The crop protection business will become the New Corteva. The current seed business will become SpinCo. The transaction is expected to be complete in the second half of 2026.

Ceradis’ bio mineral technologies will help the Gowan Company deliver integrated disease management programs that combine conventional chemistry with natural mineral solutions.

Purespray Green spray oil label has been expanded to help manage several insects on various fruits in Canada.

France-based Bioline AgroSciences has acquired Viridaxis, a Belgian expert in mass rearing of several parasitoids that control aphids on myriad crops.

Massimo Bergamini, executive director of the Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada and Christina Turi, manager, plant health and crop protection, advocate for policies that ensure food security.