Planning for Corn and Soybean Seed Production Success
Understanding Requirements for Growing Seed Containing Corteva Agriscience Licensed Technologies
Understanding Requirements for Growing Seed Containing Corteva Agriscience Licensed Technologies
Preparing for next year’s seed crop largely focuses on products, quantities, logistics and mechanics. And that makes sense. Yet, one other area merits similar care and planning. Part of sales success is a production of the seed crop and includes a pre-reason review of production agreements to ensure proper use of seed, quality assurance, stewardship, and more. We’re talking about a pre-season review of the commitments your organization takes on when you produce or contract for production of seed that contains licensed technologies.
The information that follows provides a general overview on the topic. For answers to specific production questions, refer to the Model Production Agreements found on the Power to Promote website. https://promotions.powertopromote.com/shop/catalog
Here are some of the starting points:
Your licensing agreements with Corteva Agriscience allow you to produce the seed, or to contract production to a third party.
Regardless of whether you produce your own seed or contract production to a third party, the “rules of the road” for how the seed must be produced and handled are similar.
Guidelines differ slightly depending on which crop is being produced – corn or soybean.
Production agreements contain a complete, detailed list of requirements. In general, however, the following conditions apply:
The seed producer (licensee or contract producer):
The licensee shall have control over the disposition of all licensed products produced (whether self- or contract-produced).
All licensed production not rejected shall be owned by and physically transferred to the licensee.
Corteva is committed to the purity and proper stewardship of its products and expects the same from its licensees. In keeping with this commitment, the seed producer (licensee or contract producer) shall:
Comply with all soybean production quality assurance criteria required by Corteva, including applying required herbicides of the brands and at the rates and timing as specifically directed. You can refer to Quality Assurance documents listed on Power to Promote for assistance.
Implement, adhere to and participate in any stewardship requirements, practices or programs required by Corteva.
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