USDA GRANTS PROTECTION T0 3 NEW PLANT VARIETIES

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued certificates of protection to developers of three new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include barley, brachiaria and wheat.

The three certificates are being issued under the Plant Variety Protection Act. The certificates require that the varieties be new, distinct, uniform and stable. The owners will have the exclusive right to reproduce, sell, import and export their products in the United States for the duration of protection.

The three certificates are:

• the Moravian 22* variety of barley, developed by Coors Brewing Company, Golden Colorado;

• the MULATO variety of Brachiaria X, developed by SEMILLAS PAPALOTLA, Col. Roma, Mexico, D.F. , Mexico; and

• the MSU D6234* variety of common wheat, developed by Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

* In the United States seed of this variety (1) shall be sold by variety name only as a class of certified seed and (2) shall conform to the number of generations specified by the owner of the rights (84 STAT. 1542, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2321 ET SEQ).

USDA GRANTS PROTECTION T0 10 NEW PLANT VARIETIES

May 20, 2004

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued certificates of protection to developers of 10 new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include barley, corn, oat, and wheat.

The 10 certificates are being issued under the Plant Variety Protection Act. The certificates require that the varieties be new, distinct, uniform and stable. The owners will have the exclusive right to reproduce, sell, import and export their products in the United States for the duration of protection.

The 10 certificates are:

• the Conrad variety of barley, developed by Busch Agricultural Resources, Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado;

• the GSC1 and GSC3 varieties of field corn, developed by Golden Seed Company, L.L.C., Cordova, Illinois;

• the HiFi* variety of oat, developed by NDSU Research Foundation, Fargo, North Dakota;

• the Eden variety of club wheat, developed by Washington State University Research Foundation, Pullman, Washington;

• the Hubbard* variety of common wheat, developed by University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho;

• the Prairie White* variety of common wheat, developed by Monsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri.;

• the 25W41 and 25R54 varieties of common wheat, developed by Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Windfall, Indiana; and

• the Pryor variety of common wheat, developed by WestBred, LLC, Bozeman, Montana.

* In the United States seed of this variety (1) shall be sold by variety name only as a class of certified seed and (2) shall conform to the number of generations specified by the owner of the rights (84 STAT. 1542, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2321 ET SEQ).

USDA GRANTS PROTECTION T0 18 NEW PLANT VARIETIES

May 20, 2004

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued certificates of protection to developers of 18 new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include barley, bluegrass, corn, fescue, pumpkin, ryegrass and soybean.

The 18 certificates are being issued under the Plant Variety Protection Act. The certificates require that the varieties be new, distinct, uniform and stable. The owners will have the exclusive right to reproduce, sell, import and export their products in the United States for the duration of protection.

The 18 certificates are:

• the Sunstar Pride* variety of barley, developed by Sunderman Breeding Inc., Twin Falls, Idaho;

• the Absolute variety of Kentucky bluegrass, developed by J.R. Simplot Company doing business as Jacklin Seed, Post Falls, Idaho;

• the E24018 and N10018 varieties of field corn, developed by The J.C. Robinson Seed Company, Waterloo, Nebraska;

• the Rebel Sentry variety tall fescue, developed by KRB Seed Company, LLC., Winston-Salem, North Carolina;

• the SR 8500 variety of tall fescue, developed by Seed Research of Oregon, Inc., Corvallis, Oregon;

• the Olympic Gold variety of tall fescue, developed by Pure Seed Testing, Inc., Rolesville, North Carolina;

• the Wildfire and Redcoat varieties of tall fescue, developed by Advanta USA, Inc., Albany, Oregon;

• the Wyatt's Wonder variety of pumpkin, developed by Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc., Oxnard, California;

• the Panther variety of perennial ryegrass, developed by ProSeeds Marketing, Inc., Jefferson, Oregon;

• the ASMARA, RANDOLPH and OWENS varieties of soybean, developed by Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia, and U.S. Government, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.; and

• the 4283008, DP 4344 RR, SG 468 RR, and DP 6299 RR varieties of soybean, developed by D&PL Technology Holding Company, LLC., Scott, Mississippi.

* In the United States seed of this variety (1) shall be sold by variety name only as a class of certified seed and (2) shall conform to the number of generations specified by the owner of the rights (84 STAT. 1542, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2321 ET SEQ).

USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service administers the Plant Variety Protection Act, which provides time limited marketing protection to developers of new and distinct seed- reproduced and tuber-propagated plants ranging from farm crops to flowers. For additional information contact the Plant Variety Protection Office at telephone (301) 504-5518, fax (301) 504-5291 or the Internet at www.ams.usda.gov/science/PVPO/pvp.htm.