Quality insecticide seed treatment will maximise crop yield and protect your maize seed investment.

New Zealand research has shown that establishing a high maize plant population (104,000 - 120,000 plants per hectare) is critical for achieving maximum silage yields. Choosing the right maize insecticide treatment is the most important step in reducing the risk of insect damage to seedling plants, thereby increasing crop yields and grower profitability.

The key benefits of insecticide treated maize seed are:

• Precise amount of insecticide applied to every seed.
• Excellent insecticides that reliably perform and protect your maize crop from insect attack.
• Applied at low dose rate so it has minimal impact on the environment.
• Delivers a high degree of seed safety for the planting contractor.

Poncho^®* is the preferred seed insecticide treatment for maize. It represents a quantum leap in seed insecticide treatment technology because it is the only product on the New Zealand market currently which controls all three major maize insect pests (Argentine Stem Weevil, Black Beetle and Greasy Cutworm¹) in a single treatment.

Every bag of insecticide treated Pioneer^® brand maize seed must meet our stringent quality control standards.

Pioneer quality. Compliance with global ISO 9001:2000 accredited standards of Pioneer is at the forefront of all conditioning, grading and insecticide treating operations in our Gisborne facilities ensuring you only receive the best quality seed every time.

Pioneer application. Our state of the art precision batch treating technology administers the right dose of insecticide to each seed. Treatments are accurately and evenly applied using multiple applications giving consistent chemical loading on every seed.

Pioneer polymer coatings. Our polymers and pigments ensure that what we put on the seed is what you will plant every time. They ensure adherence of all active ingredients to every seed reducing dust and improving planter operator safety.

Pioneer Processes. For your protection every bag of Pioneer^® brand seed is mechanically stitched closed with green and white bicolour tamper proof string. Pioneer warranties the amount (80,000 kernels) and quality of seed in each bag.

If you happen to receive product that has been opened or re-stitched, the quality of the number of kernels enclosed cannot be guaranteed and the Pioneer^® brand seeds warranty and replant risk policy is void.

¹ Trial data supplied by Bayer CropScience.

^* Registered trademark of Bayer CropScience.