FS HiSOY® Soybeans Roundup Ready® 2 Xtend™ Varieties.

Bloomington, Ill. (AgPR) February 8, 2016 -- This week Monsanto Company received export approval from China for its Roundup Ready^® 2 Xtend™, and FS HiSOY^® Brand Soybeans released 11 new varieties featuring the trait.

These newly released soybean varieties, ranging from Group 2.0 to 4.9 in maturity, provide growers with superior performing, cutting edge genetics and technology which are part of the industry's first biotech-stacked soybean trait with both dicamba and glyphosate herbicide tolerance*.

For over 50 years, FS HiSOY has stood for superior quality, consistent performance, and cutting edge innovation.

Now, as part of the commercial Xtend launch, HiSOY growers will experience maximum yield opportunity, with more beans per pod and more bushels per acre.

Of the trait release, Matt Hynes, GROWMARK Seed Sales & Marketing Manager announced, “We are excited about the approval of the Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybean trait and what it will add to the outstanding performance of the FS HiSOY brand!  These new genetics will take the HiSOY brand to the next level of superior performance that growers have come to expect.”

FS HiSOY Soybeans are available at FS Member Companies in the Midwest and northeastern states.  To find an FS Member Company near you, or to learn more about FS HiSOY, visitwww.fshisoy.com.

*Although Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans are tolerant to both glyphosate and dicamba herbicides, the use of dicamba herbicide over the top of Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans remains in late stage of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) review and is not currently approved by the EPA. Once approved, the Roundup Ready^® Xtend Crop System will offer growers a vital tool for managing tough-to-control and glyphosate-resistant weeds

About GROWMARK & FS:

GROWMARK is a regional cooperative with annual sales of $8.8 billion (FY 2015 data) providing agronomy, energy, facility planning, and logistics products and services, as well as grain marketing and risk management services in more than 40 states and Ontario, Canada. GROWMARK owns the FS trademark, which is used by affiliated member cooperatives. HiSOY was the first proprietary soybean brand in the United States. More information is available at www.growmark.com and www.fssystem.com.