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Take a behind-the-scenes journey to learn about the intense R&D and local testing process that delivers the best from Pioneer to you.

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    “Great soil and great land but a great number of resistant weeds.”

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    Weeds are getting tougher, which is why Pioneer offers many unique HT trait options. The best defense is more defenses.

    “We’ve taken to the air.”

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    A helicopter tour examines how state-of-the-art production facilities turn seed corn into corn seed.

    “The technology I’m talking about is in the seed.”

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    When we say “advanced technology,” we aren’t talking about the latest smartphone but the power of Pioneer® brand Qrome® products.

    “Sorghum country. But also, sugarcane aphid country.”

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    It takes 60,000 test plots to dominate the industry in yield potential and sugarcane-aphid tolerance.

    “It’s like a tornado on wheels.”

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    No, it’s not a natural disaster — it’s a mobile wind machine. Just one of Pioneer’s precision phenotyping tools to improve performance.

    “Here they can throw a lot more stressors at sunflowers.”

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    To develop sunflowers that consistently perform better than the competition, we put them through the wringer.

    “I see a couple of Pioneer scientists out in the fields now.”

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    Pioneer scientists are working in the fields and labs to bring you stronger pest protection plus yield potential in Pioneer® brand Qrome® products.

    “Weather, soil conditions, diseases, pests.”

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    Every location is unique, which is why Pioneer has nearly 50 multi-crop research centers all over the country.

    “A small black dot hovering in the field.”

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    Drones turn aerial data into real insights. Better data from the sky leads to better-performing crops on your acres.

    “The wind is picking up and I can see lightning strikes.”

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    Because of local testing in some of the toughest conditions, Pioneer sees consistent performance across the board.

    “I see robotic arms and all sorts of specialized machines.”

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    When you expand the DNA screening process, you accelerate the corn- and soybean-development process.

    “I’m in a huge, long, tube-like chamber.”

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    At this stage, only the top contenders, like Pioneer® brand A-Series soybeans, advance to the next phase.

    “This is where it all begins.”

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    This library is not stocked with books. It’s filled with elite corn and soybean germplasm with pedigrees that go back nearly 100 years.

    “Insects. Lots of them.”

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    The more you know about insects, the better you can develop corn and soybean products to withstand insect pressure.

    “There are racks and racks of servers.”

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    When you crunch 125 billion corn and soybean genetic data points every year, it takes sophisticated algorithms to turn gigabytes into insights.

    “One building after another. I’ve lost count.”

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    Take a trip to Pioneer’s largest R&D center where scientists and breeders are creating the next generation of leading corn and soybean products.

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