2015 Monsanto Canada Technology Use Guide

2015 TUG
MONSANTO 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 2015 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 2015 Technology Use Guide.
Some of the highlights you will find contained in the 2015 Technology Use Guide are:
Monsantos Field Check Program a program designed to keep farming fair for everyone
An overview of RIB Complete (refuge in a bag) products and structured refuge planning
Information on seed treatment use and protection of pollinators
Information on glyphosate resistance and weed management practices
Your TSA requires that you read through the 2015 Technology Use Guide in detail to understand the importance of your role in proper
technology stewardship and your obligations when using Monsantos 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 Monsantos CustomCare line at 1-800-667-4944.
Sincerely,

Darrel Armstrong
Monsanto Canada Inc.
Canada Stewardship Lead
Introduction
This 2015 Technology Use Guide (TUG) provides a concise source of technical information about
Monsanto Canadas 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
Identity Preserved Production
General Instructions for Management of Pollen Flow and Mechanical Mixing
Treated Seed Requirements and Best Management Practices
Coexistence
Weed Management
Insect Resistance Management
Genuity
SmartStax
Genuity VT
Double
RIB
Complete
PRO
RIB
8
Corn
Complete
9
Corn
10
Genuity VT Triple PRO RIB Complete Corn
11
Corn Refuge Requirements
12
YieldGard VT
YieldGard
Triple
Corn
Corn Borer with Roundup
Corn with Roundup
Ready
13
Ready
Corn 2
2 Technology
15
17
Performance Series Sweet Corn
19
Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield Soybeans
21
Roundup
Genuity
Genuity
Ready
Soybeans Material Handling
22
Roundup
Ready
Canola
23
Roundup
Ready
Sugarbeets
24
Terms and Conditions
Monsanto Canada 2015 Technology Use Guide
26
Stewardship Overview
A Message About Stewardship
Why is Stewardship Important?
Monsanto 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:
Each component of stewardship offers benefits to farmers:
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 have been sent to you (a copy of is included in this
2015 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
Coalitions (CCPC) IRM guide A Farmers 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, produce marketing requirements, or
geographic planting restrictions that Monsanto deems appropriate
or necessary to implement for proper stewardship or regulatory
compliance.
Following the Weed 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 11/01/14. For subsequent updates, refer to
www.monsanto.ca or contact your local Monsanto representative.
Signing a TSA provides farmers with access to Monsantos

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 biotechnologys positive
agricultural contributions to continue.
Crop or Material Handling

Stewardship Statement
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 Monsantos 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 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. Excellence Through Stewardship is a registered
trademark of Biotechnology Industry Organization.
NOTE:
Direct all produce from Performance Series sweet corn for sale
or use in the United States, Canada or Mexico.
Overview cont.
The Field Check Program

Monsantos 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. Monsantos 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 havent paid for our patented technology are
not benefitting unfairly.
Information about the Field Check Process

Our 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 researching 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 Check

Generally, 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 Monsantos biotech traits in a manner that is not
consistent with the terms and conditions of the TSA, you may call
Monsantos CustomCare line at 1-800-667-4944 or send a letter to:
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.
2014 Results
In 2014, 21 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.
You might have seen a farmer in your community wearing an exclusive
Genuity leather jacket that recognizes their compliance with the TSA.
For those farmers who do not want a jacket, we also make donations
in their name to a charitable organization like 4-H or Agriculture in
the Classroom as our way of saying thank you for their cooperation.
Non-Compliance
Unfortunately, we did find some instances of non-compliance with
the TSA in the 2014 Field Check Program. Key examples include:
F
armers 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
Monsantos 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.
S
eed containing Monsantos patented technology had been
delivered to farmers who had not signed a TSA This is a breach
of the Retail Services Agreement as all farmers need to have a signed
and approved TSA before any seed is delivered.
U
nfortunately 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 one instance the farmer agreed to destroy their crop planted from
saved seed. In the others, 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 supplements Monsanto Canadas existing corporate
giving program that provides funds to charitable programs that
benefit rural residents and rural communities across Canada.
Intellectual Property Protection

900 One Research Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 6E3
Overview cont.
An Important Note About Genuity Roundup

