CALGARY, Alberta – Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont (NYSE: DWDP), announced today that it is now offering LibertyLink® canola through Pioneer® brand and Brevant™ seeds for immediate sale in Canada, with hybrids available for seeding this spring. Corteva Agriscience™ has licensed LibertyLink® from BASF and has been aggressively integrating the trait into elite germplasm which contains the industry’s broadest selection of advanced genetics in canola.
“I am excited to announce the expansion of our canola portfolio to include LibertyLink® hybrids,” said Bryce Eger, President, Canada at Corteva Agriscience™. “Farmers will benefit from the combination of improved yield, agronomic traits and disease packages, and proven weed control these hybrids have to offer. Corteva Agriscience™ is focused on providing farmers the broadest offering available in the market to meet their needs, with hybrids in all herbicide tolerant technology segments; Genuity® Roundup Ready®, Clearfield® and LibertyLink®, now available through the Pioneer® and Brevant™ seeds brands.”
LibertyLink® canola is approved in Canada, and has received import authorization in many countries, most recently in China. For additional information about the status of regulatory authorizations, please visit http://www.biotradestatus.com/ .
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