DuPont's <DD.N> Pioneer seed unit plans to raise prices in the mid-single-digit range next year as it takes U.S. corn and soybean market share from Monsanto Co <MON.N> and other rivals.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Crop seed sales at Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. jumped past $2 billion in 2002, up nearly 6 percent from the year before, company officials said.

HERMISTON -- DuPont Pioneer announced plans Wednesday to increase production capacity at its Hermiston corn seed production plant -- a move that will add 18 new jobs.

The seed company has retained a Canadian firm to conduct random, in-field audits. Pioneer Outlines Plan to Protect Intellectual Property - AgWeb Next-Gen Farming Week ...

Just five years ago, Pioneer controlled about 40 percent of the market share in corn while Monsanto had about 10 percent with its Dekalb and Asgrow brands, McCarthy said.

For six years, the Chinese nationals hopscotched across rural Iowa and Illinois, stealing valuable inbred corn seed from Pioneer, Monsanto and LG Seeds, prosecutors said in an updated indictment ...

“Pioneer had a brand new hybrid (3369A) that hadn’t been put in T cytoplasm. ... Hooker noticed SCLB symptoms in the fall of 1969, but seed corn was already in the bin.

A major agricultural seed company will release new corn hybrid products that could be a boon for areas with limited water resources, including the High Plains. Pioneer Hi-Bred announced Wednesday i… ...

Drone technology offers a fast, reliable way to assess crop stands — one of the most important factors influencing yield ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. Companies are warning farmers that seed supply could be short this year. Syngenta, the nation's third-largest seller of seed corn, saw its production ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Winter months are quiet on the farm, but it's crunch time for seed companies Monsanto Co. and Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.