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Preparing for the Season Ahead

Published March 8, 2021

There are reports of field activity beginning this past weekend in the region. Other farmers are fine-tuning plans for the busy season ahead. Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist Bridgette Readel encourages growers to work with retailers and have input supplies…

Crop Protection Executives Offer Industry Outlook

Published March 5, 2021

As the crop protection sector adopts new technologies, work must be done to build consumer trust in the farm and food business. At a Commodity Classic roundtable discussion, BASF Vice President of U.S. Crop Protection Scott Kay said transparency is…

FeXapan Not a Weed Control Option for Farmers in 2021

Published March 1, 2021

Corteva Agriscience will stop selling FeXapan herbicide this year. NDSU Extension Weed Specialist Joe Ikley says the lack of federal approval for product could be one reason why the company made the decision. "At this point, they'd have to go…

Don’t Wait Too Long to Control Weeds

Published February 18, 2021

With weed pressure from waterhemp, ragweed and Palmer amaranth, resistance is a serious problem. Corteva Agriscience Enlist Field Specialist Steve Snyder says multiple modes of action are important. It is also important to target small weeds. "Our label is six…

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Corteva Searching for a New CFO

Published February 9, 2021

Corteva’s chief financial officer, Greg Friedman, plans to retire. Friedman will stay in that role while the search is underway. Meanwhile, an activist investor called Starboard Value has been pressuring Corteva CEO Jim Collins to step down. This investment group…

San Francisco Court Rejects EPA Appeal

Published January 14, 2021

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has rejected the EPA’s request to allow the use of sulfoxaflor while it completes its Endangered Species Act review. The Center for Food Safety and the Center for Biological Diversity sued…

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Crop Protection Options Available for Potato Growers

Published January 11, 2021

Corteva Agriscience Nematicide Leader Matt Garrett attended the virtual Potato Expo last week. "I've always been impressed with the learning opportunities available to everyone at the expo," said Garrett. "The potato industry is very resilient and those farmers are the…

#9 Story of 2020: What’s Next for Dicamba?

Published December 28, 2020

In June, as Northern Plains farmers began to apply post-emergence herbicides, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the EPA to terminate registrations for Bayer’s XtendiMax, BASF’s Engenia and Corteva Agriscience’s FeXapan herbicides immediately. "All of a sudden to have…

Kyber Herbicide Includes Active Ingredients From Groups 15, 14 and 5

Published October 12, 2020

Corteva Agriscience is introducing Kyber herbicide for the 2021 growing season. Product Manager Aaron Smith says the preemergence soybean herbicide has three modes of action. "We know there continues to be resistance in soybean fields, especially around PPO and ALS…

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Plan Weed Control Now for a Better 2021

Published October 7, 2020

Harvest time is an opportunity to scout fields for possible weed escapes. Corteva Market Development Specialist Jeff Moon believes that knowledge will be helpful next year. "You're going over every acre that you have. If you see some things that…

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Preparing for the Season Ahead

Crop Protection Executives Offer Industry Outlook

FeXapan Not a Weed Control Option for Farmers in 2021

Don’t Wait Too Long to Control Weeds

Corteva Searching for a New CFO

San Francisco Court Rejects EPA Appeal

Crop Protection Options Available for Potato Growers

#9 Story of 2020: What’s Next for Dicamba?

Kyber Herbicide Includes Active Ingredients From Groups 15, 14 and 5

Plan Weed Control Now for a Better 2021

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