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Sustainability Management 2009

Sustainable agriculture and no-till farming

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Sustainability Management 2009

Monsanto Mississippi River Partnership Project

Monsanto and CI Partner to Conserve Biodiversity

Biotech Soybeans Spur No-Till Farming in U.S.

Biotech Seeds Reduce Pesticides, Cut Emissions

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Helping farmers meet the needs of a growing planet.

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Increasing incomes and standards of living.


Water, land and energy: these are key components in sustainability. Sustainability management conference 2009, hosted in Denver, Col. February 11-13, was designed to bring producers, ag businesses, industry reps and academics together to discuss one major theme: how does agriculture become part of an initiative to help produce more, while conserving more.

By the year 2050 global population is projected to be nine billion. This trend combined with higher dietary demands taking place in emerging economies, means to meet the worlds’ food demand, agriculture must double its food production. This means producing as much food in the next 50 years as was produced in the past 10,000 years. And most importantly, production must be done in a manner that conserves resources.

During the conference sponsored by Monsanto Company, a wide array of topics were covered to help agriculture produce more while conserving more:

  • Global markets
  • Water Trends on the High Plains
  • Plant Stressors in Corn
  • Stress Mitigating Best Management Practices
  • Industry R&D Pipelines
  • Need for Innovation in Agriculture


Below are presentations from Sustainability Management 2009.






Attendees: You asked the questions and now we have the answers.
Throughout the conference, attendees had the opportunity to submit questions for the speakers. Here are both the questions and answers from Sustainability Management 2009.





Western Great Plains Water Advisory Board (WAB)
The Water Advisory Board is comprised of producers, academics and industry representatives. In an effort to help Western Great Plains producers find sustainable ways to meet the growing challenges ahead, Monsanto has created a Water Advisory Board to generate input for innovative solutions.

  • Dr. Lee Sommers
    WAB Co-Chair
    Interim Dean,
    College of Agriculture
    Director of Experiment Station
    Colorado State University

  • Dr. Reagan Waskom
    WAB Co-Chair
    Director, Colorado Water Resources Research Institute
    Colorado State University

  • Dr. Gary Clark
    Senior Associate Dean,
    College of Engineering
    Kansas State University

  • Dr. John Shanahan
    Research Agronomist,
    USDA-ARS, University of Nebraska

  • Loarn Bucl
    President, Production Advisory Service, Inc.
    Sublette, Kansas

  • Dave Green
    Regional Manager, Servi-Tech
    Haxtun, Colorado

  • Clay Scott
    Producer
    Ulysses, Kansas

  • Steve Sears
    Producer
    Joes, Colorado

  • Tom Terryberry
    Producer
    Imperial, Nebraska





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Technological Innovation Presentation
Dr. Robert Reiter, Vice President of Breeding Technology for Monsanto company, is an innovator and leader on the biotechnology front. Dr. Reiter leads a number of Monsanto research and development teams all focused on accelerating the introduction of new biotechnology-derived traits and the improvement of germplasm in corn, soy, cotton, oilseeds and vegetables. All of his efforts use advanced breeding techniques.

View Dr. Reiter's presentation about the technological innovation in Monsanto Company.

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