World-Leading Germplasm Library Fuels Remarkable New Class of Pioneer® Brand Seed Products
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JOHNSTON, Iowa, Dec. 19, 2019 (Updated Feb. 11, 2020) - Pioneer continues to drive year-over-year yield improvement for farmers with the addition of 89 new outstanding corn and soybean products for North America in 2020. The selected products were top performers that bolster an already superior product lineup with industry leading performance.
“Pioneer is once again bringing an exceptional class of products with elite genetics to the market,” said Judd O’Connor, President, U.S. Commercial Business, Corteva Agriscience. “With Pioneer® brand seeds, farmers can be confident they are planting products with strong yield potential and excellent agronomics that consistently deliver top performance.”
Products selected to be among the 2020 lineup have passed multiple years of rigorous testing, including pre-commercial testing in IMPACT™ (Intensively Managed Product Advancement, Characterization and Testing) trials. These plots ensure only top-performing hybrids and varieties, with stability across a broad range of environments, advance to market.
2020 Corn Revolution Additions
The 2020 class of Pioneer® brand hybrids includes 45 new corn products and 28 new genetic platforms. This is the latest class of superior corn products to join the Pioneer Corn Revolution and will offer farmers new high-performing options, with maturities ranging from 85 to 118 CRM.
The new corn offerings build on one of the company’s strongest corn portfolios ever, with a wide selection of products to meet farmer needs and management practices, including:
“Farmers began to experience the Corn Revolution in their fields with the 2019 corn class and we’re excited to build on their options in 2020 with these outstanding new products,” said Matt Smalley, Research Director, North America Corn Breeding, Corteva Agriscience. “The Corn Revolution extends across our entire corn portfolio but brings additions to the Qrome product lineup that expand diversity of options for farmers to protect their fields where corn rootworm protection is a top priority.”
2020 New Soybean Products
Forty-four new soybean products further strengthen the robust Pioneer soybean lineup. With unmatched genetic potential in maturities from 0.4 to 6.8, the 2020 Pioneer soybean class includes:
13 new Pioneer® brand A-Series soybean varieties with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® technology that give farmers exceptional yield potential protected by tolerance to glyphosate and dicamba herbicides. A-Series soybeans are the highest-yielding varieties ever introduced by Pioneer.
More than 40 of the new soybean varieties have native resistance to soybean cyst nematode (SCN), one of the most destructive soybean pathogens that costs U.S. soybean farmers more than $1 billion in lost revenue each year.1 Of those, four varieties have Peking resistance, bringing Pioneer’s total number of soybean varieties with Peking resistance to 28. Of the 28 varieties with Peking resistance, 23 are the famed A-Series soybeans with best-in-class yield potential. Pioneer remains the leader in developing varieties with the Peking source of resistance - it offers protection against multiple SCN races and is an outstanding alternative to the PI 88788 source of SCN, which is becoming less effective in controlling SCN in some fields.
“We’re excited about the newest addition of soybean varieties to the already-impressive lineup,” said Jeff Thompson, Research Director, North America Soybean, Corteva Agriscience. “We pride ourselves in giving farmers a variety of herbicide tolerant trait options so they can choose the products that best fit their acres, while having confidence they are protecting the outstanding yield potential with strong agronomics.”
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About Pioneer
Pioneer the flagship seed brand of Corteva Agriscience, is the world’s leading developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics, providing high-quality seeds to farmers in more than 90 countries. Pioneer provides agronomic support and services to help increase farmer productivity and profitability and strives to develop sustainable agricultural systems for people everywhere.
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About Corteva Agriscience
Corteva Agriscience is a publicly traded, global pure-play agriculture company that provides farmers around the world with the most complete portfolio in the industry - including a balanced and diverse mix of seed, crop protection and digital solutions focused on maximizing productivity to enhance yield and profitability. With some of the most recognized brands in agriculture and an industry-leading product and technology pipeline well positioned to drive growth, the company is committed to working with stakeholders throughout the food system as it fulfills its promise to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generations to come. Corteva Agriscience became an independent public company on June 1, 2019 and was previously the Agriculture Division of DowDuPont. More information can be found at www.corteva.com.
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12/19/19 (Updated 02/11/2020)
Qrome® products are approved for cultivation in the U.S. and Canada. For additional information about the status of regulatory authorizations, visit http://www.biotradestatus.com/.
Herculex® XTRA insect protection technology by Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred. Herculex® and the HX logo are registered trademarks of Dow AgroSciences LLC.
Agrisure® and Agrisure Viptera® are registered trademarks of, and used under license from, a Syngenta Group Company. Agrisure® technology incorporated into these seeds is commercialized under a license from Syngenta Crop Protection AG.
YieldGard®, the YieldGard Corn Borer design and Roundup Ready® are registered trademarks used under license from Monsanto Company.
Product performance in water-limited environments is variable and depends on many factors such as the severity and timing of moisture deficiency, heat stress, soil type, management practices and environmental stress as well as disease and pest pressures. All products may exhibit reduced yield under water and heat stress. Individual results may vary.
LibertyLink® is a trademark of BASF.
DO NOT APPLY DICAMBA HERBICIDE IN-CROP TO SOYBEANS WITH Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® technology unless you use a dicamba herbicide product that is specifically labeled for that use in the location where you intend to make the application. IT IS A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL AND STATE LAW TO MAKE AN IN-CROP APPLICATION OF ANY DICAMBA HERBICIDE PRODUCT ON SOYBEANS WITH Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® technology, OR ANY OTHER PESTICIDE APPLICATION, UNLESS THE PRODUCT LABELING SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZES THE USE. Contact the U.S. EPA and your state pesticide regulatory agency with any questions about the approval status of dicamba herbicide products for in-crop use with soybeans with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® technology.
ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. Soybeans with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® technology contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate and dicamba. Glyphosate herbicides will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. Dicamba will kill crops that are not tolerant to dicamba.
Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® is a registered trademark of Monsanto Technology LLC used under license.
The transgenic soybean event in Enlist E3™ soybeans is jointly developed and owned by Dow AgroSciences LLC and M.S. Technologies L.L.C.
Enlist Duo and Enlist One herbicides are not registered for sale or use in all states or counties. Contact your state pesticide regulatory agency to determine if a product is registered for sale or use in your area. Enlist Duo and Enlist One are the only 2,4-D products authorized for use with Enlist crops. Consult Enlist herbicide labels for weed species controlled. Always read and follow label directions.
¹Wilson, J., 2016. Test for SCN This Fall & Select Seed Accordingly. University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
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