Ready 2 Yield Soybean Technology
Just 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
manufacture 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 Monsantos Technology Protection Field Check Program.
This is how Monsanto uses testing to continue to ensure farming is
fair for everyone.
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 responsibility to implement any necessary processes. These
processes may include sourcing seed appropriate for IP specifications,
field management 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 they wish to identity preserve,
or otherwise keep separated, farmers 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 grain produced from the crop. Farmers
should also make sure all harvested grain is stored in clean storage
areas where the identity of the grain 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, such as
potatoes, 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.
Overview cont.
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 crosspollination occurs within the outer-most few rows of the field.
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 farmers 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.
Treated Seed Requirements

and Best Management Practices
Seed Treatment Technology
Innovative 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 this 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.
Overview cont.
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. Standards
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
demonstrated 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 Monsantos CustomCare line at 1-800-667-4944.
Overview cont.
Weed Management
Monsanto believes product stewardship to be a fundamental
component 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
agricultural 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 glyphosateresistant weeds and for managing the risk on a field-by-field basis.
Group Number
Glyphosate, 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 Guidelines

Proactively 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 application 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 herbicide application
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
U
se a diverse set of weed control tools, including residual herbicides
that use a different mechanism 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
Monsantos 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 Monsantos
commitment to stewarding weed resistance to glyphosate and other
herbicides in Roundup Ready crops. For more information visit
www.rrwms.ca.
Glyphosate-Resistant Weeds
Monsanto 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, Monsantos website,
www.rrwms.ca, and farmer meetings.
Farmers must be aware of, and proactively manage for, glyphosateresistant 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,
and Canada fleabane 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 glyphosateresistant weeds in their fields should visit www.rrwms.ca or contact
Monsantos CustomCare line at 1-800-667-4944 for current
recommended management practices.
Report any incidence of repeated non-performance on a particular
weed to the local Monsanto representative, retailer, or Monsantos
CustomCare line at 1-800-667-4944.
Overview cont.
Insect Resistance Management (IRM)

An effective Insect
Resistance Management
(IRM) program is a vital
part of responsible product
stewardship for insectprotected 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. Refuge size, configuration, and management are described
in detail in the sections on those products within this document.
Failure to follow IRM guidelines and properly plant a refuge may
result in the loss of a farmers access to Monsanto technologies.
Monsanto Canada is committed to the preservation of these
technologies. Please do your part to ensure that insect-protected B.t.
technologies are preserved by implementing the correct IRM plan
on your farm.
Monitoring Program
Monsanto Canada or an approved agent of Monsanto Canada will
monitor refuge management practices. The TSA signed by a farmer
requires that upon request by Monsanto or its approved agent, the
farmer is to provide the location of all fields planted with YieldGard
VT/YieldGard technologies and the locations of all associated
required refuge areas, to cooperate fully with any field or record
inspections, and allow Monsanto or an agent of Monsanto to inspect
all YieldGard VT/YieldGard fields and refuge areas to ensure an
approved insect resistance management program has been followed.

All inspections will be performed at a reasonable time and arranged
in advance with the farmer so that the farmer can be present if desired.
Farmers 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 Monsantos
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 Genuity, YieldGard VT and
YieldGard Corn Products
Adding a refuge to corn production programs is a requirement for
resistance management. For the most effective results, researchers
recommend a multiple phase approach.
Plant corn hybrids with YieldGard VT/YieldGard and Genuity corn
technologies to provide consistent protection of corn fields from
corn borer and corn rootworm throughout the larval feeding periods.
Plant a corn refuge block or strips close to the YieldGard VT and
YieldGard corn plantings, or use a RIB Complete product. The
refuge serves to support the survival of susceptible corn borers and
corn rootworms.
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. Genuity,
YieldGard VT, and YieldGard 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 YieldGard VT
Triple and 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, YieldGard VT, and
YieldGard technology corn fields for targeted insect pests and
contact their local Monsanto representative, retailer, or Monsantos
CustomCare line at 1-800-667-4944 if they observe any unusual
performance problems.
Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete
Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete corn contains the most advanced, all-in-one
technology that controls 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 control of lepidopteran, above
ground insect pests, as well as combined modes of action for control of 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 blend contains Roundup Ready 2 Technology
and LibertyLink herbicide tolerance for weed control. This trait allows a farmer to
experience 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, PVZMIR39, PHP8999, PHP17662) necessary for their production in field corn containing
MON 89034 _ TC1507 _ MON 88017 _ DAS-59122-7. This product controls 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. Farmers must read and follow the limitations and requirements in the appropriate Product Notice or Product Use Guide, including this
Technology Use Guide.
Recommended Management Practices

