paying the required technology fees, our ability to invest in research and development to create new products decreases.

• When a grower decides to go against the terms of his or her Technology Stewardship Agreement by saving and re-using seed, it is unfair to the farmers who choose to honor their agreements with Monsanto.

Selection for Field CheckGenerally, the farmers who are selected to participate in a Field Check have been randomly selected from the group of farmers who have signed a TSA. Sometimes, a Field Check results when Monsanto is provided with information about farmers who are not honouring the terms of their agreement or attempting to benefit unfairly from the use of patented technology. If you become aware of individuals who are utilizing Monsanto’s biotech traits in a manner that is not consistent with the terms and conditions of the TSA, you may call Monsanto’s CustomCare® line at 1-800-667-4944 or send a letter to:

Intellectual Property Protection 900 One Research Road Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 6E3

Monsanto treats any information of this nature as confidential. However, if the information provided becomes the subject of court proceedings, Monsanto would be required to disclose any correspondence that was relevant to the matter. You can choose to provide information about potential violations without revealing your identity or your location so as to remain anonymous.

2015 Results In 2015, 25 Field Check representatives conducted Field Check visits with randomly selected customers across Canada. We found that the vast majority of our customers were following the terms and conditions of the Technology Stewardship Agreement they signed. We have thanked those farmers for their participation and compliance.

Non-ComplianceUnfortunately, we did find some instances of non-compliance with the TSA in the 2015 Field Check Program. Key examples include:

• Farmers who refused to cooperate with the Field Check Program – In these cases, we allow the farmer customer another chance to cooperate, failing which we take steps to terminate their TSA. A termination means this customer no longer has access to Monsanto’s patented technology in any crop. In the few instances where we have had to terminate the TSA, we have notified individual retailers so they can ensure there are no future sales to this farm entity.

• Seed containing Monsanto’s patented technology had been delivered to farmers who had not signed a TSA – Any purchase and possession of seed containing Monsanto’s patented technology requires an executed Technology Stewardship Agreement.

• Unfortunately we also discovered a small number of farmers who were engaging in seed piracy by using saved seed on their farms. These farmers acknowledged immediately that planting saved seed was wrong. Some of these matters arose from randomly selected files and others resulted from anonymous tips.

In these cases, cash payments were made by the farmers to take the crops to harvest. Monsanto has made the public commitment that it will never profit because of a bad decision made by a customer. Every dollar that has been collected from a seed piracy settlement supple-ments Monsanto Canada’s existing corporate giving program that provides funds to charitable programs that benefit rural residents and rural communities across Canada.


Stewardship Overview CONT.

An Important Note About Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® Soybean TechnologyJust as the seed and traits offered to farmers has continued to evolve and offer more benefits, Monsanto and its partners have developed new technology to detect these traits.

An example is Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® soybean technology, which is a newer technology and is covered by a different set of patents than first-generation Roundup Ready soybeans. As a result, changes that affected the use of original Roundup Ready technology when its patent expired do not apply to Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans. Although both technologies provide tolerance to glyphosate and may appear similar in the field, the traits have different molecular signatures.

Monsanto and EnviroLogix®, a leader in the development and manufac-ture of immunoassay test kits, have developed a field-friendly test to detect the Roundup Ready 2 Yield® trait in soybeans.

The test is capable of providing accurate detections in less than 20 minutes, and is being widely used by Field Check representatives supporting Monsanto’s Technology Protection Field Check Program. This is how Monsanto uses testing to continue to ensure farming is fair for everyone.

Treated Seed Requirements and Best Management Practices

Seed Treatment TechnologyInnovative seed treatment technology is an effective means of crop protection. Treated seed can maximize stand establishment and plant health to aid in the performance potential of crops, and can reduce the number of spray applications of insecticides to support a sustainable means of crop production.

Farmers must follow all seed treatment label, bag and tag requirements. If a farmer chooses to use a seed flow lubricant to aid in planting, the Canada Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) requires that only a dust-reducing fluency agent is used. If used, carefully follow use directions for seed flow lubricant.

Below are some recommended best management practices regarding the handling and planting of treated seeds to reduce exposure and potential risks to people, pollinators (bees), and the environment.

Best Management Practices• When opening seed bags or containers, avoid spilling treated seeds

and spreading dust from the treated seeds. Spilled or exposed seed and dust must be incorporated into the soil or cleaned up from the soil surface.

• Communicate with known neighbouring beekeepers about potential planting times or pesticide applications so they can move or confine their bees during those times.

• Avoid spreading dust when planting treated seed, particularly by cleaning planters and seed containers, and directing planter exhaust away from areas bees maybe present.

For additional information to help minimize the dust generated during planting, refer to the Health Canada webpage on pollinator protection at www.healthcanada.gc.ca/pollinators or the CropLife Canada website at www.croplife.ca.

New Requirements for Ontario for 2016Corn and soybean growers in Ontario who intend to plant more than 50% of total area with neonicotinoid insecticide treated seed in 2016 will have to complete a soil inspection assessment report and participate in IPM training. For further details on the new Ontario neonicotinoid regulation refer to www.ontario.ca/page/neonicotinoid-regulations.

Monsanto BioAg ProductsMonsanto BioAg products offer leading biological solutions for agriculture. For more information, talk to your local retailer or discover more at monsantobioag.com.

Honey Bee Health InformationFrom time to time claims circulate that insect protected GMO crops harm bees. The insecticidal proteins produced by the currently available insect protected crops are derived from a common soil bacterium and Monsanto screens all of the proteins we use for toxicity to honey bees. None of the proteins have provided any evidence of harm in either short or long term testing with both adult and larval honey bees. Likewise, there are no credible reports of harm caused by insect protected GMO crops on honey bees.

In recent years, overwinter losses of honey bee colonies have increased significantly. There are many possible causes but parasites such as the Varroa mite, diseases, the pesticides used to control mites and diseases, poor nutrition, transportation stress and pesticides including neonicotinoid insecticides are often cited.

Monsanto Company has many efforts underway to improve honey bee health:

• Our Honey Bee Advisory Council helps guide our honey bee health research and development efforts;

• We are developing new, targeted treatments for Varroa mites and viruses;

• We established a robust seed treatment insecticide stewardship plan to manage risks to beneficial insects such as bees;

• We support collaborations with all levels of the honey bee industry, public and university researchers, pollinator dependent agriculture and canola, corn and soybean growers to identify ways to improve honey bee health.

Identity Preserved Production

Some farmers may choose to preserve the identity of their crops to meet specific markets. Examples of Identity Preservation (IP) crops include production of seed, white, waxy, or sweet corn, specialty oil or protein crops, food grade crops, and any other crop that meets specialty needs, including organic and non-genetically enhanced specifications. Farmers of these crops assume the responsibility and


receive the benefit for ensuring that their crop meets mutually agreed-upon contract specifications.

Based on historical experience with a broad range of IP crops, the industry has developed generally accepted IP agricultural practices. These practices are intended to manage IP production to meet quality specifications, and are established for a broad range of IP needs. The accepted practice with IP crops is that each IP farmer has a responsi-bility to implement any necessary processes. These processes may include sourcing seed appropriate for IP specifications, field manage-ment practices such as adequate isolation distances, buffers between crops, border rows, planned differences in maturity between adjacent fields that might cross-pollinate, and harvest and handling practices designed to prevent mixing and to maintain product integrity and quality. These extra steps associated with IP crop production are generally accompanied by incremental increases in cost of production and consequently of the goods sold.

General Instructions for Management of Pollen Flow and Mechanical Mixing

For all crop hybrids or varieties that farmers wish to identity preserve, or otherwise keep separated, they should take steps to prevent mechanical mixing. Farmers should make sure all seed storage areas, transportation vehicles, and planter boxes are cleaned thoroughly both prior to and subsequent to the storage, transportation, or planting of the crop. Farmers should also make sure all combines, harvesters, and transportation vehicles used at harvest are cleaned thoroughly both prior to and subsequent to their use in connection with the harvest of the material produced from the crop. Farmers should also make sure all harvested material is stored in clean storage areas where the identity of the material can be preserved.

Self-pollinated crops, such as soybeans, do not present a risk of mixing by cross-pollination. If the intent is to use or market the product of a self-pollinated crop separately from general commodity use, farmers should plant fields at a sufficient distance away from other crops to prevent mechanical mixture during harvest.

Farmers planting cross-pollinated crops, such as corn, alfalfa, or canola, who desire to preserve the identity of these crops or to minimize the potential for these crops to outcross with adjacent fields of the same crop kind, should use the same generally accepted practices to manage mixing that are used in any of the currently grown identity-preserved crops of similar crop kind.

It is generally recognized in the industry that a certain amount of incidental, trace level pollen movement occurs, and it is not possible to achieve 100% purity of seed or grain in any crop production system. A number of factors can influence the occurrence and extent of pollen movement. As stewards of technology, farmers are expected to consider these factors and talk with their neighbours about their cropping intentions.

Farmers should take into account the following factors that can affect the occurrence and extent of cross-pollination to or from other fields. Information that is more specific to the crop and region may be available from provincial extension offices.

