MONSANTOEstablishes
agriculture division in 1960;
becomes total life sciences company in
2000
1997
1998Retired Brands: Midwest Seed Genetics (2004), Wilson Seeds (2004), Crow’s (2004), NC+ (2005), Diener Soybeans (2006), Heritage Seeds (2006), Sieben (2006), Campbell (2006), Trisler (2006), Corn Belt Hybrids (2006), iCorn.com (2007), Moweaqua Seed (2007), Hawkeye Hybrids (2007), Fielder’s Choice (2012), Trelay Seeds (2014)
2005
TM
2005
2006 2007 2007
20072007
2006
TM
2005
2005 20062004
1997
Independent Company Supplier
1998 1998 2008 2009 2011 20122008
DOW AGROSCIENCES
Dow purchases Lilly’s stake in Dow Elanco and forms
Dow AgroSciences 1997 Retired Brands: Cargill Domestic (2000), Vineyard (2005), Grand Valley Hybrids (2010), Triumph (2014), Renze Seeds (2014)
AGRELIANT GENETICS
50/50 partnership formed between KWS and Limagrain
to create AgReliant2000
20001988 19941994
BAYERWas founded in 1863;
CropScience Division launched in 2002 20111998 2007 2014
1993 2005 2014Retired Brands: Dahlco Seeds (2009)
SYNGENTANovartis and AstraZeneca merge to form Syngenta
2000 2000 2000 2004 2004 2011 2012 2013Retired Brands: Ciba (1997), PSA Genetics (1999), Gutwein (2000), Garst (2013)
1999
Purchases 20% of Pioneer in 1997;
purchases remaining 80% share in 1999
DUPONT
2008
PROaccess Distribution Agreements
Burrus Hybrids 2007
Beck’s Hybrids 2007
Doebler’s 2011
Seed Consultants 2010
genetics
NuTech 2010
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AgVenture 2010
Hoegemeyer 2010
Terral 2010
2016 Seed Family Tree
Independent Company Supplier
2015
Joint venture between Mycogen Corporation and the J.G. Boswell Company
At press time, several mergers were underway pending regulatory approval. Dow and DuPont’s proposed merger is valued at $130 billion, and government-owned ChemChina’s $43 billion acquisition of Syngenta has been accepted by the com-pany. The Seed Family Tree shows current corn, soybean and cotton seed brands owned by the companies represented.
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2016 SEED GUIDE
2013
Independent Company Supplier
2016 SEED GUIDE