2016 HARVEST SUMMARY CAROLINAS/VIRGINIA

DP 1614 B2XF | Early-maturity variety that fits management practices of early-season, high-yielding environments. Has excellent yield and fiber quality potential.

DP 1725 B2XF | Early- to mid-maturity variety with lower micronaire to reduce risk of high micronaire discount. Easy to manage with PGR applications. Excellent combination of yield potential and fiber quality.

DP 1639 B2XF | Mid-maturity variety with excellent fiber properties and improved fiber length compared to DP 1538 B2XF.

DP 1646 B2XF | Mid-full maturity variety with outstanding yield potential and fiber properties. Broadly adapted to full-season environments.

I’ve planted many other brands of cotton,

and I am now 100 percent Deltapine

because it will perform with, or

out-perform, everything else available.

Billy Wade Pierce | Hertford, NC

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For over 100 years, Deltapine® has delivered high-yielding cotton varieties to growers across the Cotton Belt.

It’s no surprise that the Deltapine Bollgard II® XtendFlex® variety lineup continues to raise the bar with better yields

and technology. Here’s a summary of how some of our key varieties performed this year near you.

Visit DELTAPINE.COM or contact your Deltapine technical agronomist for more variety information.

Zack Webb zachary.a.webb@monsanto.com

1003 LBS/A vs. 976 LBS/A16 Locations

959 LBS/A vs. 915 LBS/A8 Locations

AVERAGE YIELD ADVANTAGE VS. PHY 333 WRF

FX1614

B2

PD

+35LBS/AADV

XF1538

B2

PD

+27LBS/AADV

XF1725

B2

PD

+44LBS/AADV

XF1639

B2

PD

+56LBS/AADV

FX1646

B2

PD

+133LBS/AADV

1011 LBS/A vs. 976 LBS/A16 Locations

1032 LBS/A vs. 976 LBS/A16 Locations

1085 LBS/A vs. 952 LBS/A7 Locations

Average values of 2016 Deltapine Market Development plots in North

Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia

VISIT DELTAPINE.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION.

ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW DIRECTIONS FOR USE ON PESTICIDE LABELING. 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 or glyphosate are approved for in-crop use with Bollgard II® XtendFlex® cotton or XtendFlex® cotton. ONLY USE FORMULATIONS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY LABELED FOR SUCH USES AND APPROVED FOR SUCH USE IN THE STATE OF APPLICATION. May not be approved in all states. 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 Bollgard II® XtendFlex® or XtendFlex® cotton.

Bollgard II® XtendFlex® cotton 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 Monsanto dealer or refer to Monsanto’s Technology Use Guide for recommended weed control programs.

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B.t. products may not yet be registered in all states. Check with your Monsanto representative for the registration status in your state.

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.

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