Indianapolis, Indiana
June 4, 2008
Dow AgroSciences LLC and
Mycogen Seeds announced today plans to expand and move their
current corn breeding field station to a new location in Mt.
Vernon, Indiana. Dow AgroSciences has purchased three acres of
land located just west of the intersection of Lamont Road and
Lower Mt. Vernon Road.
The new Mt. Vernon site will provide expanded working and
storage space to allow for continued growth. The new facilities
will include an office and seed lab building as well as an
equipment storage building with a heated shop area. The new
facility is expected to have approximately 7,200 square feet for
the office/seed lab building and approximately 8,400 square feet
for the equipment storage building.
“At Dow AgroSciences, we are currently investing heavily in 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 family of
traits. Our Mt. Vernon project is the first of several projects
planned around the world.”
“Dow AgroSciences’ expansion in Mt. Vernon is a win for the
community,” said Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman. “The new site will
provide good jobs to the residents and stimulate the local
economy. Governor Daniels and I are pleased to see a company
with a long history in Indiana continue to invest in our state.”
The Mt. Vernon Field Station has three basic breeding programs:
convention grain corn breeding, silage corn breeding, and a
germplasm enhancement breeding program. The breeding programs
are effectively coupled with a hybrid testing program comprised
of 55,000 yield trial plots in 2008. The testing program will
continue to expand to 80,000 plots by 2010.
Construction on the new facility is scheduled to begin in June
and is expected to be completed by December 2008. Project costs
were not disclosed. The Mt. Vernon Field Station will have
approximately six full-time employees, six temporary employees,
and 30 seasonal workers.
Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, is
a top-tier agricultural company providing innovative crop
protection, pest and vegetation management, seed, and
agricultural biotechnology solutions to serve the world’s
growing population. Global sales for Dow AgroSciences, a wholly
owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, are $3.4 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.
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