• Cross-pollination varies by crop type. Some plants are incapable of cross-pollinating; while others like alfalfa require cross-pollination to produce seed. Importantly, cross-pollination only occurs within the same crop kind, like corn to corn.

• The amount of pollen produced within the field can vary. The pollen produced by the crop within a given field, known as pollen load, is typically high enough to pollinate all of the plants in the field. Therefore, most of the pollen that may enter from other fields falls on plants that have already been pollinated with pollen that originated from plants within the field. In crops such as alfalfa, the hay cutting management schedule significantly limits or eliminates bloom, and thereby restricts the potential for pollen and/or viable seed formation.

• The existence and/or degree of overlap in the pollination period of crops in adjacent fields varies. This will vary depending on the maturity of crops, planting dates, and the weather. For corn, the typical pollen shed period lasts from 5 to 10 days for a particular field. Therefore, viable pollen from neighboring fields must be present when silks are receptive in the recipient field during this brief period to produce any grain with traits introduced by the out-of-field pollen.

• Distance between fields of different varieties or hybrids of the same crop. The greater the distance between fields the less likely their pollen will remain viable and have an opportunity to mix and produce an outcross. For wind-pollinated crops, most cross- pollination occurs within the outer-most few rows of the field. In fact, many white and waxy corn production contracts ask the grower to remove the outer 12 rows (10 m) of the field in order to remove most of the impurities that could result from cross- pollination with nearby yellow dent corn. Furthermore, research has also shown that as fields become further separated, the incidence of wind modulated cross-pollination drops rapidly. Essentially, the in-field pollen has an advantage over the pollen coming from other fields because of its volume and proximity.

• The distance pollen moves. How far pollen can travel depends on many environmental factors including weather during pollination, especially wind direction and velocity, temperature, and humidity. For bee pollinated crops, the farmer’s choice of pollinator species and apiary management practice may reduce field-to-field pollination potential. All these factors will vary from season to season and some factors from day to day and from location to location.

• For wind-pollinated crops, the orientation and width of the adjacent field in relation to the dominant wind direction. Fields oriented upwind during pollination will show dramatically lower cross-pollination for wind-pollinated crops, like corn, compared to fields located downwind.

It is important to understand the potential for pollen movement for a given crop and production system, in order to deliver a product that meets market specifications. Although the chance of significant pollen movement between nearby crops is typically very small for the reasons stated above, farmers need to be aware of the possible consequences of such movement when making their planting decisions.



Coexistence

Coexistence in agricultural production systems and supply chains is well established and well understood. Different agricultural systems have coexisted successfully for many years around the world. Stan-dards and best practices were established decades ago and have continually evolved to deliver high purity seed and grain to support production, distribution, and trade of products from different agricultural systems. For example, production of similar commodities such as field corn, sweet corn, and popcorn has occurred successfully and in close proximity for many years. Another example is the successful coexistence of canola varieties with low erucic acid content for food use and rapeseed varieties with high erucic acid content for industrial uses.

The introduction of biotech crops generated renewed discussion of coexistence of biotech cropping systems with conventional cropping systems and organic production. These discussions have focused on the potential marketing impact of the introduction of biotech products on other systems. The health and safety of biotech products are not an issue because their food, feed, and environmental safety are demon-strated before they are allowed to enter the agricultural production system and supply chain.

The coexistence of conventional, organic, and biotech crops has been the subject of several studies and reports. These reports conclude that coexistence among biotech and non-biotech crops is readily achievable and is occurring. They recommend that coexistence strategies be developed on a case-by-case basis considering the diversity of products currently in the market and under development, the agronomic and biological differences in the crops themselves, and variations in regional farming practices and infrastructure. Any coexistence strategy is designed to meet market requirements and should be developed using current science-based industry standards and management practices. These strategies must be flexible, facilitate options and choice for the farmer and the food and feed supply chain, and must be capable of being modified as changes in markets and products warrant.

Successful coexistence of all agricultural systems depends on communication, cooperation, flexibility, and mutual respect for each system among farmers. Agriculture has a history of innovation and change, and farmers have always adapted to new approaches or challenges by utilizing appropriate strategies, farm management practices, and new technologies.

The responsibility for implementing practices to satisfy specific marketing standards or certification lies with the farmer who is growing a crop to satisfy a particular market. That farmer is inherently agreeing to employ those practices appropriate to ensure the integrity and marketability of his or her crop. This is true whether the goal is high-oil corn, white or sweet corn, or organically produced yellow corn for animal feed. In each case, the farmer is seeking to produce a crop that is supported by a special market price and consequently assumes responsibility for satisfying market specifications to receive that premium. That said, each farmer needs to be aware of the planting intentions of his or her neighbour in order to gauge the need for appropriate best management practices.

CropLife Canada has produced an information brochure for farmers that provides a set of best practices for ensuring coexistence of different production systems — Cultivating Coexistence: A Best Practices Management Guide. For a copy of this brochure, please contact Monsanto’s CustomCare® line at 1-800-667-4944.

Weed Management

Monsanto believes product stewardship to be a fundamental compo-nent of customer service and responsible business practices. Monsanto is committed to the proper use and long-term effectiveness of its proprietary herbicide brands through a four-part stewardship program: developing appropriate weed control recommendations; continuing research to refine and update recommendations; education on the importance of effective weed management; and responding to weed control inquiries through a product performance evaluation program.

As leaders in the development and stewardship of Roundup® agricul-tural herbicides and other products, Monsanto invests significantly in research done in conjunction with academic scientists, extension specialists, and crop consultants, that includes an evaluation of the factors that can contribute to the development of weed resistance and how to properly manage weeds to delay the selection of weed resistance. Visit www.weedtool.com for practical, best practices-based information on reducing the risk for development of glyphosate-resistant weeds and for managing the risk on a field-by-field basis.

Tank-Mixtures and Surfactant Use with Glyphosate Products in Roundup Ready CropsTank-mixtures of Roundup WeatherMAX or Roundup Transorb HC with insecticides, fungicides, micronutrients or foliar fertilizers are not recommended as they may result in reduced weed control, crop injury, reduced pest control or antagonism. Refer to the product label, supplemental labeling or fact sheets published separately by Monsanto for the Roundup agricultural herbicides tank-mix recommendations.

The addition of surfactants or additives containing surfactants to glyphosate spray solutions may increase the potential for crop injury. When using Roundup WeatherMAX or Roundup Transorb HC herbicides, NO additional surfactant is needed for optimal performance for applications in Roundup Ready crops.

Group NumberGlyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup agricultural herbicides, is a Group 9 herbicide based on the mode of action classification system of the Weed Science Society of America. Any weed population may contain plants naturally resistant to Group 9 herbicides. Such resistant weed plants may not be effectively managed using Group 9 herbicides, but may be effectively managed utilizing another herbicide alone or in mixtures from a different Group and/or by using cultural or mechanical practices. However, a herbicide mechanism of action classification by itself may not adequately address specific weeds that are resistant to specific herbicides. Consult your local company representative, provincial extension service, professional consultants or other qualified authorities to determine appropriate actions for treating specific resistant weeds.


Weed Management GuidelinesProactively implementing diversified weed control strategies to help minimize selection for weed populations resistant to one or more herbicides is recommended. A diversified weed management program may include the use of multiple herbicides with different mechanisms of action and overlapping weed spectrums with or without tillage operations and/or other cultural practices. Research has demonstrated that using the labeled rate and following label use directions is important to delay the selection for resistance. Scouting after a herbicide applica-tion is important because it can facilitate the early identification of weed shifts and/or weed resistance and thus provide direction on future weed management practices. One of the best ways to contain resistant populations is to implement measures to avoid allowing weeds to reproduce by seed or to proliferate vegetatively. Cleaning equipment between sites and avoiding movement of plant material between sites will greatly aid in reducing the spread of weed seed.

In Roundup Ready® cropping systems it is also important to start with a clean field, using either a burndown tank mix with glyphosate, foundation residual herbicide application and/or tillage, and to optimize glyphosate performance by controlling weeds early when they are small and actively growing.

In summary,• Start with a clean field, free of weeds • Use a diverse set of weed control tools, including broad spectrum

residual herbicides or mixtures that use different mechanisms of action

• Add other products, at the right rate and timing for the weed, to Roundup agricultural herbicides when needed

• Control weed escapes and remove weeds before they set seed• Always target small weeds less than 10 cm (4 inch)

Monsanto’s Roundup Ready Weed Management Solutions platform is based upon the principle of farmers implementing diversified weed management programs in Roundup Ready crops as described above. It is composed of recommendations that represent Monsanto’s commit-ment to stewarding weed resistance to glyphosate and other herbicides in Roundup Ready crops. For more information visit www.rrwms.ca.

Glyphosate-Resistant WeedsMonsanto actively investigates and studies weed control complaints and claims of weed resistance. When glyphosate-resistant weed biotypes are confirmed, Monsanto provides recommended control measures, which may include additional herbicides, tank-mixes or cultural practices. Monsanto actively communicates all of this information to farmers through multiple channels, including the herbicide label, www.weedscience.org, supplemental labeling, this TUG, media and written communications, Monsanto’s website, www.rrwms.ca, and farmer meetings.

