For 2006 planting, crop growers will have more choices than ever from Golden Harvest Seeds, Inc., with a complete line-up of products that includes the introduction of new corn hybrids featuring Agrisure™ CB, Agrisure™ GT, and Herculex™ I Insect Protection, as well as new soybean varieties with Roundup Ready® technology.

Along with an extensive line of more than 200 returning Golden Harvest® conventional and technology seed corn products, farmers will find 13 new conventional corn hybrids as well as 53 new hybrids with advanced technology including:

• Four Bt numbers featuring YieldGard® for protection from European corn borer, southwestern corn borer and southern cornstalk borer

• Eight Bt/RR numbers with YieldGard® for corn borer protection and Roundup Ready weed management

• Two Bt/RW hybrids with YieldGard® Plus for corn borer and rootworm protection

• Two Bt/RR/RW triple stacks

• Nine hybrids with Agrisure CB with protection against corn borer

• Two new CB/GT stacked hybrids with corn borer protection and glyphosate tolerance for weed management

• Five additional GT hybrids

• Seven new hybrids with Herculex™ I Insect Protection for protection against a broad spectrum of pests

• Three hybrids with resistance to LibertyLink® herbicide, which controls more than 120 grasses and broadleaf weeds

• Four new RR choices, five new RW selections, plus two new stacked RR/RW hybrids

For the 2006 planting season, Golden Harvest will be offering soybean growers a wide choice of genetics and Roundup Ready® technology through Golden Harvest brand soybeans, as well as the NK® and GutweinTM brands including,

• Two new Gutwein varieties with Roundup Ready weed management, phytophthora (Rps1c) resistance, and above-average tolerance to Sudden Death Syndrome

“Our goal is to keep giving American farmers better choices in seed with great germ plasm and the trait options that will turn out high performance results for their region. That’s why we feel especially good about this 2006 line-up,” according to Jim Sommers, joint operating head at Golden Harvest headquarters in Pekin, Ill. “We have a hefty offering of new products that have been tested and selected for their incredible potential. And those are on top of the old favorites and consistent producers we’re bringing back based on their profit potential for our customers.”

Growers can also count on the continued support of the Agronomy Up Front® program, one of the industry’s oldest and most respected sources of agronomic data. Agronomy Up Front keeps  expanding its ability to assist growers with the most appropriate seed selection and agronomic advice, according to Wayne Fithian, Golden Harvest agronomy systems manager.

“Along with trained product development agronomists who are familiar with specific regions, our research agronomists continue to experiment with crop inputs and cropping techniques, such as genotype interaction, technology validation, product characterization and use recommendations. Our focus is to keep responding with our unique regionalized approach to products, programs and service to help farmers make a profit,” Fithian said.

Golden Harvest Seeds, Inc., a Syngenta affiliated company, is one of the nation’s fastest-growing agricultural seed brands focusing on hybrid corn, soybeans, hybrid sorghum and alfalfa. Genetics FirstSM, Agronomy Up Front® and Service AlwaysSM have helped to increase the profitability of its customers in the United States since 1973.

Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology. The company is a leader in crop protection, and ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales in 2004 were approximately $7.3 billion. Syngenta employs some 19,000 people in over 90 countries. Syngenta is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New York (SYT).