Pioneer is a premium seed brand of Corteva Agriscience, which has more than 10 local advanced technology centers with over 95 years of research expertise, and 700+ employees across Canada.
As new hybrids and varieties get closer to commercialization, they undergo IMPACT testing in state-of-the-art Canadian research facilities. IMPACT stands for Intensively Managed Product Advancement Characterization and Training, and it helps ensure a consistent flow of dependable, market-ready products to Canadian farmers, faster than ever before.
For instance, Corteva’s Woodstock R&D Centre in Southwestern Ontario has a wind machine named ‘BOREAS’. This proprietary Corteva technology uses two giant fans to simulate a windstorm when testing corn, providing researchers with important phenotyping information to assess late season stock strength.