Insights and Stories on Pesticides

Corteva to exit some markets, cut jobs in cost-saving push

Sep. 15, 2022 at 9:45 pm CDT

Reuters — Seeds and pesticides company Corteva on Tuesday announced plans to exit about 35 countries and lay off roughly five per cent of its global workforce as part of the company’s cost-cutting plans. A surge in inflation this year to four-decade highs has forced Corporate America to slash planned […]

New B.C. youth work rules: Heavy lifting, ag chem handling out

Jul. 23, 2021 at 3:59 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Quebec to reduce onus for farm workers seeking workers’ comp for Parkinson’s

Mar. 31, 2021 at 3:59 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Investor nominates directors for Corteva, aims to oust CEO

Jan. 21, 2021 at 3:33 pm CST

By Reuters

Corteva posts weak revenue, disappointing outlook

Aug. 5, 2020 at 11:25 pm CDT

By Arathy S Nair

EU plans to halve pesticide use, expand organic farming

May. 22, 2020 at 10:04 pm CDT

Brussels | Reuters — The European Commission said on Wednesday it planned to increase organic farming and cut agricultural chemical use to protect the environment, proposals welcomed by green groups but which farmers said would make them less flexible. Agriculture is a contributor to climate change – producing around 10 […]

By Kate Abnett Marine Strauss

Bottles of Roundup herbicide on a shelf.

New Brunswick postpones pesticide use hearings

Mar. 18, 2020 at 10:25 am CDT

The New Brunswick government’s planned public hearings on the use of glyphosate and other pesticides are postponed, and more time is being granted for the public to file written briefs. The provincial legislature’s all-party standing committee on climate change and environmental stewardship on Feb. 5 announced it would hold hearings […]

By GFM Staff

Ag chem industry watching COVID-19’s spread

Mar. 5, 2020 at 7:24 pm CST

MarketsFarm –– China is a major producer of agricultural chemicals — and disruptions to production would have a ripple effect on North American supplies of crop protection inputs, such as herbicides and insecticides. Plant closures and transportation issues due to the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus are being followed closely, but […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Corteva to stop making Lorsban

Feb. 6, 2020 at 11:01 am CST

Chicago | Reuters — Corteva will stop producing the agricultural pesticide chlorpyrifos by the end of the year, the company said on Thursday, removing the world’s largest manufacturer of a chemical that has been linked to low birth weight, reduced IQ and attention disorders in children. Corteva, spun off last […]

By Tom Polansek

Competition Bureau probing big ag chem companies

Feb. 6, 2020 at 9:57 am CST

Reuters — The Canadian Competition Bureau said on Thursday it was investigating certain agriculture companies for alleged anticompetitive practices over allegations of trying to block an online farm-supply startup from doing business in Western Canada. The regulator did not provide details on specific companies involved in the probe, but documents […]

By Arundhati Sarkar Kelsey Johnson