DuPont Pioneer announced Wednesday both the grand prize winner and the five secondary prize winners of the 2016 Seed for Life contest.
The winners were unveiled at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock.
One of the secondary winners was Royalair Farms Ltd of Dublin, ON and will receive up to $10,000 worth of Pioneer brand seed.
The Grand Prize winner came from Quebec as Marc-André Pilon wins up to $ 1.25-million worth of Pioneer brand seed at $50,000 per year for 25 years.
Pioneer also announced the expanded "Seed for a Season" contest for the 2017 growing season.
The new program will feature a 20 winners from Ontario and Quebec who will each receive up to $25,000 of Pioneer brand seed product for one season.
