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May 18
INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--During a launch event in Sao Paulo on May 17, Antonio Galindez,
President and CEO, Dow AgroSciences announced the launch of POWERCORE™
in Brazil to control major pests in corn. POWERCORE is the first product
approved in Brazil with five genes stacked in corn.
The trait incorporated into Dow AgroSciences' hybrid portfolio will be
available for sale Fall 2012 in Brazil and Argentina.
"POWERCORE will bring the most robustmore...
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May 17
MINNETONKA, Minn. & INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syngenta and Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow
Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW), announced today a joint agreement to offer
two reduced refuge trait stacks to independent seed companies through
Syngenta-owned GreenLeaf Genetics LLC. This agreement will make
high-performing trait stacks, beginning with the Agrisure Viptera®
3220 and Agrisure 3122 trait stacks, more widely available to U.S. and
Canadian corn growers. Inbredsmore...
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May 02
Eight teams of Purdue University students have just wrapped up consulting projects that have given them real-world experience putting to use what they've learned in classrooms.
The teams are taking part in Krannert School of Management's Experiential Learning Institute (ELI). They are advising ompanies local, throughout the United States and overseas that need outside help with various projects.
"ELI began in the fall of 2009 as a way to offer Krannert MBA students the opportunity tomore...
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April 27
INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than 80 percent of U.S. farmers said they believe the
glyphosate-tolerant crop system will lose effectiveness by the year
2022, according to an annual, independent survey conducted by Farm
Journal. This statistic reflects a 10 percent increase in farmer concern
in just two years and reflects growing support for new weed control
solutions to enhance the glyphosate system.
The quantitative online survey was conducted in early 2012 andmore...
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April 26
Strikingly, pesticide opponents are making these same claims – again – only weeks after EPA announced its rejection of a Natural Resources Defense Council petition against 2,4-D that contained many of the very same misrepresentations that pesticide opponents are making today. (See links below.)
Pesticide opponent hyperbole aside, the fact remains that the herbicide 2,4-D is available for use in U.S. crop production today because EPA has determined, after evaluating all human health andmore...
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April 24
Purdue, Dow AgroSciences LLC, the Indiana Economic Development Corp. (IEDC) and greater Lafayette officials on Tuesday (April 24) dedicated a seed testing lab in the Purdue Research Park of West Lafayette.
The Dow AgroSciences Seed Quality Control Lab will enable the future capacity and capabilities needed to support the growing Dow AgroSciences seeds business, as well as serve as a proving ground for its next-generation technologies. The seed lab occupies 35,000 square feet of the Innovationmore...
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April 18
Dow AgroSciences has heard and addressed SOCC’s concerns.Dow AgroSciences strongly supports SOCC’s basic goals of preventing herbicide injury to non-target crops. We are, however, disappointed in the organization’s recent actions, given that we have worked with many current SOCC members for years to develop a product specifically designed to address their concerns.
An additional environmental assessment is unnecessary. We are confident that EPA and USDA will make data-driven determinationsmore...
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March 21
INDIANAPOLIS & ZÜRICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical
Company (NYSE: DOW), and Dualsystems Biotech announced today, a drug
profiling agreement. Under the agreement, Dualsystems Biotech will use
its drug profiling platform to identify molecular targets for an
undisclosed small molecule lead candidate in Dow AgroSciences’
agrochemical discovery program. Dualsystems Biotech as a partner will
contribute to the identification of newmore...
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March 08
INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With recent devastating tornadoes across the United States, Dow
AgroSciences, through The Dow Chemical Company Foundation, is donating
$75,000 to the American Red Cross for relief efforts and will match 100
percent of employee contributions up to $10,000.
“In our business, weather is critical,” said Dow AgroSciences President
and Chief Executive Officer Antonio Galindez. “But in times like this,
we are reminded that it is personal. As anmore...
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March 07
INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following its fifth consecutive quarter of record-breaking sales, Dow
AgroSciences President and CEO Antonio Galindez today updated investors
on the company’s impressive growth journey. Galindez spoke to investors
at the Goldman Sachs 16th Annual Agricultural Biotech Forum
in New York City.
Key to the organization’s success, said Galindez, is sales growth that
is outperforming the competition, consistent year-over-year EBITDA
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