Monsanto Executives to Address Investor Conferences in February

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monsanto Company's (NYSE: MON) Brett Begemann, executive vice president of global commercial business, and Carl Casale, executive vice president of strategy and operations, will address investors in separate presentations at two conferences later this month.

Both Monsanto executives will provide an update on the company's business performance and expectations, strategic initiatives, product performance, research-and-development pipeline, and other business matters at these conferences. The conferences include:

    -- Goldman Sachs' 2008 AgForum Conference: On Tuesday, Feb. 12, Monsanto's
       Begemann will be presenting at Goldman Sachs' 2008 AgForum Conference
       held in New York.  Begemann's presentation will begin at 12:40 p.m. EST
       (11:40 a.m. CT).
    -- Morgan Stanley Basic Materials Conference 2008: Monsanto's Casale will
       be presenting at the Morgan Stanley Basic Materials Conference 2008 on
       Thursday, Feb. 21, in New York.  Casale's presentation will begin at 8
       a.m. EST (7 a.m. CT).

Presentation slides and simultaneous audio webcasts of the conference calls may be accessed by visiting the company's web site at http://www.monsanto.com/investors. Following the live broadcasts, Monsanto will archive the presentation slides and replays of the webcasts at the company's web site.

Monsanto Company is a leading global provider of technology-based solutions and agricultural products that improve farm productivity and food quality. For more information on Monsanto, see: http://www.monsanto.com.

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