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Mycogen News Releases
Mycogen Seeds Closes Deal with Cargill 11/1/2000
Mycogen Seeds announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Cargill Hybrid Seeds from Cargill Incorporated. The newly acquired assets will be integrated into the Mycogen organization, which is affiliated with Dow AgroSciences LLC., providing a larger and more efficient platform for delivering top quality seeds and biotechnology products to market.
Dow Chemical Acquires Cargill Hybrid Seeds 9/18/2000
The Dow Chemical Company and Cargill announced today that Dow�s wholly owned subsidiary, Mycogen Seeds, will acquire the assets of Cargill Hybrid Seeds from Cargill Incorporated.
MYCOGEN SEEDS PROMOTES ENDRES TO SENIOR ANIMAL NUTRITIONIST 2/8/2000
Previously a nutrition research manager, Endres will expand on her previous duties by supporting the continuing education of the company's agronomists, sales representatives and customers on ruminant nutrition and forage use.
MYCOGEN SEEDS HIRES ERICKSON AS REGIONAL AGRONOMIST 2/1/2000
Jon Erickson has joined Mycogen Seeds as a regional agronomist serving sales representatives and customers in Wisconsin, the upper peninsula of Michigan and parts of southeastern Minnesota.
TEST PLOTS CONDUCTED BY THIRD PARTIES ARE HELPFUL IN SELECTING NEW HYBRIDS, VARIETIES 11/24/1999
Farmers looking for unbiased information on the newest hybrids and varieties may want to check with their local bank.
MYCOGEN SEEDS INTRODUCES 40 NEW PRODUCTS FOR 2000 11/3/1999
Mycogen Seeds, the growing seed business unit of Dow AgroSciences, has introduced 40 new hybrids and varieties for the 2000 growing season.
NEW MYCOGEN SEEDS WEB SITE REFLECTS COMMITMENT TO GROWER PROFITABILITY 10/19/1999
Mycogen Seeds is helping farmers gain more information - on the Internet.
MYCOGEN SEEDS INTRODUCES NEW CANOLA VARIETY FOR 2000 10/4/1999
The first variety to be introduced is part of a new line of canola from Mycogen Seeds and Dow AgroSciences, known as Nexera Canola, that focuses on market-specific qualities for specific end-use markets.
MYCOGEN SEEDS ADDS NUSUN� HYBRID TO SUNFLOWER OFFERING 9/28/1999
Mycogen Seeds, a leading supplier of seed to the sunflower industry, has added a new, mid-oleic NuSun� hybrid to its sunflower lineup for the 2000 growing season.
KNOW THIS YEAR'S PESTS TO DEVELOP NEXT YEAR'S PEST CONTROL 8/9/1999
As the crop year progresses, many growers find inconsistencies in their pest control programs. Scouting fields prior to harvest helps growers evaluate which methods worked and allows them to plan better strategies for next year.
IN-PLANT PROTECTION OUT-PERFORMS ROOTWORM INSECTICIDES 8/9/1999
A research collaboration between Dow AgroSciences LLC and Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., has produced the most promising lead in developing corn hybrids with in-plant protection against the corn rootworm -- a pest that costs US farmers $1 billion annually.
MYCOGEN SEEDS HIRES SCHROEDER AS FARM MANAGER/CROP CONSULTANT SPECIALIST 8/6/1999
Chris Schroeder has joined Mycogen Seeds as a farm manager/crop consultant specialist. In his new position, Schroeder will be responsible for coordinating sales and developing relationships with farm managers and consultants in the Corn Belt east of the Mississippi.
PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR�S CROP: 8/3/1999
Scouting fields prior to harvest can help determine year-end results.
ALL MYCOGEN SEED HYBRIDS APPROVED FOR IMPORTATION INTO THE EUROPEAN UNION 4/11/1999
NGBt1 hybrids are approved for importation.
MONSANTO AND DOW AGROSCIENCES ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT ON GLYPHOSATE AND ROUNDUP READY CROPS 1/19/1999
Dow AgroSciences LLC and Monsanto Company today announced a global, multi-year toll manufacturing agreement that also licenses Dow AgroSciences the rights to Monsanto's glyphosate herbicide registration data. The agreement will allow Dow AgroSciences to register its own brand of glyphosate herbicide for sale globally. However, Dow AgroSciences will not be able to reference Monsanto data when registering its products for use in Japan.
