Overview

The October 1999 acquisition of Pioneer Hi-Bred International marked a major step in DuPont’s overall strategy to integrate agricultural biology into the company’s science and technology base. Founded in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1926 by Henry Wallace, Pioneer was the first firm to engage in the production and marketing of commercial hybrid seed corn. Beginning in the 1970s, the company’s genetically engineered seeds provided bumper crops for cornbelt farmers. Pioneer Hi-Bred International continues to develop new foods with higher nutritional value while cutting environmental waste.

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