Farmers must be aware of, and proactively manage for, glyphosate-resistant weeds in planning their weed control program. If a weed is known to be resistant to glyphosate, then a resistant population of that weed is by definition no longer controlled with labeled rates of glyphosate. Roundup agricultural herbicides are not warranted to cover the failure to control glyphosate-resistant weed populations.

Glyphosate-resistant biotypes of giant ragweed, common ragweed, Canada fleabane and waterhemp have been confirmed in fields in southwestern Ontario. In the southern/central prairies of western Canada glyphosate-resistant biotypes of kochia have been confirmed.

Farmers concerned about the potential presence of glyphosate- resistant weeds in their fields should visit www.rrwms.ca or contact Monsanto’s CustomCare® line at 1-800-667-4944 for current recom-mended management practices.

Report any incidence of repeated non-performance on a particular weed to the local Monsanto representative, retailer, or Monsanto’s CustomCare® line at 1-800-667-4944.

Commitment to Steward Insect-Protected TraitsMonsanto is committed to the success of our grower customers by providing practical, flexible and cost-effective solutions that address on-farm challenges, contribute to grower choice and provide economic benefits to our customers. To ensure insect-protected B.t. traits remain a viable tool for growers, we are committed to ongoing conversations with the corn industry on the following IRM efforts to establish the most comprehensive approach to the stewardship of corn insect- protected traits.

Monsanto’s ongoing IRM efforts:

• Continually working to increase overall awareness of the need for, and adoption of, strong IRM programs through our Monsanto seed dealers, as well as the academic community.

• Carefully evaluating the need for — and practicality of — updating our Best Management Practicds (BMPs) or agronomic recommendations as new scientific data becomes available. Updates may include information tailored to local growing conditions, refuge compliance, scouting techniques, the addition of soil-applied insecticides, maturity and harvest schedules, soil management practices, crop rotation, and adoption of products with multiple mechanisms of action.

• Expanding our offering of multi-gene corn hybrids that provide dual mechanisms of action and increase protection for growers. We encourage growers to begin trying these seeds with greater protection as the product line expands in their area.

• Researching and developing other genes in our pipeline so that we can continue to deliver products with new and increased mechanisms of action.

• Continuing multi-year, wide-scale monitoring of insect populations through the Canadian Corn Pest Coalition (CCPC), a consortium of agricultural biotechnology companies, academics, extension and regulators.

• Actively investigating claims of insect resistance. • Conducting thorough, generational studies on sample insect

populations as appropriate to determine if stable and inherited resistance is present.

• Monitor and study if performance issues are identified in fields with very high insect population densities that exceed control thresholds.



Establishing Healthy Pollinator HabitatPollinators are essential to agricultural systems. By providing high-quality habitat for pollinators such as bees and monarch butterflies, you provide benefits to your farm by increasing the diversity of pollinators in your area and improving soil health. All of these benefits add up to a productive and sustainable farmscape.

Consider establishing a diverse habitat that has a mixture of wildflowers, milkweed and other beneficial plants to supply nutrition and breeding areas for a variety of pollinators, including bees, butterflies and birds. Plant this habitat in sites such as field borders, pivot corners, conservation lands, ditches, and buffers.

Every region is different. To get started, visit www.beesmatter.ca or reach out to your local ag extension office.

Insect Resistance Management (IRM)

An effective Insect Resistance Management (IRM) program is a vital part of responsible product stewardship for insect-protected biotech products. Monsanto is committed to implementing an effective IRM program for all of its insect-protected B.t. technologies in all countries where they are commercialized, including promoting farmer awareness of these IRM programs. Such programs strike a balance among available knowledge, practicality, and farmer acceptance and implementation of the plan.

In Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) requires that Monsanto, and farmers who purchase insect-protected B.t. technologies, implement an IRM plan. The IRM programs are based upon an assessment of the biology of the major target pests, farmer needs and practices, and appropriate pest management practices. These mandatory regulatory programs have been developed and updated through broad cooperation with stakeholders, as represented by the Canadian Corn Pest Coalition (CCPC). More information on CCPC can be found at www.cornpest.ca.

These programs contain several important elements. One key component of an IRM plan is a refuge. A refuge is simply a portion of the relevant crop that does not contain a B.t. technology for the insect pests targeted by the planted biotechnologies. The lack of exposure to B.t. proteins allows susceptible insects emerging from the refuge to mate with the rare resistant insects that may emerge from the B.t. crop. Susceptibility to B.t. technology would then be passed on to their offspring, helping to preserve the long-term effectiveness of B.t. technologies.

Farmers who purchase corn products that are not designated as RIB Complete® are required to plant a refuge that is appropriate for that product.

Failure to follow IRM guidelines and properly plant a refuge may result in the loss of a farmer’s access to Monsanto technologies. Monsanto Canada is committed to the preservation of these technolo-gies. Please do your part to ensure that insect-protected B.t. technologies are preserved by implementing the correct IRM plan on your farm.

Monitoring ProgramFarmers should carefully monitor fields for all pests to determine the need for remedial insecticide treatments. For target pests, scouting techniques and supplemental treatment decisions should take into account the fact that larvae must hatch and feed before they can be affected by the B.t. protein(s). Fields should be scouted regularly, following periods of heavy or sustained egg laying, especially during bloom, to determine if significant larval survival has occurred.

Should you observe that other farmers are not implementing IRM requirements for B.t. insect-protected corn, please contact Monsanto’s CustomCare® line at 1-800-667-4944 to notify us of such occurrences so that we can investigate. You may remain anonymous.

Multiple-Phase Approach to Insect Resistance Management for Corn ProductsAdding a refuge to corn production programs is a requirement for resistance management. For the most effective results, researchers recommend a multiple phase approach.

• Practice Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to preserve the natural enemies of corn borer, corn rootworm, and other insect pests. Natural predators such as lady beetles and ground beetles can help reduce corn borer and corn rootworm larval populations. Insect protection technology aids IPM because it affects only specific insect pests and allows the survival of beneficial insects.

• When appropriate, rotate corn production with non-host crops such as soybeans or wheat.

• For corn fields that have a history of high corn rootworm populations or have had corn on corn rotations for more than 3 years, farmers are instructed to use a soil-applied insecticide with Genuity® VT Triple PRO® to manage corn rootworm larvae as part of their overall Integrated Pest Management. Refuge may not be treated for adult rootworm control.

• Farmers should monitor their Genuity technology corn fields for targeted insect pests and contact their local Monsanto representa-tive, retailer, or Monsanto’s CustomCare® line at 1-800-667-4944 if they observe any unusual performance problems.


Genuity® SmartStax® RIB Complete® corn contains the most advanced, all-in-one technology that provides protection against a broad spectrum of above and below ground insects and weeds. Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete hybrids contain Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.) proteins that provide three separate modes of action for protection against lepidopteran, above ground insect pests, as well as combined modes of action for protection against coleopteran, below ground insect pests. Providing several different B.t. proteins with different modes of action for control will significantly decrease the probability that insects will become resistant to these traits, resulting in enhanced durability of transgenic insect control via B.t.-protected corn products.

Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete corn contains Roundup Ready® 2 Technology and LibertyLink® herbicide tolerance for weed control. This trait allows a farmer to experi-ence the benefits of the broadest weed control spectrum available, along with application flexibility and excellent crop safety.

There are no requirements for a structured refuge for Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete products. The refuge seed of Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete products is contained in the bag, resulting in a refuge configuration that is interspersed within the field. The interspersed refuge can only be used by planting seed corn specifically generated by qualified seed producers/conditioners licensed by Monsanto. The seed producers/conditioners licensed by Monsanto must ensure a minimum of 5% non-B.t. refuge seed is included with Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete products in each bag of seed corn.

Insect Control Ingredients Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete hybrids contain B.t. Cry1A.105, Cry2Ab2, Cry1F, Cry3Bb1, and Cry34/35Ab1 proteins and the genetic materials (PV-ZMIR245, PV-ZMIR39, PHP8999, PHP17662) necessary for their production in field corn containing MON 89034 _ TC1507 _ MON 88017 _ DAS-59122-7. This product provides protection against European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis), fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), northern corn rootworm (Diabrotica barberi), western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera), corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea), western bean cutworm (Richia albicosta), and black cutworm (Agrotis ipsilion). Genuity SmartStax technology is available in hybrids offered by a variety of seed brands.

Recommended Management PracticesHybrids containing Roundup Ready 2 Technology are tolerant to Roundup® agricultural herbicides.

As part of the IRM plan for Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete corn, experts recommend that farmers incorporate crop rotations (out of corn) and, when appropriate, use of insecticides into their IRM plan to minimize selection of resistant populations. Farmers should monitor their Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete corn fields for targeted insect pests and contact their local Monsanto representative, retailer, or Monsanto’s Custom-Care® line at 1-800-667-4944 if they observe any unusual performance problems.

