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GOING JUST THE opposite of the big players in the seed world sounds like a recipe for disaster But not so for 3rd Millennium Genetics 3MG the Olivia Minn. firm which now has a 10-year presence in Puerto Rico doing research and development on new breeding lines that are non- GMO. That means pedigrees 3MG puts into the corn world dont carry any traits for weed control disease tolerance insect resistance etc. Trait- loaded hybrids have been the bread and butter of most seed companies ever since the advent of Roundup Ready seed by Monsanto. Explained Ed Baumgartner Olivia native and founder of 3MG I have trouble with the word traited hybrids because we are talking hybrids with transgenes. For me traits are the basic genetics for developing a new hybrid. Anything you add on like glyphosate tolerance RR is an acces- sory. So I look at GMO traits as accessories not yield builders but yield protectants. And its this added expense of traits which is driving the resurgence of non-GMO hybrids. Farmers have to cut production costs. Non-GMO hybrids are an obvious means. In the seed corn business success is in the numbers. Even though 3MG is counter-culture to the bulk of the seed industry he indicated 3MG currently has 14 hybrids being marketed by other seed firms who have bought non-GMO pedigrees from 3MG. Since Oct. 1 weve added four more hybrids for the 2016 season. When yield data from our 2015 research plots gets plugged into our total pedigree base I think it will generate even more interest within the seed industry to launch even more non-GMO hybrids into the corn world says Baumgartner. Because of its non-GMO program he views 3MG as having both a domestic and a foreign business. There are certain countries especially in Europe where GMO corns are still not permitted to be grown. As a result at this stage we see more potential for our pedigrees with seed companies into overseas markets. One Minnesota man works to push conventional yields higher. Dick Hagen 3MG GOES COUNTER CULTURE 94 SEEDWORLD.COM DECEMBER 2015 Ed Baumgartner is the founder of 3MG or 3rd Millennium Genetics.