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Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, is a leading developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics, agronomic support, and services to farmers. Pioneer seeks to increase farmer productivity and profitability, and to develop sustainable agricultural systems for people everywhere.

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  • Apr. 24, 2013
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    What's your corn stress emergence rating?

    If you use Pioneer corn hybrids, the company provides a helpful took for determining how well different hybrids will emerge in stressful environments....More
  • Mar. 26, 2013
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    DuPont, Monsanto reach technology licensing agreements for next-generation soybean technologies 1

    DuPont and Monsanto announced today a series of technology licensing agreements that will expand the range of seed products they can offer farmers. The agreements include a multi-year, royalty-bearing license for Monsanto’s next-generation soybean technologies in the U.S. and Canada. ...More
  • Jan. 23, 2013
    Article

    DuPont Pioneer brings 39 new soybean products to market for 2013

    A new series of Pioneer brand soybean products, developed through the DuPont Pioneer Accelerated Yield Technology (AYT) process, will bring soybean growers across North America a range of high yielding varieties....More
  • Sep. 24, 2012
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    Pioneer FIT mapping services provides growers with a tool for analyzing harvest data

      With harvest underway, Pioneer sales professionals are providing Pioneer FIT mapping services to growers from data collected from their yield monitor and GPS receiver. By using the value-added precision agriculture tools offered through Pioneer FIT Services, growers can take advantage of comprehensive mapping and planning services to help them make the best planting and management decisions for next season.   ...More
  • Aug. 31, 2012
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    Handling herbicide carryover and fertilizer issues after drought

    The 2012 drought may cause some issues with herbicide carryover in the 2013 crop, according to Brent Wilson, technical services manager, DuPont Pioneer. In addition, growers will need to evaluate fertilizer applications....More
  • Jun. 1, 2012
    Article

    Tips for nitrogen application and management

    To meet nitrogen level needs while avoiding weather-related pitfalls, growers should consider applying nitrogen (N) at multiple times. N may be applied in the fall, early spring (preplant), at planting and in-season (sidedress). 
 "The ideal circumstances are to do a split application," says John Shanahan, Pioneer Hi-Bred agronomy research manager. 
 This time of year – in-season – N applications allow for adjustments to planned nitrogen supply based on weather variations. 
...More
  • Jun. 1, 2012
    Article

    Evaluating nitrogen levels when adverse conditions strike

    The early spring and accompanying early planting, together with last fall’s dry conditions in many areas, may present unique management challenges to growers planning nitrogen (N) applications, according to agronomic experts at Pioneer Hi-Bred. These conditions can mean N loss and impact corn yields. 
...More
  • May 17, 2012
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    Pioneer soybeans to be sold by seed counts, not weight

    Soybean seed from Pioneer Hi-Bred will be sold by seed count and not by weight for the 2013 planting season. This is a major change for the company that has sold soybean seed by weight. In the future, a unit will be 140,000 soybean seeds instead of 50 lbs. of seed in a unit....More
  • Apr. 26, 2012
    Article

    Team FIN test: Pioneer Appli-Pro Applicator system

    The Pioneer Appli-Pro Super Low Volume (SLV) Applicator System is a new way to apply inoculant to silage using low volumes of inoculant. We put the SLV applicator on our self-propelled forage harvester and our round baler to see how it worked. We hadn’t used any silage inoculants in our operation for several years, but we were willing to try the SLV system once I saw how easy it was to put on the machine and what a low volume of product would be used. The standard application rate is only 10 ml/ton of silage. ...More
  • Apr. 9, 2012
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    DuPont opens $40 million agriculture research facility

    DuPont opened a $40 million plant genetics research facility in Johnston, Iowa, today to support its commitment to increasing agricultural productivity and food security. Approximately 400 new jobs will be created through the increased research and development capabilities housed in the 200,000 sq. ft. building....More
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