After several years of research and development, ExSeed Genetics L.L.C. is proud to announce that its combination of exclusive technologies and an outstanding team of scientists and grain marketers will allow them to more quickly bring value-enhanced grains to the marketplace.

ExSeed Genetics is an industry leader in the business of bringing value-enhanced grain crops to the agricultural and food marketplace, creating a network that will grow, deliver and process identity-preserved grains. While other companies are talking about delivering products such as low phytate corn, ExSeed Genetics will have this value-enhanced grain ready for the marketplace for the 1999 growing season.

"We may be a new name to some, but we've been working diligiently for the past several years," explains Mark Scholl, president and chief executive officer of ExSeed Genetics. "We will be the first to deliver low phytate corn to the marketplace, for next year's growing season."

Low phytate corn is one of the value-enhanced grains developed by ExSeed Genetics. NutriDense(TM) corn, an ideal feed corn for swine and poultry, will also be available in 1999, joining crops such as waxy traits and white corn genetics.

Through exclusive licensing agreements, ExSeed Genetics uses several genetic patents to incorporate specialty traits into the agricultural grain crops of corn, wheat and rice. Unique proprietary breeding processes developed by ExSeed can speed crops with specific traits to the marketplace faster than ever before.

"With our proprietary FasTrack technology, we can deliver value-added hybrids developed with specific characteristics in half the time of the normal breeding process," Scholl says.

The process begins by determining characteristics desired in a grain by the end user, such as poultry or swine producers, or industrial users. ExSeed Genetics scientists take this information and work with seed company partners to add desired traits using elite germplasm stock.

Through the ExSeed Genetics Network, ExSeed signs agreements with independent partners well versed in the development and production of identity-preserved grains, and coordinates the system to get ExSeed EnhancedTM grains delivered to the end user.

Throughout the development process, ExSeed scientists ensure hybrid varieties continue to meet end user specifications through a series of stringent, exclusively designed testing procedures.

Once the right grain hybrid with the desired traits is developed, ExSeed Genetics works with select Production Partners to produce grain according to the end users' exact specifications, delivering identity-preserved grain when and where it is needed. The ExSeed Genetics Network includes seed, production and logistics partners experienced in the special handling and
storage required by identity-preserved grains.

ExSeed Genetics L.L.C., headquartered in Owensboro, Ky., was formed in 1994, and has research operations in Owensboro, Ames, Iowa, and Olivia, Minn. You can visit the ExSeed Genetics web site at www.exseedgenetics.com.

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