Ag Innovations
ASFMRA
Pioneer Hybrids
Lonnie Smith
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Pioneer “Fundamentals”
Commitment, Innovation, Customer Success
•Henry A. Wallace
•Was committed to increasing farmer
productivity and profitability
•Founded the first company to
commercialize a revolutionary
technology - hybrid seed corn
•Directly linked company success to
customer success
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Optimum®AQUAmax™ hybrids
Native trait approach driven by AYT™ system
Industry-leading
HYBRIDS
 Superior germplasm
• Selecting for drought
tolerance since 1950s
• Utilizing global genetic
diversity
• Industry-leading
drought tolerance
genetic pool
Power of genetics through
Next generation
NATIVE TRAITS
TRANSGENIC TRAITS
 Native tolerance + AYT™
system technology
• Targeted drought
screening
• AYT system technology
• Molecular markers
• Laser Assisted Seed
Selection (LASS)
• Precision phenotyping
• Whole genome molecular
prediction
 Target market: dryland &
35F44
limited irrigation acres
Herculex® Insect Protection technology by Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred. ® Herculex and the HX logo are registered
trademarks of Dow AgroSciences LLC. Ignite® , LibertyLink ® and the Water Droplet Design are registered trademarks of Bayer.
® Roundup Ready is a registered trademark used under license from Monsanto Company.
 Transgenic + native trait
approaches
• Robust pipeline of
proprietary leads
• Targeted drought
screening
• FAST corn technology
• AYT™ system
technology, molecular
markers
• Whole genome
molecular prediction
 Broad acreage
applications
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P0210HR
(102 CRM)
P0791HR
(107 CRM)
P1151HR
P1498HR
P1324HR
(111 CRM)
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(114 CRM)
(113 CRM)
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2010 Grower System Trials
Normal
3000 – 5000
Over
In 223 on-farm comparisons , product advancement tests, and research trials in 2008-2010 in water-limited environments
concentrated in NE, CO, KS, OK, TX, and controlled stress evaluations in California and Chile.
Optimum AQUAmax
hybrids were tested against leading commercially-available competitor and Pioneer hybrids.
Optimum AQUAmax
hybrids demonstrated a 5.0 percent average yield advantage over the leading commercial checks tested.
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Optimum® AcreMax™ 1 System
• Industry’s first in-the-bag solution for corn
rootworm refuge
• Reduces CRW refuge
• Corn borer refuge may be placed up to ½ mile
away
Traditional
refuge
requirement
(triple-stack
products)
Simplified refuge options
• Corn borer refuge option for Optimum AcreMax
1 system
• Allows deployment of integrated CRW
technology on 100% of corn acres
• Potential for use as standalone CRW product
Herculex® Insect Protection technology by Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred.
® Herculex and the HX logo are registered trademarks of Dow AgroSciences LLC.
® Poncho, Ignite, and LibertyLink are registered trademarks of Bayer. ® Roundup Ready is a registered trademark of
Monsanto Company.
AM1 - Optimum® AcreMax® 1 Insect Protection System with an integrated corn rootworm refuge solution. AMRW-R Optimum® AcreMax® RW Rootworm Protection system with a single-bag integrated corn rootworm refuge solution. Do not
spray with Ignite®/
Liberty®. Not all seeds in the bag are tolerant to Ignite/Liberty herbicides.
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Optimum® AcreMax™ & Optimum AcreMax Xtra*
Choice of integrated single-bag refuge offerings
Today’s Refuge
Optimum AcreMax Xtra
System Concept
Benefits to Growers
• Designed to deliver maximum flexibility
and convenience for insect refuge
management
2010 Pioneer On-FarmTrials
• Maximized farm yields
Bushels/Acre
• Optimum® AcreMax™ – for above-ground
protection (HX1 x YGCB)
• Optimum® AcreMax™ Xtra – for above
and below ground protection (HXX x YGCB)
25 locations
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
26 locations
200
150
100
50
0
Optimum Herculex XTRA
AcreMax Xtra
Optimum Herculex I
AcreMax
2010 Technology Advancement Trails. All comparisons made between
technology options in the same hybrid family.
BENEFITS
AT-A-GLANCE
Simplifies Refuge
Herculex® Insect Protection technology by Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred. ® Herculex is a registered trademark of Dow
AgroSciences LLC. *Optimum® AcreMax™ and Optimum AcreMax Xtra insect protection products are not yet available for sale or
use. Products, benefits and concepts described are subject to full regulatory approval and field testing. . ® YieldGard Corn Borer and
Roundup are registered trademarks used under license from Monsanto Company. Ignite ®, LibertyLink and the Water Droplet Design
are registered trademarks of Bayer.
Maximized Farm Yields
Technology
Preservation
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PlenishTM High Oleic Soybeans
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Biotech soybean with consumer benefits
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Highest oleic content in soy
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Soy-based trans fat solution with 20% less
saturated fat than commodity soybean oil
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Enhanced functionality for food preparation
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Industrial application benefits
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PlenishTM soybeans will be Pioneer® brand Y
series varieties
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Grown under contract for ongoing field and oil
testing in 2010 and 2011; commercialization
anticipated in 2012, upon full regulatory
approval and field testing
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