The refuge incorporated into a bag of a RIB Complete hybrid only provides refuge to the area planted by that bag. If planting other insect-protected hybrids that are not RIB Complete products, those hybrids will require their own refuge as specified by the technology provider which may include a structured refuge or incorporate a manufacturer blended refuge. Always read and understand manufacturer’s refuge requirements for insect protected hybrids prior to planting.

Genuity® SmartStax® RIB Complete®


Genuity® VT Double PRO® RIB Complete®

Genuity® VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® corn contains advanced technology that provides protection against a broad spectrum of above ground insects and weeds. Genuity VT Double PRO RIB Complete hybrids contain B.t. proteins that provide two separate modes of action for protection against of lepidopteran, above ground insect pests. Providing two different B.t. proteins with different modes of action for protection against above-ground insects will significantly decrease the probability that insects will become resistant to these traits, resulting in enhanced durability of transgenic insect con-trol via B.t.-protected corn products.

Genuity VT Double PRO RIB Complete corn also contains Roundup Ready® 2 Technol-ogy. This trait allows a farmer to experience the benefits of utilizing Roundup® agricultural herbicides in a weed control system that provides a broad weed control spectrum, along with application flexibility, and excellent crop safety.

There are no requirements for a structured refuge for Genuity VT Double PRO RIB Complete products. The refuge seed of Genuity VT Double PRO RIB Complete products is contained in the bag resulting in a refuge configuration that is interspersed within the field. The interspersed refuge can only be used by planting seed corn specifically generated by qualified seed producers/conditioners licensed by Monsanto. The seed producers/conditioners licensed by Monsanto must ensure a minimum of 5% non-B.t. refuge seed is included with Genuity VT Double PRO RIB Complete products in each bag of seed corn.

Insect Control Ingredients Genuity VT Double PRO RIB Complete hybrids contain B.t. Cry1A.105 and Cry2Ab2, proteins and the genetic materials (PV-ZMIR245) necessary for their production in field corn containing MON 89034. This product provides protection against European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis), fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), and corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea). Genuity VT Double PRO technology is available in hybrids offered by a variety of seed brands.

Recommended Management PracticesHybrids containing Roundup Ready 2 Technology are tolerant to Roundup agricultural herbicides.

Farmers should monitor their Genuity VT Double PRO RIB Complete corn fields for targeted insect pests and contact their local Monsanto representative, retailer, or Monsanto’s CustomCare® line at 1-800-667-4944 if they observe any unusual performance problems.



Genuity® VT Triple PRO® RIB Complete®

Genuity® VT Triple PRO® RIB Complete® corn contains advanced technology that provides protection against a broad spectrum of above ground insects, below ground insects and weeds. Genuity VT Triple PRO RIB Complete hybrids contain B.t. proteins that provide two separate modes of action for protection against of lepidopteran, above ground insect pests and one mode of action for below ground insect protection.

Genuity VT Triple PRO RIB Complete corn also contains Roundup Ready® 2 Technol-ogy. This trait allows a farmer to experience the benefits of utilizing Roundup® agricultural herbicides in a weed control system that provides a broad weed control spectrum, along with better application flexibility, and excellent crop safety.

There are no requirements for a structured refuge for Genuity VT Triple PRO RIB Complete products. The refuge seed of Genuity VT Triple PRO RIB Complete corn is contained in the bag, resulting in a refuge configuration that is interspersed within the field. The interspersed refuge can only be used by planting seed corn specifically generated by qualified seed producers/conditioners licensed by Monsanto. The seed producers/conditioners licensed by Monsanto must ensure a minimum of 10% non-B.t. refuge seed is included with the Genuity VT Triple PRO RIB Complete seed in each lot of seed corn.

Insect Control Ingredients Genuity VT Triple PRO RIB Complete hybrids contain B.t. Cry1A.105, Cry2Ab2, and Cry3Bb1 proteins and the genetic materials (PV-ZMIR245 and PV-ZMIR39) necessary for their production in field corn containing events MON 89034 and MON 88017. This product provides protection against European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis), fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), northern corn rootworm (Diabrotica barberi), western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera), and corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea). Genuity VT Triple PRO RIB Complete technology is available in hybrids offered by a variety of seed brands.

Recommended Management PracticesHybrids containing Roundup Ready 2 Technology are tolerant to Roundup agricultural herbicides.

As part of the IRM plan for Genuity VT Triple PRO RIB Complete corn, experts recommend that growers incorporate crop rotations (out of corn), use of pyramided traits for below ground pests and, when appropriate, use of insecticides to minimize selection of resistant populations. Farmers should monitor their Genuity VT Triple PRO RIB Complete corn fields for targeted insect pests and contact their local Monsanto representative, retailer, or Monsanto’s CustomCare® line at 1-800-667-4944 if they observe any unusual performance problems.



Corn with Roundup Ready® 2 Technology

Roundup Ready® Corn 2 and corn with Roundup Ready 2 Technology are equivalent in their tolerance to Roundup® agricultural herbicides. For ease of reading, all references in the following section on Roundup Ready Corn 2 shall also refer to corn with Roundup Ready 2 Technology, unless specified as different.

The Roundup Ready 2 Technology System allows a farmer to gain the benefits of utilizing Roundup agricultural herbicides in a weed control system that provides the broadest weed control spectrum, application flexibility, and crop safety with applications made up to and including the eight leaf stage when a Roundup agricultural herbicide is applied at 1.67 L/ha (0.67 L/ac).

Monsanto Brands of Over-The-Top Herbicide ProductsRoundup agricultural herbicide products sold by Monsanto for use over the top of Roundup Ready Corn 2 for the 2016 crop season:• Roundup WeatherMAX®

• Roundup Transorb® HC• Roundup Ultra2® (western Canada)

For complete information about the use of Roundup agricultural herbicides over the top of Roundup Ready Corn 2, refer to the appropriate product’s label booklet or supplemental label. A complete list of specimen labels can be located at www.monsanto.ca, www.Roundup.ca or http://pr-rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/ls-re/index-eng.php. Approved labels, including supplemental labeling, for Roundup agricultural herbicides must be in the possession of the user at the time of pesticide application.

You may use another glyphosate herbicide, but only if it has Canadian approved label instructions for use over Roundup Ready Corn 2, and the product and the use label for Roundup Ready Corn 2 have been approved for use in your specific province. Contact the product manufacturer or the local retailer for confirmation that the product carries federally approved labeling for this use.

MONSANTO DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE USE OF PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED OR MARKETED BY

OTHER COMPANIES WHICH ARE LABELED FOR USE ON CROPS CONTAINING ROUNDUP READY® TECHNOLOGIES. MONSANTO SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE USE OF THESE PRODUCTS IN CROPS CONTAINING ROUNDUP READY TECHNOLOGIES. ALL QUESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS ARISING FROM THE USE OF PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED OR MARKETED BY OTHER COMPANIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THOSE COMPANIES.

Certain products referred to above may not be labeled for this application in your specific province. Please contact the manufacturer of this product, the local retailer, or the local extension expert for confirmation that this is an approved application.

Weed Control Recommendations

The Roundup Ready Corn 2 system’s flexibility, broad-spectrum weed control and proven crop safety offer farmers weed control programs that allow them to use the system in the way that provides the greatest benefit. Farmers can select the program that best fits the way they farm. Options include the use of a residual herbicide with a Roundup agricultural herbicide, tank-mixing other herbicides with Roundup agricultural herbicides where appropriate, and a total post emergence program.

Agronomic PrinciplesCorn yield is very sensitive to early season weed competition. Weed control systems must provide farmers the opportunity to control weeds before they become competitive. The Roundup Ready Corn 2 system provides a mechanism to control weeds at planting and once they emerge. Failure to control weeds with the right rate, at the right time, and with the right product, can lead to increased weed competition, weed escapes, and the potential for decreased yields. Always incorporate other herbicide products with Roundup agricultural herbicides to control the target weed spectrum in a given field.

These products include Roundup Ready 2 Technology


1Always include a second mode of action when using the Roundup Ready Corn 2 system.

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Follow the guidelines below to minimize the risk of developing glyphosate-resistant weed populations in a Roundup Ready® Corn 2 system.

• Start clean with tillage and/or a burndown herbicide. Early season weed control is critical to maintain maximum yield potential.

• Apply pre-emergence residual herbicides at the recommended rates for the target weed spectrum.

• Or apply a residual herbicide at the recommended rate tank mixed with Roundup WeatherMAX® at a minimum of 1.67 L/ha (0.67 L/ac).

• Follow with a postemergence in-crop application of Roundup WeatherMAX at a minimum of 1.67 L/ha (0.67 L/ac) for additional weed flushes.

• Roundup WeatherMAX may be tank mixed with other herbicides for post-emergent weed control.

• Report any incidence of repeated non-performance on a particular weed to the local Monsanto representative, retailer, or Monsanto’s CustomCare® line at 1-800-667-4944.

Current recommendations for effective and sustainable weed control can be found at www.rrwms.ca or by contacting Monsanto’s CustomCare line at 1-800-667-4944.


