Video Podcasts Now Available from Biotech-gmo.com

Videos featuring farmers and experts discussing Biotech Crops reach media aggregators.

St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) February 9, 2006 -- The new multimedia website Conversations about Plant Biotechnology (http://www.monsanto.com/biotech-gmo) at biotech-gmo.com is launching weekly video podcasts. Viewers are now able to set their favorite video podcast aggregator or portable digital media player to retrieve the latest videos of farmers and experts discussing their personal views and first-hand experiences with genetically modified crops.

To subscribe to these video podcast feeds, viewers simply paste the following URL in their podcast directory: http://www.monsanto.com/biotech-gmo/rss/podcast.xml

This new video podcast service begins with three compelling videos about the benefits of biotech crops (http://www.monsanto.com/biotech-gmo/world.htm) , including:

Conversations About Benefits (http://www.monsanto.com/biotech-gmo/rss/podcast.xml) -- Farmers from Argentina, Australia, Canada, India, the Philippines, South Africa, Spain and the United States talk about the specific benefits of plant biotechnology.

Graham Brookes, Agricultural Economist (http://www.monsanto.com/biotech-gmo/rss/podcast.xml) -- Brookes, a UK agricultural economist, discusses the significant impact biotech crops have had on farm income and the environment since 1996.

Roman and Adelaida Bernal, Philippine Farmers (http://www.monsanto.com/biotech-gmo/rss/podcast.xml) -- The Bernals have farmed in the Philippines since 1960 and describe how switching to biotech corn has improved their family's quality of life.

To learn more about the benefits of biotech crops, please visit Monsanto Company’s Conversations about Plant Biotechnology website: http://www.monsanto.com/biotech-gmo.

CONTACT:

Michael Doane

Monsanto Company

314-694-8351

michael.k.doane-at-monsanto.com

www.monsanto.com

February 2006 is Podcast Month at PRWeb. This press release distributed by PRWeb, the Online Visibility Company.

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