Three Power to Do More Contest Winners Announced

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Three farmers receive $10,000 each for their communities and a trip for two to their dream sports field

INDIANAPOLIS — Thousands of online votes were cast, and three farmers are named winners of the Power to Do more contest. Out of 10 finalists, Shirley Schroeder of Le Mars, Iowa; Shana Guttery of Alton, Kansas; and Charles Krause of Buffalo, Minnesota, received the most votes in the contest, sponsored by Resicore^® corn herbicide from Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont.

Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, is donating a total of $30,000 to the three winners’ communities and a trip for two to their dream sports field. Additionally, the company is donating $1,000 to each community of the remaining seven finalists, totaling $37,000.

“We are blown away by the participation in this year’s contest and want to congratulate the winners,” says Lyndsie Kaehler, U.S. corn herbicides product manager, Dow AgroSciences. “In addition to donating money to the 10 community organizations, like last year, we are going to create videos of the three winning farmers to showcase the power of their operations. We appreciate their dedication to farming and their communities and are so proud to give back to them.”
Season 2 of the Power to Do More contest called upon farmers to submit a unique photo and story about the power of their farm operations. The 10 contest finalists were selected from hundreds of entries, based on the originality and creativity of their photos and stories.

Between March 27 and April 22, friends, family and neighbors of the 10 contest finalists voted online for their favorite farmer and community.
The winners are:

Shirley Schroeder of Le Mars, Iowa, who submitted a photo of her multigenerational family, noting the family believes there is no greater calling than to feed the world. She described the family members’ powerful enthusiasm that they bring to all areas of their operation, leading to personal fulfillment and financial success. As a winner of the Power to Do More contest, Schroeder will receive two tickets to a baseball game at Wrigley Field this fall, plus $10,000 for the MMCRU school FFA program in her hometown.
Shana Guttery of Alton, Kansas, who submitted a photo of her children, who are sixth generation family farmers in north-central Kansas. Her children help drive the grain cart, move from field to field and prepare meals. As a winner of the Power to Do More contest, Guttery will receive two tickets to a race at Talladega Speedway this fall, plus $10,000 for the Osborne County Community Foundation in her hometown.
Charles Krause of Buffalo, Minnesota, who submitted a photo of his family pictured with their powerful dairy cow, Ditto, who is the highlight of many farm tours throughout the year. Krause, his wife and children are fifth- and sixth- generation dairy farmers in central Minnesota. As a winner of the Power to Do More contest, Krause will receive two tickets to a football game at Levi’s Stadium this fall, plus $10,000 for the Buffalo FFA community school garden in his hometown.

In appreciation of their effort and participation in the Power to Do More contest, Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont is donating $1,000 to each community organization nominated by the remaining seven finalists:

Dean Atkins—Prairie Central High School’s track and football field in Chenoa, Illinois
Jonathan Lawler—Eastern Hancock School’s sports program in Greenfield, Indiana
Ryan Heiniger—Mediapolis FFA in Mediapolis, Iowa
James Kirch—Wisner-Pilger FFA in Beemer, Nebraska
Ryan Nickerson—Doniphan-Trumbull FFA in Doniphan, Nebraska
Val Wagner—Prairie Rose 4-H Club in Monango, North Dakota
Todd Yackley—Onida Fire Department in Onida, South Dakota

Resicore^® herbicide, the sponsor of this contest, is designed to give farmers power over weeds and versatility to control more than 75 tough weeds and grasses that rob corn yield, profit and time.

To be the first to see the three winners’ videos, sign up for an email notification at PowerToDoMore.com. For more information about Resicore^® corn herbicide, visit PowerOverWeeds.com.

About Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont
Corteva Agriscience^™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont (NYSE: DWDP) is intended to become an independent, publicly traded company when the previously announced spinoff is complete by June 2019. The division combines the strengths of DuPont Pioneer, DuPont Crop Protection and Dow AgroSciences. Corteva Agriscience^™ provides growers around the world with the most complete portfolio in the industry—including some of the most recognized brands in agriculture: Pioneer^®, Encirca^®, the newly launched Brevant^™ Seeds, as well as award-winning Crop Protection products—while bringing new products to market through our solid pipeline of active chemistry and technologies. More information can be found at www.corteva.com.

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For more information, contact:

Sarah Petersheim
Bader Rutter
414-739-4616
spetersheim@bader-rutter.com

Lyndsie Kaehler
Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont
507-272-9588
ljkaehler@dow.com

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