2015 DEKALB(R) Seed for Yourself Yield Challenge

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(Marketwired - April 28, 2015) - DEKALB^® brand seed growers are invited once again to enter the DEKALB Seed for Yourself Yield Challenge.

New this year, the challenge is open to farmers from Alberta to Prince Edward Island who grow at least ten acres of DEKALB corn, soybeans or canola. Growers with the highest yielding DEKALB corn, soybeans or canola, within their specific contest zone, will be eligible to win an all-inclusive trip for two to Club Med Sandpiper Bay, Port St Lucia, Florida, February 5 to 12, 2016. This trip is valued at approximately $4,500.

Western Canada: There will be one winner chosen from each of the qualifying contest zones listed below. The qualifying contest zones are based on geography.

Eastern Canada: One corn winner and one soybean winner will be chosen from each of the maturity zones listed below:

Growers cannot win more than one prize.

"Year after year, our customers are receiving great yields with DEKALB brand seed and we expect 2015 to be no different. Our corn, soybean and canola seed products are consistently recognized as being high-yielding and easy-to-grow," said Erin Romeo, DEKALB marketing manager with Monsanto Canada. "While we can't predict what the 2015 growing season will bring, we look forward to the results of the challenge and practices that are shared."

A 10-acre field minimum is required and harvest bushels must be a minimum of 1.5 acres within the same field. A DEKALB dealer or DEKALB representative must be present at time of weigh off and yield of harvested bushels must be corrected to 13% moisture for soybeans, 15.5% moisture for corn and 9% for canola. For full contest rules and regulations please visit www.DEKALB.ca.

DEKALB customers must register for the contest via online entry (www.DEKALB.ca) or by submitting an entry form by fax to (519) 823-9733 or by mail to 101-120 Research Lane, Guelph, Ontario N1G 0B4. Registration deadlines are as follows: July 15, 2015 for canola, August 1, 2015 for corn and soybeans in Western Canada and September 18, 2015 for Eastern Canada. Harvest results for the entry must be submitted no later than November 27, 2015 via online entry (www.DEKALB.ca) or by fax to (519) 823-9733 or by mail to 101-120 Research Lane, Guelph, Ontario N1G 0B4.

About Monsanto Canada

Headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Monsanto Canada Inc. is part of the larger global Monsanto Company. Monsanto is an agricultural company committed to bringing a broad range of solutions to help nourish our growing world. We produce a variety of seeds ranging from fruits and vegetables to key crops – such as corn, soybeans, canola and cotton – that help farmers produce abundant and nutritious food. We work to find sustainable agriculture solutions that help farmers conserve natural resources, use data to improve farming practices, use water and other important resources more efficiently, and protect their crops from pests and disease. Through programs and partnerships, we collaborate with farmers, researchers, nonprofit organizations, universities and others to help tackle some of the world's biggest challenges. To learn more about Monsanto, please visit: www.monsanto.ca or follow us on Twitter @MonsantoCda.