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David Thompson, National Marketing and Sales Director
Stine Seed Company
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Stine Seed Company Signs Up as Licensee for Balance™ GT System
ADEL, IOWA — Stine Seed Company is pleased to announce it has signed on as a licensee in preparation to offer the Balance™ GT Soybean Performance System once all necessary regulatory approvals are completed. The Balance™ GT Soybean Performance System will benefit soybean growers by providing high-yielding, elite genetics coupled with a double herbicide-tolerant trait stack, protecting against a wide range of broadleaf weeds and grasses.
“We recognize the need for an additional soybean seed-herbicide trait platform to meet our customers’ needs,” says Myron Stine, president of Stine Seed Company. “Balance™ GT truly represents a unique solution that we believe will add value to our customers’ operations, and we are excited to be partnering with MS Technologies™ and Bayer to deliver this new technology to soybean growers.”
As a licensee for the Balance™ GT Soybean Performance System, Stine will be able to deliver their customers a platform that will offer not only yield improvements but also simple and effective weed management along with long-lasting, residual control.
“This is exciting news for Balance™ GT,” says Lindsey Seitz, brand manager for MS Technologies™." With Stine as a licensee, we’re confident soybean growers will enjoy convenient access to this new soybean technology.”
Balance™ GT marks the second collaboration for MS Technologies™ and Bayer, which brought growers the LibertyLink® system in 2009. Balance™ GT will be broadly licensed throughout North America and will provide a strong alternative to current weed management options. In upcoming years, Balance™ GT is expected to evolve into a triple-stacked herbicide-tolerant soybean, Balance™ GTLL, providing tolerance to glyphosate, Balance® Bean and Liberty® herbicides.
While Balance™ GT soybeans have received all necessary import approvals, the Balance™ GT Soybean Performance System will not be commercially available for the 2017 season, as all required regulatory approvals have not yet been received for Balance® Bean herbicide.
About Stine Seed Farm, Inc.
Stine Seed Farm Inc., headquartered near Adel, Iowa, is focused on developing and marketing the world’s best-performing corn and soybean seed through its retail arm, Stine Seed Company. Stine Seed Farm Inc. operates one of the industry’s largest corn and soybean breeding and development programs. For more than five decades, Stine’s soybean research program has been regarded as the soybean genetics supplier of choice to the seed industry. For more information, call toll-free 800-362-2510 or visit StineSeed.com.