SASKATOON - MustGrow Biologics Corp. (CSE: MGRO) (OTC: MGROF) (FRA: 0C0) (the 'Company' or 'MustGrow'), and its global agriculture partners continue to drive MustGrow's organic mustard-derived crop protection and food preservation technology forward through field trials, development work and regulatory approval strategies in key global agricultural regions.

Sumitomo Corporation

Exclusive evaluation agreement in the Americas for preplant soil fumigation, bioherbicide, postharvest and food preservation for potatoes and bananas. Sumitomo Corporation is funding and driving all field development, including toxicology, safety, efficacy, and regulatory work necessary for commercialization

Bayer

Exclusive evaluation agreement in Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa for preplant soil fumigation, bioherbicide applications and postharvest food preservation of potatoes including sprout inhibition. The first year of the evaluation is focused on the pre-plant soil fumigant application. Bayer is funding and driving all laboratory, field, regulatory, and market assessments in the target regions.

NexusBioAg, a division of Univar Solutions

Exclusive marketing and distribution agreement in Canada for canola (clubroot disease) and pulse crops (aphanomyces disease). NexusBioAg is funding and driving all field development and regulatory work necessary for commercialization. (Press release link)

About MustGrow

MustGrow is an agriculture biotech company developing organic biopesticides and bioherbicides by harnessing the natural defense mechanism of the mustard plant to protect the global food supply from diseases, insect pests, and weeds. MustGrow and its leading global partners - Janssen PMP (pharmaceutical division of Johnson & Johnson), Bayer, Sumitomo Corporation, and Univar Solutions' NexusBioAg - are developing mustard-based organic solutions to potentially replace harmful synthetic chemicals.

Over 100 independent tests have been completed, validating MustGrow's safe and effective approach to crop and food protection. Pending regulatory approval, MustGrow's patented liquid products could be applied through injection, standard drip or spray equipment, improving functionality and performance features. Now a platform technology, MustGrow and its global partners are pursuing applications in several different industries from preplant soil treatment and weed control, to postharvest disease control and food preservation. MustGrow has approximately 49.2 million basic common shares issued and outstanding and 55.6 million shares fully diluted.

Contact:

Corey Giasson

Tel: +1-306-668-2652

Email: info@mustgrow.ca

MustGrow Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements included in this news release constitute 'forward-looking statements' which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect the results, performance or achievements of MustGrow.

Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as 'plans', 'expects', 'is expected', 'budget', 'estimates', 'intends', 'anticipates' or 'does not anticipate', or 'believes', or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results 'may', 'could', 'would', 'might', 'occur' or 'be achieved'. Examples of forward-looking statements in this news release include, among others, statements MustGrow makes regarding: (i) potential product approvals; (ii) anticipated actions by partners to drive field development work including dose rates, application frequency, application methods, and the regulatory work necessary for commercialization; (iii) expected product efficacy of MustGrow's mustard-based technologies and (iv) expected outcomes from collaborations with commercial partners.

Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results of MustGrow to differ materially from those discussed in such forward-looking statements, and even if such actual results are realized or substantially realized, there can be no assurance that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, MustGrow. Important factors that could cause MustGrow's actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: (i) the preferences and choices of agricultural regulators with respect to product approval timelines; (ii) the ability of MustGrow's partners to meet obligations under their respective agreements and (iii) other risks described in more detail in MustGrow's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2021 and other continuous disclosure documents filed by MustGrow with the applicable securities regulatory authorities which are available at www.sedar.com. Readers are referred to such documents for more detailed information about MustGrow, which is subject to the qualifications, assumptions and notes set forth therein.

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