1. Pioneer Hybrids Lonnie Smith
Ag Innovations ASFMRA
Pioneer Hybrids
Lonnie Smith

3. Pioneer “Fundamentals” Commitment, Innovation, Customer Success
Henry A. Wallace
Was committed to increasing farmer productivity and profitability
Founded the first company to commercialize a revolutionary technology - hybrid seed corn
Directly linked company success to customer success
Pioneer Hi-Bred was founded by Henry A. Wallace in 1926 as the Hi-Bred Corn Company.
Wallace did not invent hybrid corn technology, but he saw the tremendous value it promised to farmers in the form of higher yields and increased profitability.
Wallace identified a way to develop hybrid seed and distribute it to farmers who were at the time planting open pollinated varieties which yielded significantly less than hybrid corn.
Wallace focused on bringing better products to the market that would increase farmer productivity and profitability. That focus remains true to the company today. Our success is tied directly to the success of our customers.
Wallace served as Secretary of Agriculture ( ), Vice President of the United States ( ) and Secretary of Commerce (1945 – 1946) under Franklin D. Roosevelt. He also ran for U.S. President of the United State as the Progressive Party candidate (1948).
Hybrid corn technology initially got off to a slow start, but in the mid 1930s, two droughts in the United States hastened is adoption when farmers witnessed hybrid corn performing much better than their open pollinated counterparts. 3

5. Native trait approach driven by AYT™ system
Optimum®AQUAmax™ hybrids
Native trait approach driven by AYT™ system
Native tolerance + AYT™ system technology
Targeted drought screening
AYT system technology
Molecular markers
Laser Assisted Seed Selection (LASS)
Precision phenotyping
Whole genome molecular prediction
Target market: dryland & limited irrigation acres
Superior germplasm
Selecting for drought tolerance since 1950s
Utilizing global genetic diversity
Industry-leading drought tolerance genetic pool
Transgenic + native trait approaches
Robust pipeline of proprietary leads
Targeted drought screening
FAST corn technology
AYT™ system technology, molecular markers
Whole genome molecular prediction
Broad acreage applications
Industry-leading HYBRIDS
Power of genetics through NATIVE TRAITS
Next generation TRANSGENIC TRAITS
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Optimum® AQUAmax™ hybrids offer new options to Growers seeking
improved yields in water-limited environments, whose goal is to manage risk
and maximize productivity under drought stress.
Simply stated Optimum® AQUAmax™ Hybrids
Help Minimize Risk
Maximize Water Access
Yield Stability Realized
Herculex® Insect Protection technology by Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred. ® Herculex and the HX logo are registered trademarks of Dow AgroSciences LLC. Ignite® , LibertyLink ® and the Water Droplet Design are registered trademarks of Bayer. ® Roundup Ready is a registered trademark used under license from Monsanto Company.

6. P0210HR (102 CRM) P1498HR (114 CRM) P0791HR (107 CRM)
Here are our five Optimum® AQUAmax™ platforms, released on Jan 5th.
They will be available only in limited quantities in 2011, with a greater supply available in Speak to your Pioneer Sales Professional about opportunities to grow an Optimum® AQUAmax™ hybrid on your farm in 2011.
Optimum® AQUAmax™ hybrids offer new options to Growers seeking
improved yields in water-limited environments, whose goal is to manage risk
and maximize productivity under drought stress.
Simply stated Optimum® AQUAmax™ Hybrids
Help Minimize Risk
Maximize Water Access
Yield Stability Realized
P0791HR (107 CRM)
P1324HR (113 CRM)
P1151HR (111 CRM)

7. 2010 Grower System Trials 3000 – 5000 Over Normal
Results from these trials confirm the yield advantage of Optimum AQUAmax products over the grower-selected hybrids. They also demonstrate the ability of these hybrids to benefit from increased plant population.
12 bu/acre 19,400 plants per acre (Normal)
12 bu/acre 25,000 plants per acre <<90% Win Advantage for increasing Seeding rate by 5000 sds/a>>
Water-limited environments are those in which the water supply/demand ratio during flowering or grain fill was less than 0.66 on a 0-1 scale (1=adequate moisture as determined by Pioneer) using Pioneer’s proprietary EnClass® system and in which the average yield of the commercially available checks was less than 150 bu/acre.  Moisture levels were measured either at trial location or the nearest weather station.  Product performance in water-limited environments is variable and depends on many factors such as the severity and timing of moisture deficiency, heat stress, soil type, management practices, and environmental stress, as well as disease and pest
pressures.  All hybrids may exhibit reduced yield under water and heat stress. Individual results may
In 223 on-farm comparisons , product advancement tests, and research trials in in  water-limited environments concentrated in NE, CO, KS, OK, TX,  and controlled stress evaluations in  California and Chile.
Optimum AQUAmax hybrids were tested against leading commercially-available competitor and Pioneer hybrids. 
Optimum AQUAmax hybrids demonstrated a 5.0 percent average yield advantage over the leading commercial checks tested. 