Performance Series® Sweet CornPerformance Series® sweet corn contains Cry1A.105, Cry2Ab2 and Cry3Bb1 from B.t. that together provide excellent protection against European corn borer, corn earworm, fall armyworm, western corn rootworm, and northern corn rootworm.

These hybrids also contain Roundup Ready® 2 Technology that provides crop safety to in-crop applications of labeled Roundup WeatherMAX® agricultural herbicides when applied according to label directions.

Planting RequirementsRead and follow the bag tag prior to planting Performance Series sweet corn.

• Do not repackage seeds. Each package of seeds includes important legal requirements on the label. Seeds must remain in their original packaging and must not be further subdivided.

• Identity Preserved (I.P.) Production: All harvested ears must be stored in areas where the identity of the ears can be preserved.

Market OptionsDirect any fresh produce from this product for sale or use only in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. It is a violation of national and inter-national laws to move material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted. Farmer must talk to Farmer’s buyers to confirm their uses of this product.

Performance Series Sweet Corn Insect Pest ControlPerformance Series sweet corn provides excellent control of the most important above ground insect pests of sweet corn, including fall armyworm, and European corn borer. Monsanto recommends that you continue to scout your fields as usual, and if unexpected feeding and/or larvae of these insects are encountered, an appropri-ate insecticide should be used according to label recommendations. Under typical infestation levels, Performance Series sweet corn effectively controls corn earworm, but under extremely high infestation levels supplemental insecticide applications may be required to ensure high quality ears at harvest. Thus, protection from corn earworm must be coupled with thorough scouting and spray programs to maximize marketable yield.

Performance Series sweet corn also effectively controls below ground feeding from western corn rootworm and northern corn rootworm larvae, and the seed is treated for control of wireworms, white grubs, seed corn maggot, and black cutworm.

Performance Series sweet corn does not control silk flies, adult corn rootworm beetles, sap beetles, western bean cutworm, stinkbugs, and other insect pests not listed above. It is recommended that you scout and spray according to label recommendations to control these pests. Performance Series sweet corn can be treated with a non-B.t. foliar-applied insecticide if pest pressure reaches an economic threshold for damage.

Insect Resistance Management GuidelinesA structured refuge is not required for Performance Series sweet corn. However, crop destruction should occur within 14 days of harvest and MUST occur no later than 30 days following harvest. The crop destruction methods are rotary mowing, discing, or plow-down. Crop destruction methods should destroy any surviving insects.

Additionally, to preserve the B.t. technology in Performance Series sweet corn, the following recommendations should be implemented, when possible:

• Plant Performance Series sweet corn adjacent to non-B.t. field corn.• Rotate the Performance Series sweet corn with a non-corn product on an annual basis.

• Monitor Performance Series sweet corn fields and contact the local Monsanto representative, retailer, or Monsanto’s CustomCare® line at 1-800-667-4944 if any unusual performance problems are observed.

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The Roundup Ready® 2 Technology system enables flexibility, broad-spectrum weed control and proven crop safety. Farmers can select the weed control program that best fits the way they farm and provides them the greatest benefit. Options include the use of a residual herbicide with Roundup® agricultural herbicides, tank-mixing other herbicides with Roundup agricultural herbicides where appropriate and a total post-emergent program.

Corn yield is very sensitive to early-season weed competition. Control weeds before they become competitive. The Roundup Ready 2 Technology system provides a mechanism to control weeds at planting and once they emerge. Failure to control weeds with the right rate, at the right time and with the right product, can lead to increased weed competition, weed escapes, the potential for selecting for weed resistance and possible decreased yields. Use diverse weed management practices, including multiple herbicide modes of action alone or in tank mixes with Roundup agricultural herbicides, based on the weed spectrum in the field and according to label directions.

GuidelinesFollow all pesticide label requirements. Follow the guidelines below to minimize the risk of developing glyphosate-resistant weed popula-tions in a Roundup Ready 2 Technology system.

• Start clean with tillage and/or a burndown herbicide. Early season weed control is critical to maintain maximum yield potential.

• Apply a pre-emergence residual herbicide at the appropriate application rate with 0.67 L/ac Roundup WeatherMAX® before weeds exceed 10 cm in height.

• Or apply a residual herbicide at the appropriate rate tank-mixed with Roundup WeatherMAX at 1.67 L/ha (0.67 L/ac) before weeds exceed 10 cm in height

• Follow with a postemergence in-crop application of Roundup WeatherMAX with at least 1.67 (0.67 L/ac) for additional weed flushes before they exceed 10 cm in height.

• Report any incidence of repeated non-performance of Roundup agricultural herbicides or other glyphosate products on a particular weed to the local Monsanto representative, retailer, or Monsanto’s CustomCare® line at 1-800-667-4944.

Weed Management

MONSANTO DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE USE OF PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED OR MARKETED BY OTHER COMPANIES WHICH ARE LABELED FOR USE ON CROPS CONTAINING ROUNDUP READY® TECHNOLOGIES. MONSANTO SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE USE OF THESE PRODUCTS IN CROPS CON-TAINING ROUNDUP READY TECHNOLOGIES. ALL QUESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS ARISING FROM THE USE OF PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED OR MARKETED BY OTHER COMPANIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THOSE COMPANIES.


Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® SoybeansGenuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® soybean varieties contain in-plant tolerance to Roundup® agricultural herbicides. This means that farmers can apply Roundup agricultural herbicides in-crop from first trifoliate through flowering. Farmers are provided unsurpassed weed control, proven crop safety, and maximum yield potential.

Roundup Agricultural Over-The-Top Herbicide ProductsThe following are Roundup agricultural herbicide products sold by Monsanto for use in-crop on Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield Soybeans for the 2016 crop season:

• Roundup WeatherMAX®


For complete information about the use of Roundup agricultural herbicides on Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans, refer to the appropriate product’s label booklet or supplemental label. A complete list of specimen labels can be located at www.monsanto.ca, www.Roundup.ca or http://pr-rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/ls-re/index-eng.php. Approved labels, including supplemental labeling, for Roundup agricultural herbicides must be in the possession of the user at the time of pesticide application.

You may use another glyphosate herbicide, only if it has federally approved label instructions for use over Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans, and the product and the use label for Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans have been approved for use in your specific Province. Contact the product manufacturer or the local retailer for confirmation that the product carries federally approved labeling for this use.

MONSANTO DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE USE OF PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED OR MARKETED BY OTHER COMPANIES WHICH ARE LABELED FOR USE ON CROPS CONTAINING ROUNDUP READY® TECHNOLOGIES. MONSANTO SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE USE OF THESE PRODUCTS IN CROPS CONTAINING ROUNDUP READY TECHNOLOGIES. ALL QUESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS ARISING FROM THE USE OF PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED OR MARKETED BY OTHER COMPANIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THOSE COMPANIES.

Weed Control Recommendations

Agronomic Principles in SoybeansStarting clean with a weed-free field and making timely post-emergent in-crop applications is critical to excellent weed control and maximum yield potential. The Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybean system provides the flexibility to use the herbicide tool(s) necessary to control weeds at planting and in-crop. Failure to control weeds with the right rate at the right time with the right product can lead to increased weed competition and the potential for decreased yield.

Weed Management GuidelinesFollow the guidelines below to minimize the risk of developing glyphosate-resistant weed populations in a Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybean system:

• Scout fields before and after each burndown and in-crop application.• Start clean with tillage and/or a burndown herbicide.• Apply residual herbicides at the recommended rates if appropriate for the target weed spectrum.

• Follow with a post-emergence in-crop application of Roundup WeatherMAX at a minimum of 1.67 L/ha (0.67 L/ac) for additional weed flushes.

• 3.33 L/ha (1.33 L/ac) rate can be applied once in-crop for broad-spectrum weed control, including horse-nettle and tall waterhemp.

• 4.67 L/ha (1.87 L/ac) rate can be applied once in-crop for broad-spectrum weed control, including volunteer alfalfa and bromegrass.

• Roundup WeatherMAX may be tank mixed with other herbicides for post-emergent weed control.

• Clean equipment before moving from field to field to minimize the spread of weed seed.


Current recommendations for effective and sustainable weed control can be found at www.rrwms.ca or by contacting Monsanto’s CustomCare® line at 1-800-667-4944.


Roundup Ready® Soybeans Material Handling

Crop or Material Handling Stewardship Statement for Original Roundup Ready® Soybeans

Patent Status

The Canadian patents for the original Roundup Ready soybean technology (event 40-3-2) expired in 2011, and Monsanto no longer sells that product in Canada. This is the first widespread plant biotechnology trait to go off patent. Although the patents on the trait expired in 2011, farmers may have purchased and planted that technology during the life of the patents. If seed was purchased prior to patent expiry, under the terms of the license which the seed was purchased, that seed and any resulting grain cannot legally be saved for planting.

Note: The next generation soybean technology (i.e. Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans) is covered by a different patent than the first-generation Roundup Ready trait technology. As a result, patent expiration of the original Roundup Ready technology does not apply to Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans.

