Commercial Launch of Optimum GLY Canola Announced by Corteva Agriscience

Feb 17, 2023

Farmers will have access to proprietary, advanced herbicide trait technology for canola for the 2023 planting season, according to a release.

Corteva, Inc. announced the commercial launch plans for Optimum GLY canola, which is herbicide-tolerant. Starting in 2023, Corteva Agriscience seed brands Pioneer and Brevant will offer Optimum GLY canola in Canada and the United States for commercial planting. Pioneer exhibited Optimum GLY canola in Australia to prepare for a full launch in 2024. In the future, broader genetic backgrounds and maturities will be increased.

“We are pleased to launch our Optimum GLY herbicide-tolerant trait technology, which represents a significant advancement to further strengthen Corteva Agriscience’s industry-leading canola portfolio and bring new propriety traits to the market,” said Chuck Magro, chief executive officer of Corteva Agriscience. “A culmination of years of research and development, Optimum GLY canola is designed to deliver top yield potential and agronomic trait performance for canola farmers, providing them with a greater measure of control over their crops.”

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Video: EP 65 Grazing Through Drought

Welcome to the conclusion of the Getting Through Drought series, where we look at the best management practices cow-calf producers in Alberta can use to build up their resiliency against drought.

Our hope is that the series can help with the mental health issues the agriculture sector is grappling with right now. Farming and ranching are stressful businesses, but that’s brought to a whole new level when drought hits. By equipping cow-calf producers with information and words of advice from colleagues and peers in the sector on the best ways to get through a drought, things might not be as stressful in the next drought. Things might not look so bleak either.

In this final episode of the series, we are talking to Ralph Thrall of McIntyre Ranch who shares with us his experience managing grass and cows in a pretty dry part of the province.