Pioneer provides tips for managing early-season stress

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 25, 2008 - The trend toward planting corn earlier continues to grow. The reasons include increasing farm size and the need to cover a large number of acres within a shorter window of time at the beginning of the season and avoiding potential late-season drought and pest problems at the end. According to scientists with Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, this trend presents growers with several crop management challenges that can impact crop productivity significantly. …more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Strong global demand
for corn and record commodity prices are driving up demand for high-yielding
seed. For leading seed companies like DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred, that
means significantly increasing the number of acres needed to grow their seed
and the number of people they need to hire to produce the crop. …more

Research Triangle Park, N.C., Feb. 18, 2008 — Following the vote by the European Union’s Standing Committee for the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCFCAH) on February 12, 2008, the Bayer CropScience file applying for EU import tolerance for food and feed from LibertyLink® soybeans now moves forward to the Agricultural Council, in accordance with the established EU authorization process. …more

BASEL, Switzerland and WILMINGTON, Del., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ —
Syngenta and DuPont (NYSE: DD) today announced a global agreement that will
provide DuPont business, Pioneer Hi-Bred, access to Syngenta’s novel insect
control corn event, MIR162. Under the royalty-bearing agreement, Syngenta
will grant Pioneer a non-exclusive, global license with stacking rights to
MIR162. Other terms of the agreement were not disclosed. …more

Philadelphia, February 13, 2008 — A new option for broad-spectrum control of broadleaf weeds with grass control assistance in soybeans is now available from FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC). New Authority® Assist herbicide is the answer for effective residual control of tough broadleaves and grass control assistance. Soybean growers can rely on Authority Assist for complete broadleaf control, including control of small-seeded weeds, and grass assist, resulting in a cleaner start for increased yields. …more

Legend Seeds announces that it will be applying the product TJ QuickRoots® on its corn hybrids on a customer order basis. QuickRoots® is a patented (Patent # 6,808,917) biological seed treatment product that can increase corn hybrid performance by increasing the availability of some nutrients, such as Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium. Nutrient release is accomplished through a novel enzyme process that converts nutrients to plant available form. …more

NK Seeds, retailers partner to provide Productivity Solutions™ initiative for maximum yield

GOLDEN VALLEY, MINN. — Feb. 11, 2008 — It’s that time of year again. Growers are flooded with performance claims about seeds, herbicides, insect control, tillage practices, planting dates and more. Like campaign promises in an election year, product claims can be overwhelming. …more

NK® Brand Soybeans Available for 2008:
S00-H7 Brand                        Added Trait: Roundup Ready®                        Relative Maturity: 00-7

• High-yielding with strong iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) tolerance plus Phytophthora root rot (PRR) field tolerance with the Rps1c gene
• This true medium-bush plant type is suited to 30” and narrower rows with excellent standability

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Supply available for 10 varieties to meet increased demand for soybean seed in 2008

Golden Valley, Minn. — Feb. 8, 2008 — As reports of potential seed shortages begin to surface throughout the industry, Syngenta Seeds is positioning itself to meet industry needs by releasing 10 new NK® Brand soybean varieties with supply for the 2008 planting season. In addition, Syngenta Seeds is releasing nine more varieties that will be available for the 2009 season. …more

Contribution Helps Establish Norman E. Borlaug Hall of Laureates

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — DuPont (NYSE: DD) today
announced a $1 million contingent donation to fund the establishment of a
permanent home for the World Food Prize in Des Moines. The donation will
support the transformation of the former Des Moines Public Library into the
Norman E. Borlaug Hall of Laureates and will be administered through DuPont
business Pioneer Hi-Bred. …more