Agronomic & Weed Resistance Management Stewardship

While the patent on original Roundup Ready soybeans has expired and the product is no longer sold by Monsanto, the basic agronomic stewardships requirements for a user of that technology remain. These agronomic stewardship requirements are the same as for Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans with the following key exceptions:

• Roundup brand or other agricultural glyphosate herbicides must be federally approved in your specific Province for application on original Roundup Ready soybeans. Application rates over original Roundup Ready soybeans are different than those for use on Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans. For complete information on approved application always read and follow the specific herbicide label.

• Report any incidence of less than expected herbicide tolerance or other seed product performance inquiry to your seed retailer.

Report any incidence of repeated non-performance of Roundup brand herbicides on a particular weed to the local Monsanto representative, seed retailer, or Monsanto’s CustomCare® line at 1-800-667-4944.


Genuity® Roundup Ready® Canola

Genuity® Roundup Ready® canola varieties contain in-plant tolerance to Roundup agricultural herbicides, enabling farmers to apply Roundup agricultural herbicides over the top of Genuity Roundup Ready canola anytime from emergence through the 6-leaf stage of development. The introduction of the Roundup Ready trait into leading canola hybrids and varieties gives farmers the opportunity for unsurpassed weed control, proven crop safety, and maximum profit potential. With Genuity Roundup Ready canola, farmers have the weed management tool necessary to improve canola profitability.

Roundup Agricultural Over-The-Top Herbicide ProductsThe following are Roundup agricultural herbicide products sold by Monsanto for use over the top of Genuity Roundup Ready canola for the 2016 crop season:

• Roundup WeatherMAX®


You may use another glyphosate herbicide, only if it has federally approved label instructions for use over Genuity Roundup Ready canola, and the product and the use label for Genuity Roundup Ready canola have been approved for use in your specific Province. Contact the product manufacturer or the local retailer for confirmation that the product carries federally approved labeling for this use.


For complete information about the use of Roundup agricultural herbicides over the top of Genuity Roundup Ready canola, refer to the appropriate product’s label booklet or supplemental label. A complete list of specimen labels can be located at www.monsanto.ca or at http://pr-rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/ls-re/index-eng.php. Approved labels, including supplemental labeling, for Roundup agricultural herbi-cides must be in the possession of the user at the time of pesticide application.

Weed Management GuidelinesFollow the guidelines below to minimize the risk of developing glyphosate-resistant weed populations in a Genuity Roundup Ready canola system:

• Scout fields before and after each burndown and in-crop application.• Start clean with a burndown herbicide or tillage.• Pre-seed, Roundup agricultural herbicides may be tank mixed with other herbicides registered for use pre-seed canola

• In-crop, apply Roundup WeatherMAX herbicide when weeds are small and actively growing.

• A sequential application of Roundup WeatherMAX herbicide may be needed.

• Add other herbicides and cultural practices where appropriate as part of the Roundup Ready cropping system.

• Use additional modes of action/residual herbicides and/or mechanical weed control in other crops you rotate with Genuity Roundup Ready canola.

• Clean equipment before moving from field to field to minimize the spread of weed seed.



Volunteer Canola with the Roundup Ready® GeneFarmers who grow Genuity® Roundup Ready® canola have success-fully managed volunteer canola since the technology’s introduction in 1996. In addition to cultural control methods, there are numerous herbicide products that can be used to control volunteer Genuity Roundup Ready canola in Western Canadian cropping systems.

• If preseed field scouting identifies volunteer canola in non-Roundup Ready crops as one of the weeds to be controlled, it is recommended to tank mix additional herbicides with Roundup® brand herbicides to ensure any Genuity Roundup Ready canola volunteers are controlled.

• If field scouting identifies volunteer canola in another Roundup Ready crop, it is recommended to tank mix additional herbicides with Roudup brand herbicides to ensure any Genuity Roundup Ready canola volunteers are controlled.

Where conventional tillage is used, light cultivation will also provide effective control of canola volunteers.

For additional information visit www.rrwms.ca or contact Monsanto’s CustomCare® line at 1-800-667-4944.


Genuity® Roundup Ready® SugarbeetsGenuity® Roundup Ready® sugarbeet varieties contain in-plant tolerance to Roundup® agricultural herbicides, enabling farmers to apply Roundup agricultural herbicides over the top of Genuity Roundup Ready sugarbeets anytime from emergence until 30 days prior to harvest. The introduction of the Roundup Ready trait gives farmers the opportunity for unsurpassed weed control, proven crop safety, and preservation of yield potential.

Management PracticesSugarbeets are extremely sensitive to weed competition for light, nutrients and soil moisture. Research on sugarbeet weed control suggests that sugarbeets need to be kept weed-free for the first eight weeks of growth to protect yield potential. Therefore, weeds must be controlled when they are small and before they compete with Genuity Roundup Ready sugarbeets (exceed crop height), that is from less than 2" up to 4" in height, to preserve sugarbeet yield potential. More than one in-crop herbicide application is generally required to control weed infestations to protect yield potential as Roundup agricultural herbicides have no soil residual activity. Bolting sugarbeets must be rogued or topped in Genuity Roundup Ready sugarbeet fields. Genuity Roundup Ready sugarbeet varieties have excellent tolerance to over–the–top applications of labeled Roundup agricultural herbicides. A postemergence weed control program using Roundup WeatherMAX®, Roundup Transorb® HC or Roundup Ultra2® (western Canada) will provide excellent weed control in most situations. A residual herbicide labeled for use in sugarbeets may also be applied preemergence, preplant or postemergence in Genuity Roundup Ready sugarbeets. Contact a Monsanto Representative, local crop advisor or extension specialist to determine the best option for your situation.

Roundup Agricultural Over-The-Top Herbicide ProductsThe following are Roundup Agricultural products sold by Monsanto for use over the top of Genuity Roundup Ready sugarbeets for the 2016 crop season:

• Roundup WeatherMAX• Roundup Transorb HC• Roundup Ultra2 (western Canada)For complete information about the use of Roundup agricultural herbicides over the top of Genuity Roundup Ready sugarbeets, refer to the appropriate product’s label booklet or supplemental label. A complete list of specimen labels can be located at www.monsanto.ca or at http://pr-rp.hc-sc.gc.ca/ls-re/index-eng.php. Approved labels, including supplemental labeling, for Roundup agricultural herbicides must be in the possession of the user at the time of pesticide application.

You may use another glyphosate herbicide, but only if it has federally approved label instructions for use over Genuity Roundup Ready sugarbeets, and the product and the use label for Genuity Roundup Ready sugarbeets have been approved for use in your specific Province. Contact the product manufacturer or the local retailer wfor confirmation that the product carries federally approved labeling for this use.


Weed Management GuidelinesFollow the guidelines below to minimize the risk of developing glyphosate-resistant weed populations in a Genuity Roundup Ready sugarbeet system.

• Start clean with tillage and follow-up with a burndown herbicide, such as Roundup agricultural herbicides, if needed prior to planting.

• Early season weed control is critical to protect sugarbeet yield potential. Apply the first in-crop application of Roundup WeatherMAX at 1.67 L/ha (0.67 L/ac) while weeds are less than 2" in height.

• Follow with additional postemergence in-crop application of Roundup WeatherMAX at 1.67 L/ha (0.67 L/ac) for additional weed flushes before weeds exceed 4" in height.

• Use mechanical weed control/cultivation and/or residual herbicides where appropriate in your Genuity Roundup Ready sugarbeets.

• Use additional herbicide modes-of-action/residual herbicides and/or mechanical weed control in other Roundup Ready crops you rotate with Genuity Roundup Ready sugarbeets.




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Agronomic Principles In SugarbeetsSugarbeet yield is very sensitive to early-season weed competition. It is important to select the appropriate herbicide product, application rate and timing to minimize weed competition to protect yields. The Genuity® Roundup Ready® sugarbeet system provides a mechanism to control weeds at planting and once Genuity Roundup Ready sugarbeets emerge. Failure to control weeds with the right rate, at

the right time and with the right product, can lead to increased weed competition, weed escapes and the potential for decreased yields. Tank mixtures of Roundup® agricultural herbicides with fungicides, insecticides, micronutrients, or foliar fertilizers may result in crop injury and reduced pest control or antagonism and are not recommended.

Recommendations For Over-The-Top Applications Of Roundup Agricultural Herbicides In Genuity Roundup Ready Sugarbeets

Weed Control Recommendations*

PROGRAM INSTRUCTIONS AND USE RATES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Maximum Use Rate For Roundup WeatherMAX

Do not exceed 6.68 L/ha (2.67 L/ac) per season. Maximum rate for a single application is 1.67 L/ha (0.67 L/ac).

Applications can be made from emergence up to 30 days prior to harvest. Weeds should be controlled before weed height exceeds sugarbeet height.

Up to 4 applications can be made in a single cropping season.

Allow a minimum of 10 days between applications of Roundup agricultural herbicides.

Planting

Last application 30 days prior to harvest

1.67 L/ha for annual and perennial weeds

1.67 L/ha for annual and perennial weeds

2-Leaf8-Leaf

6.68 L/ha total in-crop application from emergence until 30 days prior to harvest

Harvest

* Always refer to herbicide label for proper use rates, weeds controlled and application timing. The weed spectrum on your farm may require the use of herbicide products different from the ones listed here for the best weed control.


