Growers producing Pioneer® brand corn hybrids won 23 of 27 categories in the 1999 National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) Corn Yield Contest. This includes first, second and third place winners among nine classes.

Farmers growing Pioneer hybrids finished in first-place in seven of the nine classes. Among second-place winners, those growing Pioneer hybrids won eight of nine categories and, among third-place winners, growers producing Pioneer hybrids won eight of nine.

Among state winners, growers planting Pioneer hybrids won 365 of 487 categories. Combining national and state winners, those planting Pioneer hybrids won 388 of 514 categories.

The highest yield within the contest was Francis Childs of Manchester, Iowa, who produced Pioneer brand hybrid 34G82 with a yield of 393.7345 bushels per acre. Winning in the national AA non-irrigated class, the hybrid contained the YieldGard* gene providing resistance to European corn borer.

The next highest yield winner was Leila B. Beaver of Sterling, Nebr., who won in the national irrigated class with Pioneer brand hybrid 32P76 with a yield of 305.9233 bushels per acre.

The NCGA Corn Yield Contest is an annual national competition among corn producers with the goal of producing the highest yields. Growers compete within a broad range of nine corn production classes, including conventional, no-till non-irrigated, no-till irrigated, ridge-till non-irrigated, ridge-till irrigated and irrigated classes.

For more information about Pioneer brand corn hybrids produced by contest winners and the broad range of top-producing Pioneer products, growers should contact their local Pioneer products providers. More details about individual winners will be found on the Pioneer Hi-Bred International website at http://www.pioneer.com

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., a DuPont business, is the world's leading developer and supplier of advanced plant genetics to farmers worldwide. With headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, Pioneer develops, produces and markets a full line of top-quality seeds, forage and grain additives and provides services to customers in nearly 100 countries. DuPont is a science company, delivering science-based solutions that make a difference in people's lives in food and nutrition; health care; apparel; home and construction; electronics; and transportation. Registered trademark of, and used under license from, Monsanto Company.

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