STEWARDSHIP AND PATENT INFORMATION
NOTE: Licensees, below are statement for use in your Seed Guides and for marketing purposes as a deterrent to seed piracy. These statements should NOT BE USED ON BAGS, BAG TAGS OR LABELS.
All Encompassing Seed Piracy Statement: Seed containing a patented trait can only be used to plant a single commercial crop. It is unlawful to save and replant seed from that crop. Examples of seed containing a patented trait include but are not limited to Roundup Ready 2 Yield® soybeans, Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans, XtendFlex® soybeans, Roundup Ready® spring canola, Roundup Ready® winter canola, and TruFlexTM canola with Roundup Ready® Technology. Additional information and limitations on the use of these products are provided in the Technology Stewardship Agreement and the Bayer Technology Use Guide: tug.bayer.com. U.S. patents for Bayer technologies can be found at the following webpage: cs.bayerpatents.bayer.com.
Soybean Seed Piracy Statement: Roundup Ready 2 Yield® soybeans
Seed containing the Roundup Ready 2 Yield® trait can only be used to plant a single commercial crop. It is unlawful to save and replant Roundup Ready 2 Yield® soybeans. Additional information and limitations on the use of this product are provided in the Technology Stewardship Agreement and the Bayer Technology Use Guide: tug.bayer.com. U.S. patents for Bayer technologies can be found at the following webpage: cs.bayerpatents.bayer.com.
Soybean Seed Piracy Statement: Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans
Seed containing the Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® traits can only be used to plant a single commercial crop. It is unlawful to save and replant Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans. Additional information and limitations on the use of this product are provided in the Technology Stewardship Agreement and the Bayer Technology Use Guide: tug.bayer.com. U.S. patents for Bayer technologies can be found atthe following webpage: cs.bayerpatents.bayer.com.
Soybean Seed Piracy Statement: XtendFlex® soybeans
Seed containing the XtendFlex® traits can only be used to plant a single commercial crop. It is unlawful to save and replant XtendFlex® soybeans. Additional information and limitations on the use of this product are provided in the Technology Stewardship Agreement and the Bayer Technology Use Guide: tug.bayer.com. U.S. patents for Bayer technologies can be found at the following webpage: cs.bayerpatents.bayer.com.
Soybean Seed Piracy Statement: Roundup Ready 2 Yield® soybeans, Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans, and XtendFlex® soybeans
Seed containing a patented trait can only be used to plant a single commercial crop. It is unlawful to save and replant Roundup Ready 2 Yield® soybeans, Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans, and XtendFlex® soybeans. Additional information and limitations on the use of these products are provided in the Technology Stewardship Agreement and the Bayer Technology Use Guide: tug.bayer.com. U.S. patents for Bayer technologies can be found at the following webpage: cs.bayerpatents.bayer.com.
Canola Seed Piracy Statement: Roundup Ready® spring canola, Roundup Ready® winter canola, and TruFlexTM canola with Roundup Ready® Technology
Seed containing a patented trait can only be used to plant a single commercial crop. It is unlawful to save and replant Roundup Ready® spring canola, Roundup Ready® winter canola, and TruFlexTM canola with Roundup Ready® Technology. Additional information and limitations on the use of these products are provided in the Technology Stewardship Agreement and the Bayer Technology Use Guide: tug.bayer.com. U.S. patents for Bayer technologies can be found at the following webpage: cs.bayerpatents.bayer.com.
Bayer Company is a member of Excellence Through Stewardship® (ETS). Bayer products are commercialized in accordance with ETS Product Launch Stewardship Guidance, and in compliance with Bayer’s 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. It is a violation of federal and state law to use any pesticide product other than in accordance with its labeling. NOT ALL formulations of dicamba, glyphosate or glufosinate are approved for in-crop use with products with XtendFlex® Technology. NOT ALL formulations of dicamba or glyphosate are approved for in-crop use with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans. ONLY USE FORMULATIONS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY LABELED FOR SUCH USES AND APPROVED FOR SUCH USE IN THE STATE OF APPLICATION. Contact the U.S. EPA and your state pesticide regulatory agency with any questions about the approval status of dicamba herbicide products for in-crop use with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans or products with XtendFlex® Technology.
B.t. products may not yet be registered in all states. Check with your seed brand representative for the registration status in your state.
DroughtGard® Hybrids with RIB Complete® corn blend the refuge seed may not always contain DroughtGard® Hybrids trait.
IMPORTANT IRM INFORMATION: RIB Complete® corn blend products do not require the planting of a structured refuge except in the Cotton-Growing Area where corn earworm is a significant pest. See the IRM/Grower Guide for additional information. Always read and follow IRM requirements.