This Monsanto Technology Stewardship Agreement (Agreement) is entered into between you (Grower) and Monsanto Canada Inc. (Monsanto). This Agreement grants Grower a limited license to use the following technologies in accordance with the terms of this Agreement: Genuity® Roundup Ready® Canola, Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® Soybeans, Genuity® Roundup Ready® Sugarbeets, Roundup Ready® Corn 2, Genuity® SmartStax® RIB Complete®, Genuity® VT Double PRO® RIB Complete®, Genuity® VT Triple PRO® RIB Complete® corn and Performance Series® Sweet Corn (“Monsanto Technologies”). This Agreement also contains Grower’s stewardship responsibilities and requirements associated with the Monsanto Technologies. This Agreement becomes effective if and when Monsanto issues you a license number from Monsanto’s home office in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Monsanto does not authorize seed dealers or seed retailers to issue a license of any kind for Monsanto Technologies.” If the information provided to Monsanto changes after a license number is issued, Grower agrees to promptly notify Monsanto of the changes by calling Monsanto’s CustomCare® Line at 1-800-667-4944.

1. GROWER AGREES:

•To acquire Seed only from authorized seed companies with technology license(s) from Monsanto for the applicable Monsanto Technology(ies) or from a licensed company’s dealer authorized to sell such

licensed Seed.

• To use Seed solely for planting a single crop.

• Not to save any crop produced from Seed for planting and not to supply seed produced from Seed to anyone for planting other than to a Monsanto licensed seed company.

• Not to transfer any Seed to any other person or entity for planting.

• Not to harvest any volunteer crops from fields planted the previous year with Seed.

• To read and follow the applicable sections of the current year’s Monsanto Technology Use Guide (TUG), which is incorporated into and is a part of this Agreement, for specific requirements relating to the terms of this Agreement, and to abide by and be bound by the terms of the most recent TUG as it may be amended from time to time.

• To direct crops produced from Seed to appropriate markets. Any grain or material produced from Seed can only be exported to, or used, processed or sold in countries where all necessary regulatory approvals have been granted. It is a violation of national and international law to move material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted.

• To accept and continue the obligations of this Agreement on any new land purchased or leased by Grower that has Seed planted on it by a previous owner or possessor of the land; and to notify in writing purchasers or lessees of land owned by Grower that has Seed planted on it that the Monsanto Technology is subject to this Agreement and they must have or obtain their own Monsanto Technology Stewardship Agreement to harvest or use, transfer or sell the harvested crop.

• To use on crops containing Roundup Ready® or Roundup Ready® 2 Technology, only a labeled glyphosate agricultural herbicide or other authorized non-selective herbicide which could not be used in the absence of the Roundup Ready gene (see TUG for details on authorized non-selective products). Use of any selective herbicide labeled for the same crop without the Roundup Ready gene is not restricted by this Agreement. MONSANTO DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR RECOMMENDA-TIONS CONCERNING THE USE OF PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED OR MAR-KETED BY OTHER COMPANIES WHICH ARE LABELED FOR USE IN ROUNDUP READY CROP(S). MONSANTO SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE USE OF THESE PRODUCTS IN THE SEED. DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS ARISING FROM THE USE OF PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED OR MARKETED BY OTHER COMPANIES TO THOSE COMPANIES.

• When planting corn from the Genuity® family of technologies, or Performance Series® sweet corn, to implement an Insect Resistance Management program as specified in the applicable Genuity®, or Performance Series® product sections of the most recent TUG and to cooperate and comply with Insect Resistance Management programs. Genuity® SmartStax® RIBComplete®, and Genuity® VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® have 5% ref-uge seed interspersed in the bag, Genuity® VT Triple PRO® RIB Complete® has 10% refuge seed interspersed in the bag, and no separate structured refuge is required. Performance Series® sweet corn does not require a structured refuge, but stalks must be destroyed within 30 days of harvest, preferably within 14 days of harvest.

• To plant and/or clean Seed for Seed production, if and only if, Grower has entered into a valid, written Seed production agreement with a seed company that is licensed by Monsanto to produce Seed. Grower must either physically deliver Seed to that licensed seed company or must sell or use as commodity grain all of the Seed produced pursuant to a Seed production agreement. Grower may not plant and may not transfer to others for planting any Seed that the Grower has produced containing patented Monsanto Tech-nologies for crop breeding, research, or generation of herbicide registration data. Grower

may not conduct research on Grower’s crop produced from Seed other than to make agronomic comparisons and conduct yield testing for Grower’s own use. Monsanto makes available separate license agreements to academic institutions for research.

• For purposes of monitoring Grower’s compliance with this Agreement, Grower grants Monsanto the right to inspect, take samples, and test all of the Grower’s owned and/or leased fields and storage bins for the presence of Monsanto Technologies or for other traits stacked with Monsanto Technologies and to allow Monsanto to examine and copy any records and receipts that could be relevant to Grower’s performance of this Agree-ment. Grower agrees that Monsanto may share any relevant information with the owner of the other trait(s) stacked with Monsanto Technologies. This right will be in effect fol-lowing the purchase of all Seed, and extend for 3 (three) years after the final harvest of the crop produced from the Seed. Upon request, the Grower shall supply Monsanto with a list of all locations planted by or on behalf of the Grower. The right to inspect, take samples and test as aforesaid may be exercised on reasonable notice. Notice may be given in any manner including verbal notice provided by telephone.

• Pay all royalties and technology fees that are part of or associated with the Seed price for the use of Monsanto Technologies. If Grower fails to pay Monsanto, Grower agrees to pay Monsanto default charges at the rate of 14% per annum (or the maximum allowed by law whichever is less) plus Monsanto’s reasonable attorneys’ fees, court costs and all other costs of collection..

Notice Regarding Grower Information

• For more information about how Monsanto handles your personal information or if you have other questions or concerns relating to Monsanto’s privacy practices, please contact Monsanto’s privacy officer by e-mail at [email protected] or by telephone at 1-800-667-4944.

• By providing the personal information above and by using the Monsanto Technologies contemplated in the Technology Stewardship Agreement, you are consenting to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information by Monsanto, its agents, representatives and licensees (including your contact information, information about your farming practices and information about the specific nature and quantity of corn, soybean, canola, sweet corn, and sugarbeets that you farm using Monsanto Technologies) via electronic communication or otherwise, for the purposes of administering and en-forcing the Technology Stewardship Agreement between you and Monsanto, and to assist Monsanto in establishing and maintaining a business relationship with you including to better understand your needs and preferences, to develop and produce new products and services, and to assist Monsanto in developing its business and operations.

• In addition, if you would like to receive information from time to time from Monsanto regarding additional products, services, agronomic advice, events, corporate philanthropy or other related information, via electronic communication or otherwise, and to permit third parties to market products and services to you in the same manner, please call 1-800-667-4944 or email us at [email protected].

• You may withdraw your consent to this optional choice at any time by calling 1-800-667-4944 or emailing us at [email protected].

2. GROWER RECEIVES FROM MONSANTO:

• A limited use license to purchase and plant the Seed and apply Roundup® glyphosate-only agricultural herbicides and other authorized non-selective herbicides over the top of the Seed. Monsanto retains ownership of the Monsanto Technologies including the genes (for example, the Roundup Ready® gene) and the gene technologies. Grower receives the right to use the Monsanto Technologies subject to the conditions specified in this Agreement.

• Monsanto Technologies or their methods of use are protected under one or more Canadian patents. The licensed Canadian patents for Monsanto Technologies can be found at the following webpage: www.monsantotechnology.com. Monsanto licenses the Grower, under applicable patents owned or licensed by Monsanto, (other than the Dow AgroSciences Patent Rights), to use Monsanto Technologies subject to the conditions listed in this Agreement. Dow AgroSciences LLC and Agrigenetics, Inc. (collectively “Dow AgroSci-ences”) licenses the Grower, under its applicable Canadian patents (the “Dow AgroSci-ences Patent Rights”), to use Dow AgroSciences’ Event TC 1507 and Event DAS 59122-7 to the extent either is present in any SmartStax® Seed being obtained by Grower pursuant to this Agreement, Monsanto being authorized to act on Dow AgroSciences’ behalf for this Agreement, subject the conditions listed in this Agreement. These licenses do not authorize Grower to plant Seed in Canada that has been purchased in another country or to plant Seed in another country that has been purchased in Canada. Grower is not authorized to transfer Seed to anyone outside of Canada. Grower, as licensee, may not challenge the validity of the patents.

3. GROWER UNDERSTANDS:

• Monsanto Company is a member of Excellence Through Stewardship® (ETS). Monsanto products are commercialized in accordance with ETS Product Launch Stewardship guid-ance and in compliance with Monsanto’s Policy for Commercialization of Biotechnology-

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Derived Plant Products in Commodity Crops. Any crop or material produced from these products can only be exported to, or used, processed or sold in countries where all neces-sary regulatory approvals have been granted. It is a violation of national and international law to move material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted. Growers should talk to their grain handler or product purchaser to confirm their buying position for these products.

