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PowerCore Enlist corn available in 2024 
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PowerCore Enlist corn available in 2024 

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Corteva Agriscience says its PowerCore Enlist Refuge Advanced (RA) corn will be available for planting in the 2024 growing season in Canada and the U.S. In Canada, the product will be marketed as PowerCore Enlist corn and will be available through Pioneer and Brevant seed brands.  The company says farmers will have the added flexibility […] Read more
Roots of a soybean plant infected with nematodes.
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Nematode resistant trait coming for Enlist E3 soybeans

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Corteva Agriscience, BASF and MS Technologies announced they have entered into a mutually beneficial trait licensing agreement to develop next-generation Enlist E3 soybeans with the nematode resistant soybean (NRS) trait for farmers in the United States and Canada. As part of this agreement, Corteva and MS Technologies have licensed the Enlist E3 soybean trait to […] Read more
Corteva is promoting its new biological Utrisha N as a “supplemental” source to be used in conjunction with an existing fertilizer application regime. Shown here is untreated corn (left) versus corn treated with Utrisha N (right).
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Nitrogen-fixing input touted for ease of use in all crops

Corteva enters the biologicals market with Utrisha N

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Following successful in-field trials in various crops in 2021, Corteva Agriscience is using the N-fixing ‘biostimulant’ Utrisha N as the first product in its planned portfolio of biologicals in North America. Through a novel species of the methylobacterium genus, the foliar-applied Utrisha N enters the plant’s leaves through the stomata and converts atmospheric N into […] Read more
The new $6 million, 53,000 sq. foot research facility is near Tavistock, Ont.
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Corteva opens expanded crop breeding research facility near Tavistock

$6 million project combines corn, soybean and wheat research

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Corteva Agriscience’s new research facility at its Woodstock Research and Development Centre brings several crop breeding programs under one roof. The 53,000 square foot facility near Tavistock how houses the company’s Ontario corn breeding programs, one soybean breeding program and a future winter wheat breeding program. The facility was recently officially opened. Why it matters: […] Read more
The new formulation of 2,4-D provides more tank mix options.
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New Enlist product contains only 2,4-D

The product will enable more flexible tank-mixing options

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Corteva Agriscience has launched a new herbicide, Enlist 1, a standalone version of its new 2,4-D choline product.  The product is registered for use on Enlist E3 soybeans and Enlist corn.  Why it matters: Diverse herbicide options help with the control of the growing number of herbicide-resistant weeds. Enlist 1 is a stand-alone version of […] Read more
Drone program improves agronomic precision
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Drone program improves agronomic precision

Drones becoming widespread tool for crop health assessment

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A new drone initiative at Corteva Agriscience, called Drone Deploy, helps growers locate problem areas in-field early on to assist in maximizing yields. Why it matters: New technologies have to prove themselves and software is making drones more useful each year. Corteva Flight is the first of several software options accessible by Pioneer customers. Dave […] Read more
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Stand-alone companies eager to focus on agriculture

Corteva president says there’s no longer the distraction of being part of a broader conglomerate

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The merger of agriculture seed and crop protection suppliers over the past few years has meant more concentration in the industry, but it has also resulted in companies freer to pursue their agriculture interests. That’s the message from Bryce Eger, president of Corteva AgriScience in Canada. He’s now leading a much larger organization, made up […] Read more

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