Subject: Use of inoculants in Organic Crop Production

To Whom It May Concern:

This letter is in response to questions regarding the use of our rhizobia (nitrogen-fixing bacteria) products in organic crop production.

The following products are listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) for use in organic production:

• Cell-Tech^® Soybean
• Cell-Tech^® Pea & Lentil
• Optimize^® LIFT^®
• Optimize^® Gold 
• Nitragin Gold^® Alfalfa
• Nitragin Gold^® Clover
• Apex Extra^TM
  

While we have not yet gone through an official organic review process with our other products, we can state the following:

• EMD Crop BioScience inoculant products do not contain any genetically modified organisms (GMO's).
• EMD Crop BioScience products do not contain sludge or waste derived products.
  

We hope this information alleviates any concerns you may have regarding the use of our products and your organic certification.

EMD Crop BioScience
January 2008 

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