Dow AgroSciences Archives

Corteva builds on Dow/Dupont foundation

New seed and crop protection company has a one-track mind — agriculture

By Lee Hart April 17, 2018

Following the merger of DuPont and Dow, western Canadian farmers won’t see any major changes for the next year or so, but be ready for Corteva Agriscience — it will be the new name delivering some familiar products, with promises of more and better things to come. The Delaware-based Corteva Agriscience won’t fully take to […] Read more

Crops

Dow, DuPont wrap up merger

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 2, 2017

With Dow Chemical and DuPont now officially a married couple, the two companies’ agriculture businesses are scheduled to clear out of the house within the next year and a half. As per the terms of the merger-of-equals deal they first announced in late 2015, the two companies’ separate shares ceased trading in New York Thursday […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters

Dow to sell part of Brazil corn seed business

By Reuters, GFM Network News July 11, 2017

Reuters — Dow Chemical said it had agreed to sell a portion of its corn seed business in Brazil to a unit of China’s CITIC Ltd. for US$1.1 billion as it seeks to gain approval for its merger with DuPont from the country’s antitrust regulator. The divestiture includes seed processing plants and seed research centers, […] Read more

Corn, Crops

Dow’s Enlist corn cleared for Canada

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News June 14, 2017

Corn growers in Canada can begin ordering Dow AgroSciences’ genetically modified Enlist corn later this summer, now that China will allow imports of grain grown from corn with the Enlist trait. Dow Agro announced Wednesday the glyphosate- and 2,4-D-tolerant corn will be commercially available in Canada and the U.S. for use in the 2018 growing […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

China approves two new GMO varieties for import, renews 14

By GFM Network News June 14, 2017

Beijing | Reuters — China approved two new varieties of genetically modified (GMO) crops for import from Monday, after the world’s top buyer of GMO soybeans pledged to speed up a review of biotech products as part of a recent trade deal with the U.S. The approvals of new GMO imports follow an agreement on […] Read more

Crops, Features

The 2017 crop input rebate roundup

Different input companies offer widely different rebate programs. Use the one that suits your needs

By Leeann Minogue January 31, 2017

Some of the companies Grainews contacted for our annual “rebate roundup” feature say they don’t offer rebates — they prefer to stick to simple prices. Other farm input suppliers have plans so elaborate you’ll need a calculator to figure out how much cash you’re getting back. Whether you prefer simple up-front pricing or that “just […] Read more

For every specialty crop, there is a special process to becoming a contract grower.

Crops, Features

Lock in sales with a special contract

Looking for a way to differentiate your crop from the rest of the pack?

By Dilia Narduzzi September 30, 2016

Are you looking for ways to change your marketing situation? Differentiate your product from everything else at the elevator? Signing special contracts with specific companies is one way to do this. Avena Food pays its contact holders premium prices for gluten-free oats. Warburtons, a U.K. bread company, pays premiums for specialty wheat grown by contract holding […] Read more

Crops

U.S. court upholds Enlist Duo registration

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News January 29, 2016

An appeals court has rejected the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) move to overturn its own registration for Dow AgroSciences’ Enlist Duo herbicide combo. The EPA in November had sought court approval to withdraw its previous registration for the proprietary glyphosate/2,4-D combination. The agency said it wanted to re-examine the product, which Enlist varieties of […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Dow-DuPont talks driven by weak farm demand, investor pressure

By GFM Network News December 9, 2015

Reuters — Merger talks between Dow Chemical and DuPont are likely to have been precipitated by shareholder pressure and weakening demand for crop-protection chemicals, and such a deal would have been unlikely even a few months ago. Stocks of both companies jumped 12 per cent on Wednesday — Dow’s to a record high of $56.80 […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

No fallout seen for Enlist Duo in Canada from U.S. action

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News November 26, 2015

The company behind Enlist corn and soybeans and Enlist Duo herbicide expects business as usual for the products in Canada, while the herbicide runs up against a new regulatory hurdle in the U.S. According to the Reuters news service, the U.S. federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a request late Tuesday with the U.S. Court […] Read more

China soybean imports hit record June high on strong Brazil shipments

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

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