Pioneer Hi-Bred launches U. S. hedging service

In a bid to extend its reach into the U. S. grain industry, DuPont said Nov. 13 it will launch an electronic instant hedging and cash grain commodity transaction service. The “e-Pit” program, a joint project by DuPont’s Pioneer Hi-Bred business unit and Farms Technology LLC, partly owned by Pioneer, is aimed at speeding a

Breakthrough genetic solution for clubroot coming soon

Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, is poised to provide canola growers in clubroot-affected areas with a new solution. The company, with assistance from industry experts and independent researchers, is racing to bring a new canola hybrid to market next year that provides genetic resistance to the disease. “This breakthrough will have tremendous benefits to canola