Hybrids 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 growers incorporate crop rotations (out of corn) and, when appropriate, use of
insecticides into their IRM plan to minimize selection of resistant populations. Farmers
must read and follow the limitations and requirements in the appropriate Product Notice
or Product Use Guide, including this Technology Use Guide.
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 manufacturers refuge requirements for
insect protected hybrids prior to planting.
Genuity VT Double PRO RIB Complete
Genuity VT Double PRO RIB Complete corn contains advanced technology that
controls 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 control of lepidopteran, above ground insect pests. Providing two 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 VT Double PRO RIB Complete corn blend also contains Roundup Ready 2
Technology. 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.

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 controls 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. Farmers must read and follow the limitations and requirements in the
appropriate Product Notice or Product Use Guide, including this Technology Use Guide.

Hybrids containing Roundup Ready 2 Technology are tolerant to Roundup
agricultural herbicides.
Farmers must read and follow the limitations and requirements in the appropriate
Product Notice or Product Use Guide, including this Technology Use Guide.
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
10
Genuity Triple PRO RIB Complete
Genuity VT Triple PRO RIB Complete corn contains advanced technology that
controls 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 control of lepidopteran, above ground insect pests and
one mode of action for below ground insect protection.
Genuity VT Triple PRO RIB Complete corn blend also contains Roundup Ready 2
Technology. 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.

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 controls 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.

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 must read and follow the limitations and
requirements in the appropriate Product Notice or Product Use Guide, including this
Technology Use Guide.
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
11
Corn Refuge Requirements
Structured Corn Refuge Types for Products That Are Not RIB Complete
Products that are not branded RIB Complete will require a structured refuge. Examples of refuge
requirements for single and multiple pest protected products are displayed below.
REFUGE
TYPES
1.
Single-Pest Refuge (For Corn Borer)

A single-pest refuge is a single field that serves solely as a refuge for above ground pests (e.g. corn borer).
Each single-trait product requires its own individual refuge.
Trait
Above Ground Refuge
SINGLE
PEST
Common Refuge
The refuge configurations

depicted here are offered
merely as examples to farmers
and are not necessarily to scale.
As detailed in this TUG, refuge
requirements vary by the type
of product being planted and
the location of planting.
Farmers must plant the
amount of refuge acres for a
product that is required for
their growing region. Please
contact your seed dealer with
any questions and/or call
1-800-667-4944.
YieldGard Corn Borer and

Genuity VT Double PRO
2.
Above Ground Pests
YieldGard Corn Borer and

Genuity VT Double PRO
400 m
Above Ground Pests
Common Refuge (For Rootworm and Corn Borer)

A common refuge is a single field that serves as a refuge for both above ground pests (e.g. corn borer)
and below ground pests (e.g. corn rootworm) at the same time.
M U LT I P L E
PESTS
Below Ground Pests
AND
Above Ground Pests
12
YieldGard VT Triple Corn
YieldGard VT Triple corn hybrids control European corn borer, western and northern
corn rootworm. YieldGard VT Triple hybrids will also provide some protection against
corn earworm, fall armyworm, and stalk borer. By providing in-plant protection against
the above insect pests, the genetic yield potential of YieldGard VT Triple corn hybrids
is preserved.
YieldGard VT Triple corn hybrids also contain Roundup Ready 2 Technology. 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.

YieldGard VT Triple hybrids contain Cry3Bb1 [B.t. Cry3Bb1 protein and the genetic
material necessary for its production (Vector ZMIR39) in MON 88017 corn (OECD
Unique Identifier: MON-8817-3)] X Cry1Ab [B.t. Cry1Ab delta-endotoxin and the
genetic material necessary for its production in corn] for use in field corn. This product
controls European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis), western corn rootworm (Diabrotica
virgifera virgifera), and northern corn rootworm (Diabrotica barberi), and suppresses
corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea), stalk borer (Papaipema nebris), and fall armyworm
(Spodoptera frugiperda). YieldGard technologies are available in hybrids offered by a
variety of seed brands. Farmers must read and follow the limitations and requirements
in the appropriate Product Notice or Product Use Guide, including this Technology
Use Guide.

