A collaborative effort at South Dakota State University’s (SDSU) College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences has produced the world’s first multi-hybrid planter to create advancement in precision agriculture. When SDSU plant scientist, Peter Sexton, needed a new row-crop planter at the Agricultural Experiment Station’s Southeast Research Farm near Beresford, he looked to the future – in terms of equipment and … Read More
Plenish High Oleic Soy IP Contract Program
DuPont Pioneer and Bunge North America announced they will double acreage in 2014 of Pioneer brand soybeans with the Plenish high oleic trait. For the 2014 growing season, Pioneer will again contract with soybean farmers in the Delphos, Ohio, region to grow Plenish high oleic soybeans that will be delivered to Bunge’s facility for processing or to a participating elevator. … Read More
Pioneer and John Deere Offer Next Level of Decision Services
Agriculture technology leaders DuPont Pioneer and John Deere are collaborating to deliver near real-time field level data to growers, taking Decision Services to the next level. The companies are linking Pioneer Field360 services, a suite of precision agronomy software, with John Deere Wireless Data Transfer architecture, JDLink and MyJohnDeere. Pioneer will be among the first to leverage Wireless Data Transfer … Read More
Initiatives Announced at World Food Prize
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and philanthropist/farmer Howard G. Buffett were the stars at the World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogues last week in Des Moines, launching new initiatives to address conservation, hunger and poverty issues in Africa. For one, the Howard G. Buffett Foundation has formed a partnership with John Deere and DuPont Pioneer to promote conservation agriculture adoption … Read More
Latest Yield Results on Pioneer.com/yield
With harvest underway across the Corn Belt, yield data continues to stream into pioneer.com/yield. Every year presents its own challenges and opportunities. This year there were several factors impacting yield, ranging from late planting dates to excess or minimal moisture. For a quick snapshot of harvest yields in your area and across the country, visit pioneer.com/yield. The DuPont Pioneer yield … Read More
DuPont Sees Big Potential in Argentina Farmers
The country manager for DuPont in Argentina addressed the IFAJ 2013 Congress during the last day of activities for the event and he talked about the importance of the country for his company. “DuPont is a science company and we want to produce solutions for some of the biggest challenges in the world and one of those is feeding the … Read More
Managing for Delayed Corn Crop Development
Corn planting was delayed until early to mid-June in areas across the Corn Belt. As a result, corn pollination occurred two to three weeks later than normal, and crop maturity is lagging by a similar time span. This presents the question as to whether freezing temperatures could occur before crop maturity. Although detrimental, the first freeze may have limited yield … Read More
Make the Most of Data with Precision Ag Tools
Understanding what worked this past growing season and what didn’t is vital in planning for next year. To help turn data into management decisions for the next season, DuPont Pioneer experts are available to help growers analyze their harvest data with Pioneer Field360 services. After taking the data card to a Pioneer sales professional, growers will receive yield summaries and … Read More
DPP Graindesk Mobile App
With more growers relying on mobile technology for their daily farming operations, Farms Technology, L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont Pioneer, has upgraded its Dynamic Pricing PlatformSM (DPPSM) Graindesk mobile app to reflect sellers’ changing needs for updated grain-market information. The free DPP mobile app puts your preferred buyers’ bids at your fingertips, enabling you to make, monitor and … Read More
New Online Resource about GMOs
The agricultural biotechnology companies that develop genetically modified seeds (GMO) are coming together to launch a broad, new initiative to provide accurate information and answer the toughest questions about GMOs and how our food is grown. GMO Answers is a new conversation, public Q&A, and central online resource for information on GMOs, their background, use in agriculture, and research and … Read More