DOW AGROSCIENCES INTRODUCES NUTRITIONALLY ENHANCED CORN 1/19/1999
Dow AgroSciences has unveiled a new genetics package for corn hybrids going into the feed grains market.
DOW AGROSCIENCES OUTLINES GLYPHOSATE STRATEGY 1/19/1999
Dow AgroSciences LLC today outlined its glyphosate strategy, saying it plans to become a major player in the global glyphosate market and that glyphosate will be a key product for the company.
NUSUN™ MAY HELP BOOST DOMESTIC SUNFLOWER OIL MARKET; APPEALS TO HEALTH-CONSCIOUS CONSUMERS 12/18/1998
NuSun™ sunflower oil could become the next cooking oil giant. A promising alternative for U.S. sunflower growers, oil produced from NuSun hybrids is low in saturated fats and doesn't require hydrogenation - a necessary food-processing step in the production of many cooking oils. Hydrogenation creates trans-fatty acids, which have been linked to heart-related diseases.
PLANTING BIN-RUN SEED IS RISKY ECONOMICALLY, LEGALLY 12/16/1998
In light of today's poor market prices, soybean growers may be tempted to save some of their 1998 soybean crop for 1999 planting. Or, they may consider buying "brown-bag" seed (grower-saved seed sold to another grower) for next year's crop. These options are extremely risky, from both a financial and legal perspective.
DEMEGEN LICENSES TRANSGENIC CROP TECHNOLOGY TO DOW AGROSCIENCES 12/9/1998
Demegen, Inc. and Dow AgroSciences LLC announced today the expansion of a license agreement to include technologies to increase the nutrition quality and protein content in food and feed crops. The previous license agreement between Demegen and Mycogen had been specific to technologies for the development of disease resistant crops.
RESEARCHER SAYS PLAN NOW FOR ECB THREAT NEXT YEAR 12/3/1998
Growers shouldn't be fooled by low levels of European corn borer (ECB) this past season, according to Paul Bystrak, research scientist with Mycogen Seeds. Any insect presence this year can lead to serious infestations the next, he says.
TEN INTEGRATED STEPS TO SUCCESS 11/17/1998
Remarks by Michael J. Muston, Mycogen Seeds President, at the Integrated Crop Management Conference at Iowa State University.
SURVIVING THE HERE AND NOW-- THRIVING IN THE FUTURE 11/10/1998
Remarks by Michael J. Muston, Mycogen Seeds President, to Minnesota Agri-Growth Council, Inc. at their 1998 Annual Meeting.
CORN GROWERS ADVISED TO PRACTICE Bt RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT 10/30/1998
Farmers who grow European corn borer (ECB)-resistant corn hybrids should implement resistance management practices to preserve the revolutionary Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) technology, says Paul Bystrak, a research scientist in trait development with Mycogen Seeds.
DOW SUBSIDIARY PURCHASES MYCOGEN SHARES IN TENDER OFFER 10/5/1998
The Dow Chemical Company announced today that Dow�s wholly-owned subsidiary AgroSciences Acquisition Inc. has purchased all shares of common stock of Mycogen Corporation (NASDAQ: "MYCO") which were validly tendered in response to its $28.00 per share tender offer.
AGRIBIOTECH, INC. AND MYCOGEN TO DEVELOP INSECT RESISTANT ALFALFA USING Bt TECHNOLOGY 9/21/1998
Dr. Johnny R. Thomas, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, AgriBioTech, Inc. (NASDAQ National Market: ABTX) announced today that AgriBioTech and Mycogen (NASDAQ National Market: MYCO) have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop insect-resistant alfalfa varieties.
MYCOGEN EXPANDS PRESENCE IN BRAZIL WITH ACQUISITION OF TWO SEED COMPANIES 9/14/1998
Mycogen Corporation has signed definitive agreements to expand its presence in the large and strategically important Brazilian seed market by acquiring two companies that develop and market seed products for corn and sorghum.
DOW TO ACQUIRE ALL OUTSTANDING MYCOGEN SHARES 8/31/1998
Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, and Mycogen Corporation (NASDAQ: MYCO) today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for Dow AgroSciences to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Mycogen that it does not already own.