Managing YieldGard VT Triple requires a farmer to follow the recommended
management practices associated with corn containing each individual trait.
13
Yieldgard VT Triple Corn
cont.
Corn Refuge Requirements and Configuration Options

Refuges Must be Established for the 2015 Growing Season as Follows:
To preserve the benefits and insect protection YieldGard VT Triple
technology, an IRM plan must be part of every farmers short- and
long-term production strategies. IRM plans are required for farmers
who intend to plant YieldGard VT Triple.
in-field or perimeter strips. These strips must be at least four

consecutive rows wide.
Plant a refuge on every farm where YieldGard VT Triple corn
hybrids are planted.
Plant at least 20% of the total YieldGard VT Triple corn acres

to a corn refuge that does not contain a B.t. technology.
Plant the refuge at the same time as the YieldGard VT Triple corn.
Mixing non-B.t. seed with YieldGard VT Triple corn seed for use
as a refuge is not permitted.
The refuge may be treated for corn rootworm larvae and other
pests with soil-applied and/or seed-applied insecticides.
If the refuge is planted on first-year corn (rotated corn ground),

then the YieldGard VT Triple corn must also be planted on
first-year corn (rotated corn ground).
If required, the refuge may be treated for European corn borer with
a non-B.t. foliar insecticide.
If the refuge is treated, the portion of the field containing B.t.
technology must also be treated.
If the refuge is planted on continuous corn ground, then the

YieldGard VT Triple corn may be planted on either first-year corn
(rotated corn ground) or continuous corn ground.
Corn planted in the refuge may be Roundup Ready Corn 2 or

conventional corn, but may not contain any B.t. corn technology
that provides protection from corn borer or corn rootworm.
Adjacent refuge fields must be owned or managed by the farmer.
The refuge must be planted within or adjacent to the YieldGard VT

Triple corn fields. The refuge may be separated by a ditch or a road,
but not by another field. Alternatively, the refuge may be planted as
REFUGE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

Plant at least the minimum required 20% non-B.t.
common (corn rootworm and corn borer) refuge
within or adjacent to each B.t. corn field. Can be
separated by a road, path, ditch, etc., but not by
another field. In all cases, refuge must be a
minimum of 4 consecutive rows wide.
YieldGard VT Triple
Refuge (i.e. Roundup Ready Corn 2
or conventional corn)
Within
Block
Perimeter
OR Adjacent
Designates road, ditch, path, etc.
Adjacent
Within adjacent field
14
Strips
YieldGard Corn Borer with Roundup Ready Corn 2
YieldGard Corn Borer with Roundup Ready Corn 2 hybrids contains an insecticidal
protein from B.t. that protects corn plants from specific lepidopteran insect pests. The
YieldGard Corn Borer trait delivers whole-plant, full-season protection against European
corn borer. By providing whole-plant protection against corn borers, the genetic yield
potential of YieldGard Corn Borer hybrids is preserved.

This hybrid contains the active ingredient, the Cry1Ab protein from B.t. This controls
European corn borer, and suppresses corn earworm, stalk borer, and fall armyworm.
Routine applications of insecticides to control these insects are usually unnecessary when
corn containing YieldGard Corn Borer insect protection is planted.
YieldGard Corn Borer with Roundup Ready Corn 2 is tolerant to over-the-top
applications of Roundup agricultural herbicides. For more information on Roundup
Ready Corn 2, please see pages 17-18 of this guide.

Managing YieldGard Corn Borer with Roundup Ready Corn 2 requires a farmer to
follow the recommended management practices associated with corn containing each
individual trait.
15
Yieldgard Corn Borer with Roundup Ready Corn 2 cont.
Corn Refuge Requirements and Configuration Options

