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Fast Facts
Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, is a top tier agricultural company providing innovative crop protection, seeds, and biotechnology solutions to serve the world's growing population. A wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, global sales for Dow AgroSciences are $3.4 billion.
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Headquarters:
Dow AgroSciences LLC
9330 Zionsville Road
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Phone: 317-337-3000
President & CEO:
Jerome Peribere since February 2004
Dow AgroSciences' Business Structure
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Products |
| Agricultural Chemicals |
Herbicides |
Clincher® herbicide
Dimension® herbicide
Garlon® herbicide
Glyphomax® herbicide
Grazon® P&D herbicide
Grasp™ herbicide
Hornet® WDG herbicide
Keystone® herbicides
Milestone™ herbicide
Tordon® herbicides
WideMatch™ herbicide |
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Insecticides |
Confirm® insecticide
Entrust® Naturalyte® insect control
Intrepid® insecticide
Lorsban® insecticides
MACH 2® insecticide
SpinTor® Naturalyte® insect control
Success® Naturalyte® insect control
Tracer® Naturalyte® insect control |
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Fungicides |
Dithane® fungicide
Eagle® fungicide
Nova® fungicide
Laredo® fungicide
Rally® fungicide |
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Other |
N-Serve® nitrogen stabilizer
Telone® soil fumigant |
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Pest Management |
Halo™ Electronic Termite Detection
ProFume® gas fumigant
Sentricon® Termite Colony Elimination System
Vikane® gas fumigant |
| Plant Genetics and Biotechnology |
Traits |
Herculex® I Insect Protection
Herculex® RW Rootworm Protection
Herculex® XTRA Insect Protection
WideStrike™ Insect Protection |
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Seeds |
Mycogen™ brand seeds
Nexera® canola and sunflower seeds
PhytoGen™ cottonseed |
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Oils |
Natreon™ canola and sunflower oils |
Key Market Segments
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| Canola |
Range & Pasture |
| Citrus, grapes and other fruits |
Small grains and rice |
| Corn |
Soybeans |
| Cotton |
Sunflowers |
| Pest Management |
Turf & Ornamental |
Dow AgroSciences Product Highlights
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Agricultural and Specialty Chemicals |
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Dow AgroSciences is a multiple winner of the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for developing technologies that incorporate the principles of green chemistry into chemical design, manufacture and use. These technologies include: the Sentricon® System, Confirm® insecticide and Tracer® Naturalyte® insect control. |
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Dow AgroSciences is the winner of two Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Stratospheric Ozone Protection Awards for providing alternatives to methyl bromide. Telone® soil fumigant and ProFume® gas fumigant are two products that provide growers and applicators with cost-effective alternatives to methyl bromide. |
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Farmers count on Lorsban® insecticides to defend more than 50 different crops from insect attack, including apples, citrus fruits, corn, peanuts, pecans, sugarbeets and walnuts. Lorsban protects these yields from pests such as rootworms and leafrollers, attempting to carve their path of destruction through farmlands worldwide. |
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Clincher® herbicide was introduced in 2002 - providing a postflood grass control option for rice growers. Grasp™ and Granite™ herbicides were introduced in 2004 as a new option for barnyardgrass, broadleaf weed and sedge control in rice, solidifying the position of Dow AgroSciences as a market leader in providing weed control solutions for the rice market. |
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Dithane® fungicide is a leading fungicide sold worldwide, is recognized and valued by growers of potatoes, vines, fruits and vegetables. Dithane fungicides are registered for use on over 70 vegetable, fruit, field, vine and specialty crops to protect against more than 400 diseases. |
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Entrust® Naturalyte® insect control is produced through the fermentation of living organisms. This fermentation technology results in a compound labeled for certain organic uses that combines the powerful efficacy of most synthetic insecticides with the environmental benefits of most biological insecticides. Entrust effectively controls target pests without adversely affecting most beneficial insects. |
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Laredo® EC fungicide is a systemic fungicide with protective and curative activity. It is available for the control of Asian soybean rust in soybeans under Section 18 emergency exemptions.
