Optimum® AcreMax™ 1 Insect Protection

Option 1 – Separate Refuge. By satisfying the CRW refuge in the bag, Optimum® AcreMax™ 1 would allow growers to place the required corn borer refuge in a different field, up to ½ mile away.

Option 2 – 100% CRW Coverage. With CRW refuge integrated into the bag, growers could plant 80% of a field with Optimum AcreMax 1 and utilize a Pioneer hybrid with Herculex RW to serve as the 20% corn borer refuge, resulting in 100% in-plant CRW coverage in the field.

• The industry's first solution to reduce and simplify corn rootworm refuge.
  
  
• A single-bag option that will contain a high percentage of a Pioneer® brand hybrid with Herculex® XTRA (CRW/CB/LL) insect protection and a low percentage of a Pioneer hybrid with the Herculex I (CB/LL) trait.

System benefits

	Reduce Refuge, Maximize Yields
	The effectiveness of the Herculex RW trait would provide an opportunity to reduce refuge, which would deliver more productivity and higher farm yields.
	Convenience
	Optimum® AcreMax™ 1 insect protection would give growers new options for refuge management, allowing flexibility and convenience.
	Technology Preservation
	Optimum® AcreMax™ 1 insect protection would provide growers a new option to minimize the risk of rootworm resistance and ensure the viability of in-plant protection in the future.
	Support
	Pioneer Hi-Bred helps customers get the right insect protection trait on the right acre in top-yielding products, accompanied by the best support in the industry.
What's Next?
Optimum® AcreMax™ 2 Insect Protection will feature reduced refuge for BOTH corn rootworm and corn borer.
Optimum® AcreMax™ 1 and Optimum® AcreMax™ 2 insect protection are not yet available for sale or use. Products, benefits and concepts described are subject to full regulatory approval. Read and follow all label directions.