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DEKALB Corn Innovation History
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Timeline

Use the arrows to move through our history or roll over the corn stalk to jump around years.
  • 2012
    DEKALB® Corn 100 Year Anniversary
  • 2012
    DEKALB® Genuity® SmartStax® RIB Complete™ hybrids introduced
  • 2010
    DEKALB® Genuity® SmartStax®, Genuity® VT Triple Pro™ and Genuity® VT Double Pro™ hybrids introduced
  • 2007
    DEKALB® YieldGard® VT Triple® hybrids introduced
  • 2004
    DEKALB® YieldGard® Plus hybrids introduced
  • 2003
    DEKALB® YieldGard® Rootworm hybrids introduced
  • 1998
    DEKALB® joins Monsanto family
  • 1998
    DEKALB® introduced Roundup Ready Corn
  • 1997
    DEKALB® YieldGard® Corn Borer hybrids introduced
  • 1990
    DEKALB® is first with genetic transformation of corn plant in Mystic, CT
  • 1985
    Company name officially changed to DEKALB® Corporation
  • 1963
    First volume single cross, DEKALB® XL45, launched
  • 1960
    First single cross, DEKALB® 805, introduced
  • 1950
    Entomology team launched to study effects of insects on corn
  • 1941
    DEKALB® publishes seed industry’s first seed product guide
  • 1938
    DEKALB® Hybrid Seed Company formed
  • 1936
    Winged ear logo first introduced and referred to as “mortgage lifter”
  • 1933
    Broad planting of DeKalb® hybrid corn
  • 1925
    First corn inbreeding work (DeKalb, Illinois)
  • 1915
    DeKalb® begins corn breeding
  • 1912
    DeKalb County Soil Improvement Association founded