DLP Delta & Pine

SCOTT, Miss., May 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta and Pine Land Company (NYSE:DLP) announced today that W. T. Jagodinski, President and CEO, and Kenneth M. Avery, Vice President - Finance and Treasurer, will present at the GARP Research, 3rd Annual Investor Conference at the InterContinental Harbor Court Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland on May 17, 2006, from 10:30 am to 11:30 am ET. They will discuss the company's business, previously announced earnings estimates and strategic initiatives. A copy of the slide presentation will be available on the Company's website at http://www.deltaandpine.com/ beginning on May 17, 2006. About Delta and Pine Land Company Delta and Pine Land Company is a leading commercial breeder, producer and marketer of cotton planting seed. Headquartered in Scott, Mississippi, with multiple offices in eight states and facilities in several foreign countries, D&PL also breeds, produces and markets soybean planting seed in the U.S. For more information about D&PL, please refer to the Company's website at http://www.deltaandpine.com/. DATASOURCE: Delta and Pine Land Company CONTACT: Investors: Tom Jagodinski of Delta and Pine Land Company, +1-662-742-4518; or Media: Jonathan Gasthalter, or Cassandra Bujarski, both of Citigate Sard Verbinnen, +1-212-687-8080 Web site: http://www.deltaandpine.com/

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