DuPont Pioneer
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For more than 85 years, DuPont Pioneer has been working to improve the lives of
farm families and rural communities. As the first company to research, develop and
sell hybrid seed corn in 1926, our focus was helping farmers increase productivity of
corn to support their families, invest in their farms and build stronger rural
communities. Many things have changed in eight decades, but our focus is still the
same: helping farmers be more productive while supporting the communities in which
our employees and customers live and work.
Our Pioneer Giving program works to improve food security by advancing agriculture
through science, education, and innovation. We are also committed to enhancing the
quality of life for farmers and their communities globally.
PHONE
515-535-3200
OFFICE ADDRESS
PO Box 1000
Johnston, IA 0
TYPE OF WORK
Corporate
COUNTIES
Polk
Activities
Statewide
Eligible community organizations include local schools, public charities and 501c3
organizations.
Pioneer’s Giving Program provides up to $5,000 for a project or program which
focuses on the following:
1. Food Security. While we are working toward the goal of providing nutritious
food to 9 billion people by 2015, millions of people today don’t know where
their next meal will come from.
Food security support could include school to home backpack meal programs,
food banks, rural meal delivery, congregate meal programs, meals on wheels
programs, community gardens.
Program examples include:
Food Bank of the Heartland & Community Programs, Nebraska
2. Education. Science education is the key to continuing important
advancements in agriculture. Increasing productivity, preserving natural
resources, developing healthier plants, oils and animals … it will take a new
generation of researchers, agronomists, scientists and farmers to meet lofty
goals. Education support could be for a local science fair, classroom science
activity, and after school activities like Lego League.
Program examples include
CASE Program Helps Teachers Prepare Future Ag & Science Leaders,
Iowa
Urban Agriculture Academy, Nebraska
3. Community Betterment. Vibrant communities support our customers and
employees in important ways. We support programs and projects that create
sustainable infrastructure for communities in which our employees and
customers live and work. Projects could include grain rescue tubes or other
support for local rescue teams, a key community improvement effort, or local
health and human services projects.
Program examples include:
Focus on Youth Drives Community Outreach in Hawaii
Grain Bin Rescue Equipment Donations, Iowa
Contact your local Pioneer sales representative or business team for more details on
program applications.
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