MYCOGEN SEEDS TO CO-MARKET TMF® SILAGE CORN HYBRIDS 7/30/1998
Mycogen Corporation�s Mycogen Seeds unit and Croplan Genetics, the seed marketing division of Land O�Lakes, Inc., have signed a definitive agreement to co-market TMF® brand corn silage hybrids developed by Mycogen.
FORAGE GENETICS, MYCOGEN, NEW MEXICO STATE ANNOUNCE ALFALFA RESEARCH AGREEMENT 7/27/1998
Forage Genetics, Mycogen Corporation and New Mexico State University have formed a three-way research and development collaboration designed to improve the forage quality of alfalfa.
MYCOGEN SEEDS TO EXPAND DISTRIBUTION OF Bt CORN 7/14/1998
Mycogen Corporation�s Mycogen Seeds unit and Novartis Seeds have amended a cross-license agreement to allow both companies to market seed corn with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)-based insect-resistance broadly through other seed companies.
MYCOGEN WINS Bt PATENT INFRINGEMENT SUIT; JURY DECLARES MONSANTO PATENT INVALID 6/30/1998
A Federal District Court jury ruled today that a patent held by Monsanto Company that covers technology for modifying Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) to make plants insect-resistant is invalid.
JUDGE UPHOLDS MYCOGEN�S $174.9 MILLION DAMAGE AWARD IN SEED TECHNOLOGY DISPUTE WITH MONSANTO 5/21/1998
In a written ruling issued May 21, 1998, Superior Court Judge Herbert B. Hoffman, who presided over the trial, stated that "Monsanto has failed to present any basis for an order granting judgment notwithstanding the verdict, nor has Monsanto shown any basis for an order granting a new trial. There is substantial evidence supporting the jury�s verdict."
MYCOGEN TO ACQUIRE BRAZILIAN SEED CORN COMPANY 4/20/1998
Mycogen Corporation has signed definitive agreements to acquire Dinamilho Carol Productos Agricolas Ltda., a leading Brazilian developer and marketer of high-yielding hybrid seed corn products.
JURY AWARDS $174.9 MILLION IN DAMAGES TO MYCOGEN IN SEED TECHNOLOGY DISPUTE WITH MONSANTO 3/20/1998
A Superior Court jury has awarded $174.9 million in damages to Mycogen Corporation in a breach of contract suit against Monsanto Company arising from Monsanto�s delay in fulfilling the terms of option agreements to license crop enhancement technology to Mycogen.
MYCOGEN GRANTS NON-EXCLUSIVE LICENSE TO AXIS GENETICS FOR HUMAN HEALTH APPLICATIONS OF EDIBLE VACCINE TECHNOLOGY 3/9/1998
Mycogen Corporation has granted a non-exclusive license to Axis Genetics PLC, Brabraham, Cambridge, U.K., for human health applications of technology to genetically alter plants to produce and deliver edible vaccines.
MYCOGEN FILES MOTIONS TO SET ASIDE JURY VERDICT IN DELAWARE PATENT INFRINGEMENT SUIT 2/20/1998
Attorneys for Mycogen Corporation filed motions in Federal District Court here, requesting that the court set aside a February 5, 1998, jury verdict that two patents held by Mycogen were not valid.
DELAWARE FEDERAL COURT VERDICT INVALIDATES MYCOGEN BT PATENTS 2/3/1998
A jury in Federal District Court today ruled that two U.S. patents held by Mycogen Corporation that cover Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) gene synthesis technology used to make plants insect-resistant are invalid.
BT TECHNOLOGY PATENT BOLSTERS MYCOGEN�S POSITION FOR INSECT-RESISTANT PLANTS 1/20/1998
Mycogen Corporation today received a U.S. patent covering shortened Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) gene sequences that are used to develop insect resistant plants and biopesticides.
MYCOGEN LICENSES DISEASE-RESISTANCE TECHNOLOGY FOR PLANTS 11/13/1997
Mycogen Corporation has obtained exclusive worldwide rights for application of synthetic peptide technology to develop transgenic disease-resistant varieties of several major crops through a license agreement with Demeter Biotechnologies, Limited.
MYCOGEN OBTAINS HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH RIGHTS FOR GENETICALLY ALTERED PLANTS THAT PRODUCE EDIBLE VACCINES 11/3/1997
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Mycogen Corporation has entered into license agreements with Washington University, St. Louis, Mo., for exclusive commercial rights to human and animal health applications of technology to genetically alter plants to produce and deliver edible vaccines.
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