Kochia in a canola field.  Photo: File

Crop-killing weeds advance across US farmland as chemicals lose effectiveness

Losing battle with weeds adds pressures to farmers already stressed by inflation, extreme weather

Crop-killing weeds such as kochia are advancing across the U.S. northern plains and Midwest, in the latest sign that weeds are developing resistance to chemicals faster than companies including Bayer BAYGn.DE and Corteva CTVA.N can develop new ones to fight them.

Volunteer corn peeks through soybeans in a field in southern Huron County.

Increased Group 1 rates advised under Enlist system

Volunteer corn will require an adapted strategy as new Corteva technology expands

As more Ontario growers adopt Corteva Agriscience’s Enlist-branded stacked-trait genetics in soybeans and corn, they may need to adjust their approach to controlling volunteer corn. That was one message delivered […] Read more

Close-up file photo of an alfalfa plant in a Canadian field. (Jennifer Seeman/iStock/Getty Images)

DLF buys Corteva’s alfalfa seed business

Business to be 'fully transitioned' after 2024 season

International forage and turf seed firm DLF is stretching its reach in the alfalfa market with a deal for Corteva Agriscience’s assets in that business. The Danish firm announced Wednesday […] Read more









Growers can choose among 12 different varieties suited to a wide range of maturities in eastern Ontario for 2023.

The launch of a new series in soybeans

Corteva now offers its A-Series Enlist E3 soybean varieties to Ontario growers

The 2022 edition of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show marked a return to normal for many in the agri-food industry, in part because it was the first such showcase in three […] Read more