DuPont Crop Protection Gives New Dell Notebooks to Five Cotton Growers

MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 1, 2005 – DuPont Crop Protection demonstrated its dedication to season-long cotton profitability through a recent giveaway of five fully-loaded Dell™ Inspiron™ 9200 notebook computers.

Winners were: Gary Jones, Altus, Okla.; George Lambert, Robstown, Texas; Michael Otuel, Bennettsville, S.C.; Wesley Swett, Epps, La. and Douglas Wilde, Wall, Texas.
“DuPont Crop Protection offers crop management tools to cotton growers,” said Rosa Maria Gimenez, DuPont marketing manager. “Conducting a sweepstakes for notebook computers is our way of inviting growers to visit onesource.dupont.com to learn more about DuPont solutions and products for cotton, while giving them the chance to win something to use in their farming operation.”

The DuPont™ OneSourceSM 2005 Cotton Rewards program, found at onesource.dupont.com, helps cotton growers produce their crops with season-long weed management for cleaner crops, insect and nematode control and crop management that helps maximize and preserve yield and quality potential.
“We understand that the right tools are needed to be profitable and successful,” continued Gimenez. “With these notebook computers, DuPont has contributed to the future success for our five winners, and with the DuPont™ OneSourceSM 2005 Cotton Rewards program, helped growers who use DuPont products. We plan to offer other promotions, so we invite cotton producers to visit onesource.dupont.com or call 866-COTTON-1 for more information, and the latest news on how to make a cotton crop more profitable.”

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