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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

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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

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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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