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Herculex® Insect Protection technology

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Broadest Spectrum of Insect Control

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Pioneer® brand corn hybrids with Herculex® insect protection - The Better Bt®

Pioneer® brand corn hybrids with Herculex® XTRA offer the industry’s broadest in-plant insect protection, controlling corn borers, western bean cutworms, black cutworms, corn rootworms and more. Pioneer brand corn hybrids with Herculex XTRA offer more consistent control of rootworms across all hybrid platforms. Most are available triple stacked with the Roundup Ready® Corn 2 trait for the industry’s best combination of in-plant insect and weed control. Superior protection traits combined with unique proprietary Pioneer genetics means consistent, highly competitive yields season after season ... The Better Bt®.

Featured Videos

The only protection available against Western Bean Cutworm (WBCW)

A Visible Difference in Black Cutworm Control

Black Cutworm Control

A Close Look at How Western Bean Cutworm (WBCW) Damages Corn Hybrids

Western Bean Cutworm (WBCW) Kernel Feed Effects

Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour, Aug. 18-21

Get route maps and event details for this premier crop tour. Pioneer agronomists, more than 70 crop scouts and grain marketing experts will provide daily crop condition reports and market analysis of their estimated 2008 corn and soybean yields.

See it in the Fields

Learn about Pioneer brand corn hybrids with Herculex insect protection

- Herculex I trait
- Herculex RW^
- Herculex XTRA^
- Maximum Herbicide Choices
- Seed Treatment for Added Protection

See it in the Yields

2007 Regional Yield Data
Eastern
Northern
Southern
Western

2007 National Yield Data
70-89 CRM
90-99 CRM
100-105 CRM
106-110 CRM
111-114 CRM
115-120 CRM

2006 NCGA Contest Winners

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Herculex® Insect Protection technology by Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred. ® Herculex and the HX logo are registered trademarks of Dow AgroSciences LLC.

^ Grain harvested from products that bear this mark is fully approved for food and feed use in the United States and Japan, but is not approved in the European Union. You must find a market for this crop that will not ship this grain or its processed products to Europe. Appropriate markets for this grain include: domestic feed use or grain handlers that specifically agree to accept this grain and handle it appropriately. For more information on your grain market options, go to the American Seed Trade Association's website at www.amseed.org or call your seed supplier.

MARKET CHOICES is a certification mark used under license from ASTA.

Know Before You Grow(SM), an information service provided by National Corn Growers Association at www.ncga.com.