New-look site reflects suggestions from growers across North America
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 22, 2005 - The Pioneer GrowingPoint® website now has a "new look," offering registered growers easier access to an expanded network of resources to help make their farming business more profitable. Available to customers of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., the new GrowingPoint website was redesigned with grower input.
"We recently asked customers for their input regarding the site - what they like, content they look for and how they navigate Web sites," says Bill Belzer, e-business marketing manager for Pioneer. "Based on that input, the redesigned site offers growers easier navigation along with terms they use and recognize."
The newly updated GrowingPoint website home page features new navigation terms and sources for useful information, including:
- My Farm & Accounts -- Details about customers' Pioneer accounts for the current and recent growing seasons.
- Products & Agronomy -- Agronomic newsletters, pest and disease tips, an agronomic library and product profiles that provide agronomic positioning information.
- Weather -- A new service, WeatherBank, Inc., brings unique crop-protection focused features, as well as long-range forecasts, growing-degree indexes and maps.
- Markets & Ag Business -- Market information provided by Cash Grain Bids, Inc., including cash grain bids, daily opening and closing commentary, in-depth weekly commentary from market experts, futures quotes and charting tools.
- News -- State, national and international agriculture news - sourced through Farm Progress Companies. This includes insight from editors covering farm policy in Washington.
- Livestock Nutrition -- Information about silage, feed and inoculants.
- Country Store -- Access to online orders placed through this catalog of Pioneer items.
"When Pioneer customers speak, we listen," says Belzer. "We're excited about the redesign, improved weather information from WeatherBank and marketing features offered by Cash Grain Bids. These new partners help us elevate the content we are providing."
Belzer adds that several additional features will come online in early 2006, including a family and health section featuring health lifestyles information and farm safety. Some additional weather products also are on tap for 2006.
Customers can access the GrowingPoint website by visiting www.pioneer.com/growingpoint and entering their usernames and passwords.
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., a subsidiary of DuPont, 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, crop protection solutions and quality crop systems to customers in nearly 70 countries. DuPont is a science company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel.
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