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The Federal Trade Commission and a group of 10 state attorneys general, including Oregon’s Ellen Rosenblum, filed a complaint in federal court against pesticide makers Syngenta Crop Protection and Corteva.  The complaint accuses the manufacturers of allegedly paying distributors to block competitors from selling their cheaper generic products to farmers.  The complaint...

Applications are now being accepted for Corteva Agriscience’s 2022 Climate Positive Leaders Program.  The program recognizes farmers and ranchers who implement, scale and share climate-positive practices.  The program will give the selected global and regional leaders tools and opportunities to broadly share their experiences and help accelerate the adoption of climate positive practices.  The pro

Corteva Agriscience is working to take agricultural robotics to new heights using a Spot robot from Boston Dynamics. The company is among the first in agriculture to use this platform to ‘walk’ between rows of corn, sunflowers and other crops. Company o ...

In an effort to help Northwest cereal grain growers maintain clean fields and protect yields, Corteva Agriscience has introduced Rezuvant. Corteva’s Joe Yenish said this post emergence herbicide combines an elevated load of three ingredients, fluroxpyr with pinoxaden and the power of Arylex active, to delivery consistent control of hard to manage weeds. “Wild o ...

Corteva Agriscience is out with an updated version of their WideMatch herbicide. WideARmatch includes a new active ingredient, Arylex active, covering a broader spectrum of weeds, with a recommended application rate of 14 ounces per acre. Brooklynne Dalton with Corteva Agriscience said WideARmatch is a great option for Pacific Northwest producers looking to control broadleaf weeds in their wheat

As the farming community comes out of the coronavirus pandemic, one livestock expert is warning not to ignore the health of your pastures. Jeff Clark, Range and Pasture Market Development Specialist with Corteva said 2020 was the best year for the pasture market, since more people were at home, meaning they were paying attention to what was taking place in their fields ...

Spring starts on Saturday, meaning the warmer, dryer weather will be here before you know it. And with warmer weather, many pastures across the Northwest run the risk of suffering from drought. Jeff Clark, Range and Pasture Market Development Specialist with Corteva said dry pastures are a great environment for problematic weeds, toxic weeds and much more ...

The 2021 growing season will be here before you know it. In an effort to help farmers watch for changes and irregularities in their fields, Corteva has a tool called Direct Scouting. “That tool uses high frequency satellite imagery, so high frequency, high resolution almost daily, in satellite imagery combine with some algorithms that we came up with to help a grower understand which fields shou

Anytime commodity markets pull back, economists remind those in the cattle business about the importance of targeting resources where they generate the greatest return. Scott Flynn, Zonal Biology Leader with Corteva Agriscience, said current market challenges drive home the importance of maximizing pasture productivity during the 2020 grazing season ...

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler voiced disappointment in a court decision to vacate registrations for three dicamba herbicides. Wheeler said of the ruling, "The 2020 growing season is well underway, and this creates an undue burden for our first conservationists – farmers." ...