October 16, 2001 2:51pm
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) has received renewed registration for its insect-protected corn from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The registration extends the commercial license to sell Monsanto's YieldGard Corn Borer insect-protected corn an additional seven years.
"Renewing this registration is great news for the more than 150 seed companies and tens of thousands of U.S. farmers who plant biotech-enhanced corn hybrids," said Steve Rosenbloom, marketing director for Monsanto's corn genetics. "This technology is reducing farmers' input costs, improving their returns and allowing them to reduce the amount of insecticide they use while controlling a damaging insect pest."
The EPA's decision completes an extensive reassessment process for YieldGard Corn Borer that included evaluation of the numerous safety studies conducted on the product, examination of commercial-level environmental impacts and an assessment of required stewardship practices Full Story: http://hoovnews.hoovers.com/fp.asp?layout=displaynews&doc_id=NR200110161680.2_6d750032371b4171
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