Refuges Must be Established for the 2015 Growing Season as Follows:
To preserve the benefits and insect protection YieldGard Corn
Borer technology, an IRM plan must be part of every farmers shortand long-term production strategies. IRM plans are required for
farmers who intend to plant YieldGard Corn Borer with Roundup
Ready Corn 2.
Plant at least 20% of the total YieldGard Corn Borer with Roundup
Ready Corn 2 acres to a corn refuge that does not contain a B.t.
technology.
Plant the refuge corn within, adjacent to, or near YieldGard Corn
Borer with Roundup Ready Corn 2 corn fields. The refuge must
be placed within 400 m (1/4 mile) to help provide a population
of susceptible insects near the YieldGard Corn Borer technology
corn field. Any corn hybrid that does not contain a B.t. technology
which controls European corn borer and is planted on a farmers
farm can serve as a refuge.
Corn refuge options include Roundup Ready Corn 2 and
conventional corn.
Plant the refuge close to, and at the same time as, YieldGard
Corn Borer technology corn.
Refuge configuration options include a block within a YieldGard
Corn Borer technology field, field perimeters or end rows, or split
the planter to alternate four or more consecutive rows of refuge
corn with YieldGard Corn Borer technology corn.
Manage the refuge the same way YieldGard Corn Borer technology
corn is managed. Use hybrids of similar maturities in both the
YieldGard and refuge plantings. Reducing inputs or planting the
refuge on marginal land merely reduces the effectiveness of the
refuge.
Mixing non-B.t. seed with YieldGard Corn Borer technology corn
seed for use in the refuge or on any corn acreage is not an acceptable
refuge design.
Farmers cannot utilize neighbours corn fields for their refuge.
Refuge fields must be owned or managed by the farmer.
Plant a refuge on every farm where YieldGard Corn Borer technology

corn hybrids are planted.
REFUGE CONFIGURATION OPTIONS

Plant at least the minimum required 20% refuge
within, adjacent to, or as a separate block
within 400 meters of the YieldGard Corn Borer
with Roundup Ready Corn 2 field. In all cases,
refuge must be a minimum of 4 consecutive rows
wide.
YieldGard Corn Borer with Roundup Ready Corn 2
Soybeans
Within
OR Adjacent
Perimeter
Block
Strips
Adjacent
OR 400 m Option
Refuge (i.e., Roundup Ready Corn 2

or conventional corn)
Designates road, ditch, path, etc.
400 m
400 m
16
Corn with Roundup Ready 2 Technology
These products include 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 Products
Roundup agricultural herbicide products sold by Monsanto for use
over the top of Roundup Ready Corn 2 for the 2015 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 products 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
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 systems 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 Principles
Corn 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.
1 Always
include a second mode of action when using the Roundup Ready Corn 2 system.
17
Yieldgard Corn Borer with Roundup Ready Corn 2 cont.
Weed Management for Roundup Ready Corn 21

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-emergent residual herbicides if appropriate at the
recommended rates for the target weed spectrum.
Or apply a pre-emergent residual herbicide at the recommended
rate tank mixed with Roundup WeatherMAX at a minimum of
1.67 L/ha (0.67 L/ac).
1 Always
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.
Current recommendations for effective and sustainable weed
control can be found at www.rrwms.ca or by contacting Monsantos
include a second mode of action when using the Roundup Ready Corn 2 system.
18
Performance 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 Requirements
Read and follow the bag tag prior to planting Performance Series
sweet corn.
D
o 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.
I dentity Preserved (I.P.) Production: All harvested ears must be
stored in areas where the identity of the ears can be preserved.
Market Options
Direct 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
international laws to move material containing biotech traits across
boundaries into nations where import is not permitted. Farmer must
talk to Farmers buyers to confirm their uses of this product.

Insect Pest Control
Performance Series sweet corn provides excellent control of the
most important above ground insect pests of sweet corn, including
corn earworm, 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 appropriate 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 Guidelines

Insec t Pe st s Con t ro ll e d
Above Ground
INSECT PEST
Fall Armyworm
ll
Corn Earworm (ear feeding)
ll
European Corn Borer
ll
Below Ground
Black Cutworm
Control by included seed treatment
Western Corn Rootworm Larvae
Northern Corn Rootworm Larvae
White Grub
Wireworm
Seedcorn Maggot

ll
CONTROL
A 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 Monsantos CustomCare
line at 1-800-667-4944 if any unusual performance problems
are observed.
= Single mode of action pest control

= Dual mode of action pest control
19
Performance Series Sweet Corn cont.
Weed Management
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-emergence 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 a diversity of
weed management tools, including multiple herbicide modes of
action if appropriate, alone or in tank mixes with Roundup
agricultural herbicides, based on the weed spectrum in the field
and according to label directions.
Guidelines
Follow all pesticide label requirements. Follow the guidelines below
to minimize the risk of developing glyphosate-resistant weed
populations 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 tank-mixed with 0.67 L/ac Roundup WeatherMAX
before weeds exceed 10 cm in height.
Follow with a postemergence in-crop application of Roundup
WeatherMAX with 0.48 to 0.67 L/ac for additional weed flushes
before they exceed 10 cm in height.
Roundup WeatherMAX may be tank-mixed with other herbicides
for postemergence weed control.
Report any incidence of repeated non-performance of Roundup
agricultural herbicides or other glyphosate products on a particular
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.
20
Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield

