Pioneer had its beginnings in 1926 when Henry A. Wallace, editor of the Farm Journal magazine and future U.S. vice president, formed a company with Des Moines businessmen to produce hybrid corn seed.

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.

The seed company has retained a Canadian firm to conduct random, in-field audits. Pioneer Outlines Plan to Protect Intellectual Property - AgWeb July Weather Outlook ...

In 1934, Pioneer Hi-Bred Production was located in downtown Durant, Iowa, and the usual way to transport corn was by horse and wagon rather than today's semitrailers.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Amidst the 1,500 grain samples and scarecrow exhibits in the State Fair’s Horticulture Building is a cloth seed sack display.