8. Simplified refuge options
Optimum® AcreMax™ 1 System
Traditional refuge requirement (triple-stack products)
Industry’s first in-the-bag solution for corn rootworm refuge
Reduces CRW refuge
Corn borer refuge may be placed up to ½ mile away
Corn borer refuge option for Optimum AcreMax 1 system
Allows deployment of integrated CRW technology on 100% of corn acres
Potential for use as standalone CRW product
Simplified refuge options
Optimum AcreMax 1 products are the industry’s first in-the-bag solution for corn rootworm refuge. They reduce CRW refuge from the current 20% level to a level of 10%, and that 10% is integrated in the bag. Each bag of Optimum AcreMax 1 products satisfy a growers CRW refuge requirement, but because each Optimum AcreMax 1 unit provides protection of above-ground pests, a corn borer refuge is required. Corn borer refuges for Optimum AcreMax 1 products can be placed up to ½ mile away from the Optimum AcreMax 1 field.
An corn borer refuge option for Optimum AcreMax 1 products is Optimum AcreMax RW. Optimum AcreMax RW is integrated in a single bag with a combination of a Pioneer hybrid with the Herculex RW trait (90%) and a Pioneer hybrid with glyphosate tolerance only (10%). When used as the corn borer refuge for Optimum AcreMax 1 products, growers for the first time, can deploy integrated CRW technology across 100% of their corn acres that will help maximize farm yields. In areas where above ground pests are not a concern, Optimum AcreMax RW can also be used as a stand-alone product.
Herculex® Insect Protection technology by Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred. ® Herculex and the HX logo are registered trademarks of Dow AgroSciences LLC.
® Poncho, Ignite, and LibertyLink are registered trademarks of Bayer. ® Roundup Ready is a registered trademark of Monsanto Company.
AM1 - Optimum® AcreMax® 1 Insect Protection System with an integrated corn rootworm refuge solution. AMRW-R -
Optimum® AcreMax® RW Rootworm Protection system with a single-bag integrated corn rootworm refuge solution. Do not spray with Ignite®/
Liberty®. Not all seeds in the bag are tolerant to Ignite/Liberty herbicides. 8 8

9. Optimum® AcreMax™ & Optimum AcreMax Xtra*
Choice of integrated single-bag refuge offerings
Benefits to Growers
Designed to deliver maximum flexibility and convenience for insect refuge management
Maximized farm yields
Optimum® AcreMax™ – for above-ground protection (HX1 x YGCB)
Optimum® AcreMax™ Xtra – for above and below ground protection (HXX x YGCB)
Today’s Refuge
Optimum AcreMax Xtra
System Concept
2010 Pioneer On-FarmTrials
25 locations
26 locations
Bushels/Acre
2010 Technology Advancement Trails. All comparisons made between technology options in the same hybrid family.
BENEFITS AT-A-GLANCE
Simplifies Refuge
Maximized Farm Yields
Technology Preservation
Herculex® Insect Protection technology by Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred. ® Herculex is a registered trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC. *Optimum® AcreMax™ and Optimum AcreMax Xtra insect protection products are not yet available for sale or use. Products, benefits and concepts described are subject to full regulatory approval and field testing. . ® YieldGard Corn Borer and Roundup are registered trademarks used under license from Monsanto Company. Ignite®, LibertyLink and the Water Droplet Design are registered trademarks of Bayer.

10. PlenishTM High Oleic Soybeans
Biotech soybean with consumer benefits
Highest oleic content in soy
Soy-based trans fat solution with 20% less saturated fat than commodity soybean oil
Enhanced functionality for food preparation
Industrial application benefits
PlenishTM soybeans will be Pioneer® brand Y series varieties
Grown under contract for ongoing field and oil testing in 2010 and 2011; commercialization anticipated in 2012, upon full regulatory approval and field testing
PlenishTM high oleic soybeans from Pioneer offer benefits from growers to food companies and consumers.
Soybeans are grown on more acres than any other oilseed crop in North America, making high oleic soybean oil a cost-effective trans fat solution. 10