Soybeans
Genuity 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 Products
The following are Roundup agricultural herbicide products sold
by Monsanto for use in-crop on Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield
Soybeans for the 2015 crop season:
Roundup WeatherMAX
Roundup Transorb HC
Weed Control Recommendations

Agronomic Principles in Soybeans
Starting 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.

herbicides on Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans, refer to
the appropriate products label booklet or supplemental label. A
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, 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.

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 broadspectrum weed control, including horse-nettle and tall water hemp.
4.67 L/ha (1.87 L/ac) rate can be applied once in-crop for broadspectrum weed control, including volunteer alfalfa and bromegrass.
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 Monsantos
21
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 Monsantos CustomCare line at 1-800-667-4944.
22
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.

Herbicide Products
In-crop, apply Roundup WeatherMAX herbicide when weeds

are small.
The following are Roundup agricultural herbicide products sold by

Monsanto for use over the top of Genuity Roundup Ready canola
for the 2015 crop season:
A sequential application of Roundup WeatherMAX herbicide may

be needed.

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

for postemergent weed control.
Roundup Transorb HC
Add other herbicides and cultural practices where appropriate as

part of the Roundup Ready cropping system.
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.
Use additional modes of action/residual herbicides and/or mechanical

weed control in other crops you rotate with Genuity Roundup
Ready canola.

herbicides over the top of Genuity Roundup Ready canola, refer to
the appropriate products label booklet or supplemental label. A
including supplemental labeling, for Roundup agricultural
herbicides must be in the possession of the user at the time
of pesticide application.
Clean equipment before moving from field to field to minimize the

spread of weed seed.
Volunteer Canola with the Roundup Ready Gene

Farmers who grow Genuity Roundup Ready canola have successfully managed volunteer canola since the technologys 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
field scouting identifies volunteer canola 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.
Where conventional tillage is used, light cultivation will also provide
effective control of canola volunteers.
For additional information visit www.rrwms.ca or contact Monsantos
23
Genuity Roundup Ready Sugarbeets
Genuity 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 Practices
Sugarbeets 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 overthetop 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.

Herbicide Products
The following are Roundup Agricultural products sold by Monsanto
for use over the top of Genuity Roundup Ready sugarbeets for the
2015 crop season:
Roundup WeatherMAX
Roundup Transorb HC
herbicides over the top of Genuity Roundup Ready sugarbeets, refer
to the appropriate products label booklet or supplemental label. A
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 for confirmation
that the product carries federally approved labeling for this use.

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.
24
Genuity Roundup Ready Sugarbeets cont.
Agronomic Principles In Sugarbeets

Sugarbeet 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.
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
Recommendations For Over-The-Top Applications Of Roundup Agricultural Herbicides

In Genuity Roundup Ready Sugarbeets
6.68 L/ha total in-crop application from emergence until 30 days prior to harvest
1.67 L/ha for annual
and perennial weeds
1.67 L/ha for annual

