Growers have a new solution for controlling a broad range of insect pests



RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (April 10, 2008) ¾ Soybean growers faced with the most damaging sucking and chewing pests have a new tool. Leverage® 2.7SE insecticide from Bayer CropScience recently received EPA registration for soybeans. Featuring two modes of action and a broad spectrum of protection, Leverage 2.7 controls a wide range of pests such as soybean aphid, bean leaf beetle, Japanese beetle and corn rootworm beetles. Leverage 2.7 is also registered for use in cotton. …more

Reinforces Long-Term Commitment to Product Development in the Region

VOLGA, S.D., April 10, 2008 - Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, today announced plans to build a permanent research center here. The new site represents a $3.5 million investment in a state-of-the-art facility, equipment and professional staff to develop and deliver exceptional hybrids for farmers in South Dakota, western Minnesota and northwest Iowa.

The new research center will open this fall and support a major expansion in Pioneer efforts to develop corn hybrids for the northwestern Corn Belt. …more

Program Offers Attractive Premiums for Soybean Growers

DES MOINES and IOWA CITY, Iowa, April 10, 2008 - Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, and Asoyia, Inc., have entered into an agreement making Pioneer® brand 1 percent ultra low linolenic soybean varieties with the Roundup Ready® trait eligible for participation in the Asoyia® Identity Preserved soybean program. …more