Performance may vary, from location to location and from year to year, as local growing, soil and weather conditions may vary. Growers should evaluate data from multiple locations and years whenever possible and should consider the impacts of these conditions on the grower’s fields.
ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. 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.
Cotton with XtendFlex® Technology contains genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate, dicamba and glufosinate. Glyphosate will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. Dicamba will kill crops that are not tolerant to dicamba. Glufosinate will kill crops that are not tolerant to glufosinate. Contact your Bayer dealer or refer to Bayer’s Technology Use Guide for recommended weed control programs.
Roundup Ready® Technology contains genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate. Roundup Ready® 2 Technology contains genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate. Products with XtendFlex® Technology contains genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate, glufosinate and dicamba. Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® soybeans contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate and dicamba. Glyphosate will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. Dicamba will kill crops that are not tolerant to dicamba. Glufosinate will kill crops that are not tolerant to glufosinate. Contact your seed brand dealer or refer to the Monsanto Technology Use Guide for recommended weed control programs.
Bollgard II®, Bollgard®, DroughtGard®, Respect the Refuge and Cotton Design®, RIB Complete®, Roundup Ready 2 Technology and Design™, Roundup Ready 2 Xtend®, Roundup Ready 2 Yield®, Roundup Ready®, SmartStax®, Trecepta®, TruFlex™ and XtendFlex® are trademarks of Bayer Group. Insect control technology provided by Vip3A is utilized under license from Syngenta Crop Protection AG. Herculex® is a registered trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC. Agrisure Viptera® is a registered trademark of a Syngenta group company. LibertyLink® and the Water Droplet Design® is a trademark of BASF Corporation. Respect the Refuge and Corn Design® and Respect the Refuge® are registered trademarks of National Corn Growers Association.
Dow AgroSciences is a member of Excellence Through Stewardship® (ETS). Dow AgroSciences products are commercialized in accordance with ETS product launch stewardship guidance and Dow AgroSciences Product Launch Stewardship Policy. No crop or material produced from this product can be exported to, used, processed or sold 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. For further information about your crop or grain marketing options, contact DAS at 877-4-TRAITS (877-487-2487). Information regarding the regulatory and market status of agricultural biotechnology products can be found at: www.biotradestatus.com.
Seeds containing the Enlist, Herculex and PowerCore traits are protected under numerous US patents. Seeds containing patented traits can only be used to plant a single commercial crop and cannot be saved or replanted. You acknowledge and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the following documents in effect at the time of planting of this seed: (i) the Technology Use Agreement and (ii) the Product Use Guides for all technologies in this seed, including the Herbicide Resistance Management (HRM), and Use requirements detailed therein (www.corteva.us/Resources/trait-stewardship.html). To plant Enlist, Herculex and PowerCore seed, you must have a limited license from Corteva Agriscience (or other appropriate affiliates). In consideration of the foregoing, Corteva Agriscience grants to the Grower the limited license to use its technology to produce only a single commercial crop in the United States under the terms and conditions set forth in the Technology Use Agreement in effect at the time of planting of this seed. Always read and follow herbicide label directions prior to use: Enlist® products contain the Enlist trait that provides crop safety for use of labeled over-the-top applications of glyphosate, glufosinate and 2,4-D herbicides featuring Colex-D® technology when applied according to label directions. Following burndown, the only 2,4-D containing herbicide products that may be used with Enlist® crops are products that feature Colex-D technology and are expressly labeled for use on Enlist crops. 2,4-D products that do not contain Colex-D technology are not authorized for use in conjunction with Enlist products.
The transgenic soybeans event in Enlist E3® soybeans is jointly developed and owned by Dow AgroSciences LLC and M.S. Technologies, L.L.C. ®™ Enlist, Enlist E3, the Enlist E3 logo, and Colex-D are trademarks of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) or an affiliated company of Dow. Excellence Through Stewardship is a registered trademark of Excellence Through Stewardship.
Enlist E3® soybean seeds containing the Enlist® trait can only be used to plant a single commercial crop. It is unlawful to save and replant Enlist E3® soybeans. Additional information and limitations on the use of these products are provided in the Corteva Agriscience Technology Use Agreement and Enlist® Soybean Product Use Guide. U.S. patents for Dow AgroSciences technologies can be found at the following webpage: www.corteva.us/Resources/trait-stewardship.html
Sygenta®. Important: Always read and follow bag tag and product label instructions before buying and using Sygenta products. The instructions contain important conditions of sale, including limitations of warranty and remedy. Caution: Do not spray E-Z Refuge products with glufosinate ammonium based herbicides, including Liberty® herbicide. Agrisure® is a trademark of a Sygenta Group Company.
