Product Stewardship at Corteva

Product Stewardship

Responsibly managing our products throughout their lifecycle is essential to us, our customers and the public.

Farmers are the original and best stewards of the land and natural resources.

“Corteva is committed to helping our customers continue this legacy of stewardship as we deliver innovations to contribute to their operation’s productivity and sustainability.”
Bill Belzer, Global Stewardship Director

Product Stewardship at Corteva

Our stewardship efforts encompass the needs of those who produce and those who consume. We are dedicated to executing strategies and delivering innovations to provide safe and reliable food as well as continuing efforts to protect the environment for generations to come.

Integrity and responsibility

We always aim to do what’s right, maintaining high ethical standards and conducting business safely and transparently. This includes providing information for safe and responsible use of our products through training, education, and product literature, enabling success for our customers and building confidence with consumers.

Safety

Corteva embraces safety and the environment in all that we do. Stewardship supports users to diligently follow regulatory requirements and best management practices, ensuring safety for those who produce and a safe and nutritious food supply for all.

Product performance

A grower’s success depends on the quality, integrity and performance of seed, crop protection, agronomic, and digital agriculture solutions. We aspire to exceed consumer, farmer, and societal needs through full product lifecycle stewardship, consistent product performance, and continuous improvement.

Customer success

Stewardship is at the heart of being a farmer-focused business. Corteva collaborates with our farmer customers to understand their business, advise on the best seeds and crop protection solutions for their operation, and help optimize land and resource management. Correctly using the right products at the right time helps ensure grower success while stewarding the land and our natural resources.

Sustainability

We’re committed to product stewardship and farmer-focused programs to help ensure the right type and amount of inputs are being used to enhance yields while helping to protect biodiversity, wildlife, water, land and air.

Industry Connections

We actively engage in several stewardship organizations globally to cultivate alignment with industry standards, quality management principles, and best practices. These include, but are not limited to:

The 2,4-D Research Task Force

The 2,4-D Research Task Force is dedicated to fostering an ongoing comprehensive scientific understanding of the herbicide 2,4-D and its beneficial role in the production of food and fiber, and in maintenance of other non-crop green spaces and rights of way. The mission of the Task Force is to ensure that ongoing rigorous scientific data collection is conducted to support 2,4-D registrations in the U.S. and Canada.

https://24d.org (consumer site)
https://24d.info (scientific site)