Trait Stewardship Responsibilities Notice to Farmers Monsanto Company is a member of Excellence Through Stewardship® (ETS). Monsanto products are commercialized in accordance with ETS Product Launch Stewardship Guidance, and in compliance with Monsanto’s Policy for Commercialization of Biotechnology- Derived Plant Products in Commodity Crops. These 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. Growers should talk to their grain handler or product purchaser to confirm their buying position for these products. Excellence Through Stewardship® is a registered trademark of Excellence Through Stewardship. ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate and dicamba. Agricultural herbicides containing glyphosate will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate, and those containing dicamba will kill crops that are not tolerant to dicamba. Contact your Monsanto dealer or call the Monsanto technical support line at 1-800-667-4944 for recommended Roundup Ready® Xtend Crop System weed control programs. Roundup Ready® technology contains genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate, an active ingredient in Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides. Agricultural herbicides containing glyphosate will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. Acceleron® seed applied solutions for corn (fungicides only) is a combination of three separate individually-registered products, which together contain the active ingredients metalaxyl, prothioconazole and fluoxystrobin. Acceleron® seed applied solutions for corn (fungicides and insecticide) is a combination of four separate individually-registered products, which together contain the active ingredients metalaxyl, prothioconazole, fluoxystrobin, and clothianidin. Acceleron® seed applied solutions for corn plus Poncho® / VOTiVO™ (fungicides, insecticide and nematicide) is a combination of five separate individually-registered products, which together contain the active ingredients metalaxyl, prothioconazole, fluoxystrobin, clothianidin and Bacillus firmus strain I-1582. Acceleron® Seed Applied Solutions for corn plus DuPont™ Lumivia® Seed Treatment (fungicides plus an insecticide) is a combination of four separate individually-registered products, which together contain the active ingredients metalaxyl, prothioconazole, fluoxastrobin and chlorantraniliprole. Acceleron® seed applied solutions for soybeans (fungicides and insecticide) is a combination of four separate individually registered products, which together contain the active ingredients fluxapyroxad, pyraclostrobin, metalaxyl and imidacloprid. Acceleron® seed applied solutions for soybeans (fungicides only) is a combination of three separate individually registered products, which together contain the active ingredients fluxapyroxad, pyraclostrobin and metalaxyl. Visivio™ contains the active ingredients difenoconazole, metalaxyl (M and S isomers), fludioxonil, thiamethoxam, sedaxane and sulfoxaflor. Acceleron® , Cell-Tech® , DEKALB and Design® , DEKALB® , Genuity® , JumpStart® , Monsanto BioAg and Design® , Optimize® , QuickRoots® , Real Farm Rewards™, RIB Complete® , Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® , Roundup Ready 2 Yield® , Roundup Ready® , Roundup Transorb® , Roundup WeatherMAX® , Roundup Xtend® , Roundup® , SmartStax® , TagTeam® , Transorb® , VaporGrip® , VT Double PRO® , VT Triple PRO® and XtendiMax® are trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC. Used under license. BlackHawk® , Conquer® and GoldWing® are registered trademarks of Nufarm Agriculture Inc. Valtera™ is a trademark of Valent U.S.A. Corporation. Fortenza® and Visivio™ are trademarks of a Syngenta group company. DuPont™ and Lumivia® are trademarks of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. Used under license. 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. Poncho® and VOTiVO™ are trademarks of Bayer. Used under license. DRY BEAN – NARROW ROW Variety Type Site Years 1997 - 2017 Overall Yield Days to Bloom1 Days to Maturity TSW2 (g) Plant Height (cm) Lodging3 (1 - 5) Growth Habit4 Varieties tested in the 2017 trials (Yield and agronomic data only directly comparable to the checks) AC Black Diamond (kg/ha) 3239 AC Black Diamond Black Shiny 21 100 57 103 256 37 2.3 II AAC Black Diamond 2 Black Shiny 5 105 60 1 265 35 1.8 II CDC Blackstrap (A) Black Matte 1 107 52 -11 251 39 2.5 II Island (kg/ha) 4439 Island Pinto 11 100 56 101 349 42 2.7 II AAC Burdett Pinto 6 92 58 -4 381 42 1.3 II AAC Explorer Pinto 2 78 50 -8 390 39 2.6 II AAC Tundra (kg/ha) 4685 AAC Tundra Great Northern 7 100 54 97 372 45 2.4 II AAC Whitehorse Great Northern 6 107 53 -2 394 44 2.4 II AAC Whitestar Great Northern 3 96 48 -7 386 49 2 II Previously tested varieties (Yield and agronomic data only directly comparable to the checks) AC Black Diamond (kg/ha) 3174 AC Black Diamond Black Shiny 20 100 57 103 253 36 2.3 II CDC Blackcomb Black Matte 6 78 64 1 186 36 1.3 II Island (kg/ha) 4155 Island Pinto 10 100 56 102 344 42 2.7 II CDC Marmot Pinto 5 89 55 -6 419 34 2.2 II CDC WM 2 Pinto 8 80 56 3 350 41 2.4 II Medicine Hat Pinto 8 99 62 4 342 44 2 II Winchester Pinto 5 80 58 7 302 45 2.1 II AAC Tundra (kg/ha) 4559 AAC Tundra Great Northern 6 100 54 98 365 44 2.4 II AC Polaris Great Northern 14 76 58 5 329 35 3.4 II AC Resolute Great Northern 17 68 51 -2 353 40 2.2 II AC Redbond (kg/ha) 2658 AC Redbond Small Red 16 100 51 101 296 38 2.5 II CDC Sol (kg/ha) 1887 CDC Sol Yellow 6 100 59 111 385 33 1.6 I Viva (kg/ha) 2380 Viva Pink 13 100 52 100 252 30 3.5 III REMARKS: A = First year entries; 1 Days to bloom from seeding; 2 Thousand Seed Weight; 3 Lodging: 1 = erect, 5 = flat. 4 Growth Habit: I = determinate bush, II = indeterminate bush, III = indeterminate prostrate. XX - Insufficient data to describe. = Protected by Plant Breeder’s Rights (PBR). 93 Advancing Seed in Alberta | spring.2018 special crops – performance trials and grower directory