• Insect Resistance Management (IRM): When planting any Genuity® or Performance Se-ries® corn product, Grower must implement an IRM program specified in the most recent TUG. Performance Series® sweet corn does not require a structured refuge but stalks must be destroyed within 30 days of harvest, preferably within 14 days of harvest and grower must follow other requirements in the Performance Series® section of the most recent TUG. Grower may lose Grower’s limited use license to use these products if Grower fails to follow the IRM program required by this Agreement.

• Crop Stewardship & Specialty Crops: Refer to the section on Coexistence and Identity Preservation in the TUG for information on crop stewardship and considerations for production of identity preserved crops.

• Corn Trait Performance: All hybrids containing Monsanto corn insect traits have been screened for the presence of the appropriate protein and have passed that screening prior to commercial sale. A small number of these hybrids may infrequently demonstrate vari-able levels of performance in fields and not meet grower expectations.

• Produce Marketing: Performance Series® Sweet Corn is subject to specific product export stewardship requirements.

4. GENERAL TERMS: Grower’s rights may not be transferred to anyone else without the prior written consent of Monsanto. If Grower’s rights are transferred with Monsanto’s consent or by operation of law, this Agreement is binding on the person or entity receiving the transferred rights. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Grower acknowledges that Grower has received a copy of Monsanto’s Technology Use Guide (TUG). To obtain additional copies of the TUG, contact Monsanto at 1-800-667-4944 or go to www.monsanto.ca. This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between the parties, and supersedes all prior writings or oral Agreements. Once effective, this Agreement will remain in effect until either Grower or Monsanto choose to terminate the Agreement, as provided in Section 6 below. Information regarding new and existing Monsanto Technologies, including any additions or deletions to the Canadian patents licensed under this Agreement, and any new terms or conditions will be sent to you each year and/or printed on Seed bag labels or labeling. If grower has provided Monsanto an e-mail address in conjunction with this Agreement, Monsanto may send Agreement updates and new stewardship information to Grower by e-mail or mail. Continuing use of Monsanto Technologies after receipt of any new terms or conditions constitutes Grower’s agreement to be bound by the new terms or conditions.

5. GOVERNING LAW AND FORUM SELECTION: This Agreement and the parties’ rela-tionship shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Manitoba (without regard to the choice of law rules) and the laws of Canada applicable therein. THE PARTIES CONSENT TO THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF THE COURT OF QUEEN’S BENCH FOR THE PROVINCE OF MANITOBA, (ANY LAWSUIT MUST BE FILED IN WINNIPEG, MANITOBA) FOR ALL CLAIMS AND DISPUTES ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED IN ANY WAY WITH AN ALLEGED BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT. GROWER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT MONSANTO RESERVES ALL RIGHT TO INITIATE AND PURSUE CLAIMS FOR INFRINGEMENT OF ITS PAT-ENTS OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA IN ANY PLACE IN WHICH THAT COURT SITS.

6. MONSANTO’S REMEDIES: Once effective, this Agreement will remain in effect until either Grower or Monsanto choose to terminate the Agreement by written notice to the other party. Grower’s responsibilities with respect to stewardship and Monsanto’s right to inspect for the applicable time period set out in Section 1 from purchase of Seed shall survive. Further, Grower shall not be entitled to obtain a future limited-use license from Monsanto unless Monsanto provides Grower with specific written notice expressly rec-ognizing the prior breach and prior termination of the limited-use license and expressly granting and/or reissuing the limited-use license previously obtained (and terminated) pursuant to this Agreement. Grower acknowledges that Grower’s submission of a new Monsanto Technology Stewardship Agreement and Monsanto’s issuance of a new license number shall not satisfy the specific written notice reference above and that any such action shall have no legal effect. If Grower is found by any court to have breached any term of this Agreement and/or to have infringed one or more of the Canadian patents

listed herein or in the TUG or on any Seed bag label or labeling, Grower agrees that, among other relief, Monsanto will be entitled to (i) an immediate injunction restrain-ing the using, planting, growing, harvesting or selling of Seed upon proof of breach or infringement and without the need for Monsanto to establish irreparable harm or that the balance of convenience lies in its favour; (ii) a permanent injunction enjoining Grower from making, using, selling, or offering for sale Seed; (iii) damages for patent infringe-ment, damages for breach of contract, an accounting and payment of the Grower’s profits derived from the infringement calculated in accordance with the differential cost ac-counting method; and (iv) all other remedies provided by the law or in equity, including interest and immediate and final delivery up of infringing seed or crops to the full extent authorized by law. Grower agrees to fully reimburse Monsanto and the licensed Monsanto Technology provider(s) their lawyers’ fees, disbursements and other expenses incurred in any investigation, litigation, enforcement, or negotiation settlement of any breach or infringement by Grower.

7. NOTICE REQUIREMENT AND LIMITATION OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY: Grower agrees that as a condition precedent to Grower or any other person with an interest in Grower’s crop asserting any claim, action, or dispute against Monsanto and/or any seller of Seed regarding performance or non-performance of Monsanto Technologies or the Seed in which it is contained, Grower must provide Monsanto a written, prompt, and timely notice (regarding performance or non-performance of the Monsanto Technologies) and to the seller of any Seed (regarding performance or non-performance of the Seed) within sufficient time to allow an in-field inspection of the crop(s) about which any controversy, claim, action, or dispute is being asserted. The notice will be timely only if it is delivered 15 days or less after the Grower first observes the issue(s) regarding performance or non-performance of the Monsanto Technology and/ or the Seed in which it is contained. The notice shall include a statement setting forth the nature of the claim, name of the Monsanto Technology, and Seed hybrid or variety. Monsanto warrants that the Monsanto Technologies licensed hereunder will perform as set forth in the TUG when used in accordance with directions. This warranty applies only to Monsanto Technologies contained in planting Seed that has been purchased from Monsanto and seed companies licensed by Monsanto or the seed company’s authorized dealers or distributors. EXCEPT FOR THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES IN THE LIMITED WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE, MONSANTO MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE GROWER AND THE LIMIT OF THE LIABILITY OF MONSANTO OR ANY SELLER FOR ANY AND ALL LOSSES, INJURY OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OR HANDLING OF SEED CONTAINING MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY (INCLUDING CLAIMS BASED IN CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) SHALL BE THE PRICE PAID BY THE GROWER FOR THE QUANTITY OF THE SEED INVOLVED OR, AT THE ELECTION OF MONSANTO OR THE SEED SELLER, THE REPLACE-MENT OF THE SEED. IN NO EVENT SHALL MONSANTO OR ANY SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

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IMPORTANT: Produce Marketing: Performance Series™ Sweet Corn has received the necessary cultivation approvals in the United States and Canada; however, import approvals in all key sweet corn export markets with functioning regulatory systems have not been received. Direct all produce from this product for sale or use in the United States, Canada or Mexico. It is a violation of national and international law to move material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted. It is the growers’ responsibility to talk to their produce handler or purchaser to confirm their buying position for this produce so that the marketing requirements can be met..

Performance Series™ Sweet Corn Insect Resistance Management (IRM) – Post-Harvest Requirements: Crop destruction must occur no later than 30 days following harvest, but preferably within 14 days. The allowed crop destruction methods are: rotary mowing, discing, or plowing down. Crop destruction methods should destroy any surviving resistant insects.

Monsanto Company is a member of Excellence Through Stewardship® (ETS). Monsanto products are commercialized in accordance with ETS Product Launch Stewardship Guidance, and in compliance with Monsanto’s Policy for Commercialization of Biotechnology-Derived Plant Products in Commodity Crops. Commercialized products have been approved for import into key export markets with functioning regulatory systems. Any crop or material produced from this product can only be exported to, or used, processed or sold in countries where all necessary regulatory approvals have been granted. It is a violation of national and international law to move material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted. Growers should talk to their grain handler or product purchaser to confirm their buying position for this product. Excellence Through Stewardship® is a registered trademark of Excellence Through Stewardship.

ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. Individual results may vary, and performance may vary from location to location and from year to year. This result may not be an indicator of results you may obtain as local growing, soil and weather conditions may vary. Growers should evaluate data from multiple locations and years whenever possible.

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. CustomCare and Design®, CustomCare®, Genuity and Design®, Genuity®, Monsanto BioAg and Design™, Monsanto and Vine Design®, Performance Series and Design®, Performance Series®, RIB Complete and Design®, RIB Complete®, Roundup Ready 2 Technology and Design®, Roundup Ready 2 Yield®, Roundup Ready®, Roundup Transorb®, Roundup Ultra2®, Roundup WeatherMAX®, Roundup®, SmartStax and Design®, SmartStax®, VT Double PRO®, and VT Triple PRO® are trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC, Monsanto Canada, Inc. licensee. LibertyLink® and the Water Droplet Design are trademarks of Bayer. Used under license. Herculex® is a registered trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC. Used under license. Respect the Refuge and Design is a registered trademark of the Canadian Seed Trade Association. Used under license. ©2015-2016 Monsanto Canada Inc.

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