DuPont and Bayer CropScience today announced an agreement that enables the companies to better meet the needs of U.S. corn growers.

DuPont Crop Protection will acquire access to the Bayer CropScience products isoxadifen and isoxaflutole for use with DuPont’s corn sulfonylurea products. The isoxadifen will provide greater flexibility and utility to DuPont products in corn, including Steadfast®, Accent®, Stout® and Resolve® brands. Isoxaflutole, premixed with Resolve® brand herbicides, will allow DuPont to create new pre-emergence offers for glyphosate tolerant hybrids.

Bayer CropScience, in turn, will gain access to participation in the Pioneer TruChoice® program and to co-promote its LIBERTY®/Liberty Link® program with Pioneer.

Documents implementing this agreement are expected to be finalized in the near future.

“This is yet another step in the DuPont strategy to bring more choices and more complete, sustainable solutions to growers worldwide,” said James C. Collins, vice president and general manager of DuPont Crop Protection.

“Our agreement allows Bayer CropScience and DuPont Crop Protection to more effectively meet the needs of American corn growers, from planting to harvest,” said Geoff Kneen, vice president, marketing and portfolio management, for Bayer CropScience LP. “An important aspect of this is our collaboration with Pioneer Hi-Bred, which will provide growers greater access to an alternative non-selective herbicide technology in LIBERTY®.”

DuPont is a science company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel. Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., a subsidiary of DuPont, has the world's leading market share in corn and soybean seed. Further information is available at http://www.dupont.com.

Bayer CropScience LP is the U.S. business of Bayer CropScience, which has its global headquarters in Monheim, Germany. Bayer CropScience, a subsidiary of Bayer AG with annual sales of about EUR 6 billion, is one of the world’s leading innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and plant biotechnology. The company offers an outstanding range of products and extensive service backup for modern, sustainable agriculture and for non-agricultural applications. Bayer CropScience has a global workforce of about 19,000 and is represented in more than 120 countries.