Indianapolis, Indiana
August 1, 2008
Dow AgroSciences LLC and
Mycogen Seeds announced today the signing of a lease
agreement and purchase option for a new breeding station
facility near Huron, South Dakota. This station will serve as a
temporary facility while plans are secured for a permanent site.
The South Dakota field station will expand grain and silage corn
testing and breeding, improve and expand sunflower testing and
enable better mini-strip testing for both corn and sunflowers.
The facility includes space for offices, seed labs, and cold
storage, as well as an equipment storage building with an
equipment shop area.
“At Dow AgroSciences, we continue to invest and strengthen our
breeding station infrastructure to fuel the growth of our seeds
and traits business,” said Don Blackburn, North America Seeds
and Traits Field Breeding and Development leader. “We expect our
Mycogen Seeds business to grow and are excited about the future
launch of SmartStaxTM and our Dow Herbicide Tolerance (DHT)
family of traits. This new location near Huron strengthens the
commitment to our long-term strategy and is part of several
projects globally.”
"I am excited for the development of the new Dow AgroSciences
research station," said Richard Benda, secretary, South Dakota
Department of Tourism and State Development. "Dow AgroSciences
is currently hiring a Ph.D. corn breeder and in the future, will
need bachelor-level researchers at their new facility that will
specialize in drought-tolerant research. In addition to these
professional positions, Dow AgroSciences will offer excellent
internship opportunities for students interested in South
Dakota's growing biotechnology industry."
The new breeding station near Huron will conduct research in
grain corn and silage corn breeding as well as sunflowers.
Plans are underway to hire a corn breeder at the Huron site
along with other full-time and seasonal employees.
About Dow AgroSciences
Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, is
a top-tier agricultural company that combines the power of
science and technology with the "Human Element" to constantly
improve what is essential to human progress. Dow AgroSciences
provides innovative technologies for crop protection, pest and
vegetation management, seeds, traits, and agricultural
biotechnology to serve the world's growing population. Global
sales for Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow
Chemical Company, are $3.8 billion.
Mycogen Seeds is a retail seed company of Dow AgroSciences and a
developer and marketer of leading grain corn hybrids, the market
leader in SILAGE-SPECIFIC™ corn hybrids and sunflower hybrids,
as well as an industry leader in canola, alfalfa, soybeans and
sorghum.
™SmartStax is a Trademark of Monsanto Technology LLC
™Silage-Specific is a Trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC |
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