Biologicals are expected to represent approximately 25% of the overall crop protection market by 2035 as growers around the globe seek new, proven options to increase production on their farms while minimizing uncertainty.
Always at the forefront of agricultural innovation, Canadian farmers are especially interested in biological solutions. However, because this rapidly growing product category is still new to many Canadian farmers, many growers are unclear on how biologicals can enhance the productivity and profitability of their operations.
In our continued efforts to educate and support our customers, let’s “myth-bust” four falsehoods that have developed around biologicals and set the record straight.
Myth #1: Biologicals will replace conventional technology on the farm.
Biologicals won’t replace synthetic chemistry, which will remain important tools in crop production for years to come. Rather, biologicals are designed to be a complementary solution – or another tool in a farmer’s toolbox. Developed to work side by side with evolving practices, our industry-leading biologicals portfolio offers cutting-edge solutions to persistent challenges, like resistance management, environmental impact and nitrogen loss in soil.
Myth #2: Biologicals are just organic versions of conventional technology.
Until now, conventional crop protection technology has focused on three major pests (diseases, insects and weeds) while environmental factors have largely been accepted as “uncontrollable.” Challenges such as heat stress, cold stress, water limitations, phytotoxicity, nutrient loss, nodulation, hormone or nutrition limitations and growth regulation. With the arrival of biologicals, farmers can now manage unpredictability and control the uncontrollable, helping unlock new levels of on-farm potential and peace of mind.
Myth #3: Biological products only improve sustainability on the farm.
Biologicals are new tools that can help us sustainably increase productivity on every acre, and as a result, create the highest impact for everyone, and everything involved – the farm, the environment and our planet. Paired with today’s synthetic technological advancements, they give farmers the edge they need to maximize the performance of their crop on every single acre. Biologicals are not just making Canadian farms more sustainable; they’re making them more productive and resilient too.
Myth #4: Biological products are still untested and unproven.
At Corteva Agriscience, we know innovation only matters if our advancements make a difference on Canadian farms. That’s why our biological products go through the same rigorous testing processes as any of our crop protection offerings, to verify safety and efficacy and enhance plant health and protection. With 200 years of innovation in our history, $4 million of R&D spending each day and 11 research facilities across Canada, growers can trust our biological products to deliver consistent, proven performance in their fields.
To learn more, visit biologicals.corteva.ca.
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Busting myths around biologicals
What Canadian farmers should know
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