Product Use Guides for Hybrids with Herculex® and YieldGard® Traits

Pioneer requires that all growers purchasing hybrids with Herculex® I Insect Protection, Herculex® RW^ Rootworm Protection, Herculex® XTRA^ Insect Protection or the YieldGard® Corn Borer gene to sign a Pioneer Hi-Bred Technology Agreement. By signing, the grower agrees to implement an insect resistance management (IRM) program as specified in the appropriate Product Use Guide and to cooperate with insect resistance management programs and research.

The IRM program includes planting of a non-resistant corn refuge, following EPA-mandated use restrictions and other steps outlined in the following guides:

Herculex XTRA (HXX) Insect Protection Product Use Guide (PDF 261.4 KB)
Herculex I (HX1) Insect Protection Product Use Guide (PDF 189.9 KB)
Herculex Rootworm Protection (HXRW) Product Use Guide (PDF 94.5 KB)
YieldGard Corn Borer (YGCB) Product Use Guide (PDF 80.8 KB)
Guidelines for Weed Management When Using Corn and Soybeans with a Glyphosate-Resistance Trait (PDF 300.5 KB)
Corn and Soybean Herbicide Chart (PDF 267.1 KB)

Last Modified:April 23, 2008

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

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® YieldGard and the YieldGard Corn Borer design are registered trademarks used under license from Monsanto Company.

^ 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.

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

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