Hybrid Wheat On the Way
Corteva has announced the first-of-its-kind proprietary non-biotech hybrid wheat technology. Corteva plans to launch a hybrid Hard Red Winter wheat as early as 2027 in North America and add to its platform over time.
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Corteva’s 3Q Influenced by Argentine Weather
For the third quarter, Corteva’s net sales declined ten percent from the same period last year. Crop protection sales rose, but were offset by lower seed volume. A reduction in corn-planted acreage in Argentina was blamed for the downturn in…
Tolvera Provides Additional Flexibility
Corteva has introduced a new herbicide for wheat, durum, and barley. Tolvera features two modes of action and a new active ingredient to handle difficult weeds like kochia, waterhemp and foxtail. Product Manager Drew Clark said Tolvera gives farmers additional flexibility. "Specifically…
Glenn to Retire, O’Connor to Lead Seed Business Unit
Effective December 1, Judd O'Connor will take over as the Corteva executive vice president for the seed business unit. O'Connor will succeed Tim Glenn, who will be a strategic advisor until his retirement in early 2025. O'Connor has been with…
Seed Treatment Advancements
Corteva Agriscience is introducing upgrades to its soybean seed treatment offerings. The Lumianate fungicide seed treatment provides control of Pythium and works against more strains of soilborne diseases than previous LumiGEN seed treatment. Phalanx insecticide seed treatment will replace the…
2Q Income Up for Corteva
For the second quarter, Corteva posted net income of just over $1 billion. That’s a 20 percent increase over a year ago. Seed sales increased, helped by a five percent bump in price. The crop protection sales were flat with…
Anderson to Retire, Johnson Appointed
Effective September 16, David Johnson will take over as the new executive vice president and chief financial officer for Corteva. Johnson succeeds Dave Anderson, who will serve as a strategic advisor until his retirement in early 2025. Previously, Johnson was…
The Talk of the Tour
Pioneer's Z-Series soybeans are being grown in limited quantities this year with a full launch in 2025. "As soon as we were able to convert our best RoundUp Ready 2 Xtend genetics to have the Enlist herbicide trait, that is…
Short Corn Stands Out
Short corn trials drew a lot of attention at the Pioneer Innovation Plot Tour near Spirtwood, North Dakota. "In some ways, it (short corn) behaves like a different crop," said Matthew Walsh, corn breeder. "It still looks like corn and…
The Crop is Behind, But Look Good
For Pioneer Product Agronomist Zach Fore, it has been a different growing season. "We kept getting a lot of small rains, so our planting dates got stretched out," said Fore. "We're a bit behind in heat accumulation, so the combination…