and perennial weeds
Last application 30
days prior to harvest
Planting
2-Leaf
8-Leaf
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.
25
2015 Technology Stewardship Agreement Terms & Conditions
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, YieldGard Corn Borer
with Roundup Ready Corn 2, YieldGard VT Triple corn, Genuity SmartStax RIB
Complete, Genuity VT Double PRO RIB Complete, Genuity VT TriplePRO RIB
Complete corn and Performance Series Sweet Corn (Monsanto Technologies). This
Agreement also contains Growers stewardship responsibilities and requirements
associated with the Monsanto Technologies.
1. GROWER AGREES:
To acquire seed containing these Monsanto Technologies (Seed) only from a seed
company with technology license(s) from Monsanto or from a licensed companys
authorized dealer.
To use Seed containing Monsanto Technologies 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 Genuity Roundup Ready canola seed or Genuity Roundup
Ready 2 Yield soybean crops.
To read and follow the applicable sections of the current years 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 grain produced from Seed to appropriate markets as necessary to prevent
movement to markets where the grain has not yet received regulatory approval for import.
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 use on any Roundup Ready, or Genuity crops or Performance Series sweet corn only
a labeled Roundup agricultural herbicide or other authorized non-selective herbicide
which could not be used in the absence of the Roundup Ready gene. 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 RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE USE OF PRODUCTS
MANUFACTURED OR MARKETED 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
ROUNDUP READY, OR GENUITY CROP(S) or PERFORMANCE SERIES SWEET
CORN. 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 YieldGard, or Genuity families of technology, or
Performance Series sweet corn, to implement an Insect Resistance Management program
as specified in the applicable YieldGard corn, Genuity, or Performance Series product
sections of the most recent TUG and to cooperate and comply with Insect Resistance
Management programs. Note: YieldGard family of technologies require at least a
20% refuge. Genuity SmartStax RIBComplete,and Genuity VT Double PRO RIB
Complete have 5% refuge 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 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 shall NOT plant any Seed the Grower has produced or use or allow
others to use Seed for crop breeding, research, or generation of herbicide registration data.
For purposes of monitoring Growers compliance with this Agreement Grower grants
Monsanto the right to inspect, take samples, and test all of the Growers owned and/or
leased fields and storage bins and to allow Monsanto to examine and copy any records
and receipts that could be relevant to Growers performance of this Agreement. This
right will be in effect for 3 (three) years following the purchase of all 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 Monsantos reasonable attorneys fees, court costs and all other
costs of collection.
To direct any fresh produce from this product for sale or use in the United States, Canada
and Mexico only. It is a violation of national and international laws to move material
containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted.
Grower must talk to Growers buyers to confirm their uses of this product.
Notice Regarding Grower Information
For more information about how Monsanto handles your personal information or if you
have other questions or concerns relating to Monsantos privacy practices, please contact
Monsantos privacy officer by e-mail at canada.privacy@monsanto.com or by telephone at
1-800-667-4944.
By providing the personal information above and by using the Technologies contemplated
in the Technology Stewardship Agreement, you are consenting to the collection, use and
disclosure of your personal information by Monsanto and its agents and representatives,
(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 enforcing 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.
If you have chosen to receive information from Monsanto regarding additional products,
services, agronomic advice, events, corporate philanthropy or other information we deem
of interest to you, via electronic communication or otherwise, and to permit third parties
to market products and services to you in the same manner,
You may withdraw your consent to this optional choice at any time by calling
1-800-667-4944 or emailing us at monsanto.canada@monsanto.com.
2. GROWER RECEIVES FROM MONSANTO:
A limited use license to purchase and plant seed containing Monsanto Technologies and
apply Roundup agricultural herbicides and other authorized non-selective herbicides
over the top of Roundup Ready or Genuity crops or Performance Series Sweet Corn.
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 are protected under Canadian patent law. Monsanto licenses the
Grower under applicable Canadian patents listed below (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 AgroSciences)
licenses the Grower under its applicable CA patents listed below (the Dow AgroSciences
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 plant Seed in another country that has been purchased in Canada. Grower is not
authorized to transfer Seed to anyone outside of Canada.
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 web page: www.monsantotechnology.com. Monsanto licenses the Grower,
under applicable patents owned or licensed by Monsanto, to use Monsanto Technologies
subject to the conditions listed in this Agreement. This license does not authorize Grower
to plant Seed in Canada that has been purchased in another country or 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.
26
2015 Technology Stewardship Agreement

Terms & Conditions cont.
3. GROWER UNDERSTANDS:
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 Monsantos 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.
Insect Resistance Management (IRM): When planting any YieldGard, or Genuity
corn product other than Genuity RIB Complete products Grower must implement an
IRM program including planting a non-B.t. refuge according to the size and distance
guidelines specified in the YieldGard or Genuity corn sections of 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 Growers 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
variable levels of performance in fields and not meet grower expectations.
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.
4. GENERAL TERMS: Growers rights may not be transferred to anyone else without the
prior written consent of Monsanto. If Growers rights are transferred with Monsantos
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 Monsantos 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
Growers agreement to be bound by the new terms or conditions.
5. GOVERNING LAW AND FORUM SELECTION: This Agreement and the parties relationship 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
QUEENS 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 PATENTS
OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA IN
ANY PLACE IN WHICH THAT COURT SITS.
6. MONSANTOS 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. Growers responsibilities with respect to stewardship and Monsantos 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 recognizing 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 Growers submission of a new
Monsanto Technology Stewardship Agreement and Monsantos 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 restraining 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 containing Monsanto Technologies: (iii) damages
for patent infringement, damages for breach of contract, an accounting and payment of
the Growers profits derived from the infringement calculated in accordance with the
differential cost accounting 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 Growers crop asserting any claim, action, or dispute against Monsanto
and/or any seller of Seed containing Monsanto Technologies 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 companys
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 REPLACEMENT OF
THE SEED. IN NO EVENT SHALL MONSANTO OR ANY SELLER BE LIABLE FOR
ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
27
MONSANTO CANADA
120 Research Lane
Suite 101
Guelph, ON N1G 0B4
Before opening a bag of seed, be sure to read, understand

