Dow Acquires Triumph Seeds  Deal extends Dow's sunflower and
corn business.  Published on: Mar 7, 2008  Dow AgroSciences LLC,
a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, announced
Thursday it will further expand its plant biotechnology business
with the acquisition of Triumph Seed of Ralls, Texas. Triumph
markets sunflowers, corn, and sorghum across the U.S. and in
approximately 25 countries. Dow AgroSciences vice president Stan
Howell said the acquisition will strengthen the companies
sunflower business and further expand its geographic corn and
sorghum marketing areas.  The agreement includes all commercial,
production, research and development assets of the business.
Noble Koepp, president and owner of Triumph Seed, will continue
to work with the business in a number of leadership and
strategic planning activities. Dow AgroSciences will continue to
market Triumph seed under the Triumph brand to complement the
company’s current Mycogen Seeds business. Along with the
acquisition, Dow AgroSciences