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Milestone™ herbicide provides long-lasting control of noxious and invasive broadleaf species and other problem weeds. Milestone is the first residual weed control product for Range & Pasture/Industrial Vegetation Management (IVM) ever to be reviewed and registered under the EPA's Reduced Risk Pesticide Initiative, and is the first Dow AgroSciences coordinated registration under the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). |
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The Sentricon® Termite Colony Elimination System was the first termite product approved under the EPA's Reduced Risk Pesticide Initiative. In 2000, it was awarded the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award. The Sentricon System protects 200,000,000 linear feet of structures globally, including historical structures such as the Statue of Liberty, the White House, Independence Hall, The Senate Building in Italy, Casa das Rosas in Brazil, and Darling Harbor in Australia. |
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Plant Genetics and Biotechnology |
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Herculex® I Insect Protection is a new generation of insect protection traits that protect corn plants from pests such as European and southwestern corn borer, black cutworm, and fall armyworm. Corn products with built-in pest protection are beneficial to growers and agriculture by protecting plants better than conventional practices, easing farm labor requirements and reducing traditional insecticide treatments. In-plant insect protection can help feed the world's growing population by helping growers improve crop yield, with greater production from fewer acres and at reduced costs. |
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Mycogen Seeds offers a comprehensive lineup of top-performing grain corn hybrids with the latest technology: Silage-Specific™ corn hybrids that have defined and set industry standards for animal nutrition and is a market leader in the sunflower and oilseed category. |
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Nexera® canola varieties and sunflower hybrids produce healthier oils that are lower in trans-fats, resulting in a healthier and naturally stable alternative to partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. Natreon™ canola oil and sunflower oils provide increased stability and functionality, which allows the food service industry to reduce or eliminate the use of partially hydrogenated oils, thereby reducing the amount of trans-fats in food products. Reduction of trans-fats in the diet is recommended by nutritionists to help reduce coronary heart disease. |
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PhytoGen Seed Company is the market leader in western cotton varieties and is becoming a key player in the overall cotton industry with its biotechnology, breeding and marketing programs. PhytoGen has access to the vast research efforts that Dow AgroSciences puts into insect, disease and herbicide technology, as well as its own cotton breeding stations in California and the mid-South. Herbicide-tolerant varieties are now part of the product mix, and the addition of a new insect protection technology to future varieties will help ensure the company's continued growth in the eastern and western cotton markets. |
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WideStrike™ Insect Protection gives cotton growers a powerful choice for Bt cottonseed with a multiple gene combination that gives WideStrike cotton varieties excellent season-long protection against a broad spectrum of worm pests. |
For more information about Dow AgroSciences, please visit our About Us section.
®™Mycogen, the Mycogen M Logo and Silage-Specific are trademarks of Mycogen Corporation. ™PhytoGen and the PhytoGen logo are trademarks of PhytoGen Seed Company, LLC. PhytoGen Seed Company is a joint venture between Mycogen Corporation, an affiliate of Dow AgroSciences LLC, and the J.G. Boswell Company. State restrictions on the sale and use of Dimension, Dithane, Eagle and MACH 2 apply. Consult the label before purchase or use for full details. Grazon P+D, Lorsban-4E, Keystone, ProFume, Telone, Tordon 101M, Tordon 22K, Tordon K and Vikane are federally Restricted Use Pesticides. Keystone is not available for sale, distribution or use in the state of New York. Hornet WDG is not available for sale, distribution or use in Nassau and Suffolk counties in the state of New York. Laredo and PropiMax fungicides are available for use on soybeans for the control of Asian soybean rust through Section 18 quarantine exemptions. The exemptions are valid through 2006 for use of these products in the states of AL, AR, CO, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI and WV. State limitations exist regarding the number of applications that can be made using approved Section 18 products. Contact your state regulatory agency to determine all limitations on use prior to product application. For a list of retailers who stock Laredo and PropiMax, call 1-800-258-3033. Always read and follow label directions.
Herculex Insect Protection technology by Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred.
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