and accept the stewardship requirements, including
applicable refuge requirements for insect resistance
management, for the biotechnology traits expressed in the
seed as set forth in the Monsanto Technology/Stewardship Agreement that you
sign. By opening and using a bag of seed, you are reaffirming your obligation
to comply with the most recent stewardship requirements.
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 Monsantos Policy for Commercialization of Biotechnology-Derived Plant Products in Commodity Crops. This product has 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 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, VT Triple PRO, YieldGard Corn Borer and Design, YieldGard VT Triple and YieldGard are registered
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 Monsanto
Canada Inc.

2015 Monsanto Canada Technology Use Guide

Enviado por

Dados do documento

Direitos autorais

Formatos disponíveis

Compartilhar este documento

Compartilhar ou incorporar documento

Opções de compartilhamento

Você considera este documento útil?

Este conteúdo é inapropriado?

Direitos autorais:

Formatos disponíveis

2015 Monsanto Canada Technology Use Guide

Enviado por

Direitos autorais:

Formatos disponíveis

2015 TUG

Dear Valued Customer,

Included in this guide is information on the following:

Identity Preserved Production

General Instructions for Management of Pollen Flow and Mechanical Mixing

Treated Seed Requirements and Best Management Practices

Insect Resistance Management

Genuity VT Triple PRO RIB Complete Corn

Corn Refuge Requirements

Corn Borer with Roundup

Corn with Roundup

Performance Series Sweet Corn

Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield Soybeans

Soybeans Material Handling

Terms and Conditions

Monsanto Canada 2015 Technology Use Guide

Why is Stewardship Important?

Monsanto Canada, Inc. (Monsanto) is committed to enhancing

Each component of stewardship offers benefits to farmers:

Reading, understanding and abiding by the terms of the Technology

Signing a TSA provides farmers with access to Monsantos

Crop or Material Handling

Monsanto Canada 2015 Technology Use Guide

The Field Check Program

Information about the Field Check Process

Monsanto Invests in the Field Check Program

Selection for Field Check

Monsanto treats any information of this nature as confidential.

Intellectual Property Protection

Monsanto Canada 2015 Technology Use Guide

An Important Note About Genuity Roundup

Identity Preserved Production

General Instructions for

Monsanto Canada 2015 Technology Use Guide

The existence and/or degree of overlap in the pollination period

Treated Seed Requirements

Best Management Practices

Monsanto Canada 2015 Technology Use Guide

Successful coexistence of all agricultural systems depends on

Monsanto Canada 2015 Technology Use Guide

Weed Management Guidelines

In Roundup Ready cropping systems it is also important to start

Monsanto Canada 2015 Technology Use Guide

Insect Resistance Management (IRM)

approved insect resistance management program has been followed.

Multiple-Phase Approach to Insect Resistance

Monsanto Canada 2015 Technology Use Guide

Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete

Insect Control Ingredients

Recommended Management Practices

Monsanto Canada 2015 Technology Use Guide

Genuity VT Double PRO RIB Complete

Insect Control Ingredients

Recommended Management Practices

Monsanto Canada 2015 Technology Use Guide

Genuity Triple PRO RIB Complete

Insect Control Ingredients

Recommended Management Practices

Monsanto Canada 2015 Technology Use Guide

Corn Refuge Requirements

Single-Pest Refuge (For Corn Borer)

The refuge configurations

YieldGard Corn Borer and

Above Ground Pests

Reading, understanding and abiding by the terms of the Technology

Signing a TSA provides farmers with access to Monsantos

The existence and/or degree of overlap in the pollination period