Des Moines, Iowa
August 19, 2008
DuPont announced today growers who plant
Pioneer(R) brand corn
hybrids with the Herculex(R) XTRA trait, including those stacked
with the Roundup Ready(R) Corn 2 trait, will be eligible for
crop insurance premium reductions in select states in 2009.
DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred received approval from the
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) Board of Directors to
be part of a new crop insurance program, Risk Management
Biotechnology Endorsement (BE).
The Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced yesterday the BE
program for Pioneer corn hybrids will include non-irrigated corn
for grain in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Pioneer worked on an industrywide team to help bring this
expanded crop insurance program to farmers. Many Pioneer sales
representatives offer crop insurance through PHI Insurance
Services, Inc.
"The approval of this program for Pioneer products with the
Herculex(R) XTRA trait clearly indicates this trait lowers a
grower's risk," said Paul E. Schickler, DuPont vice president
and general manager and Pioneer president. "This technology
protects field crops, contributes to greater yields and helps
growers get more value from each acre of land. We're glad that
our customers can benefit from programs such as Biotechnology
Endorsement."
Herculex(R) XTRA technology by Dow AgroSciences LLC and Pioneer
is a combination of the Herculex(R) I trait and Herculex(R) RW
rootworm protection gene to guard against a broader range of
above- and below-ground insects in corn than any other product
on the market. The Herculex(R) I gene protects the corn plant
against European and southwestern corn borer, western bean
cutworm, black cutworm, fall armyworm, corn earworm, sugarcane
borer, southern cornstalk borer and lesser cornstalk borer,
while the Herculex(R) RW trait protects against western,
northern and Mexican corn rootworms.
Studies have shown that corn hybrids containing Herculex(R) XTRA
and Herculex(R) XTRA with the Roundup Ready(R) Corn 2 traits
yielded significantly more bushels per acre than hybrids without
these traits. Under higher environmental stress levels, the
advantage for the hybrids with these traits was even greater,
providing better performance under more stressful conditions.
Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, is the world's leading
source of customized solutions for farmers, livestock producers
and grain and oilseed processors. With headquarters in Des
Moines, Iowa, Pioneer provides access to advanced plant genetics
in nearly 70 countries.
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